Mixenden is a village in
Calderdale
Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the u ...
, on the outskirts of
Halifax in the county of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England. The name Mixenden derives from the Anglo Saxon 'mixen' (
compost
Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical and biological properties. It is commonly prepared by decomposing plant, food waste, recycling organic materials and manure. The resulting m ...
or dung heap) and 'den' usually refers to pasture land, usually for pigs.
![Mixenden reservoir (25th July 2010)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Mixenden_reservoir_%2825th_July_2010%29.jpg)
During the 1970s, after the building of
tower blocks
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdictio ...
in Mixenden, social problems and unemployment led to a tarnished reputation. Although much has been done to regenerate the area, its isolation from other neighbourhoods and its position, north-west of Halifax, continues to contribute to a social separation from the rest of Calderdale.
At one time like many other villages it boasted of 3 pubs, a nightclub, 3 fish and chip shops, numerous family businesses including a butcher's, a baker's, a newsagent's, a grocer's, a garage with petrol, a doctors' surgery, a library and two factories, two churches and two schools.
Not many of these are left and the one remaining pub, the Crown and Anchor, closed in 2010 and was later converted into cottages.
Currently in Mixenden there is a primary school split across two sites, three newsagents with off licences, one launderette, one fish and chip shop, two pizza/Indian takeaways, one Chinese takeaway, two sandwich shops, a library, a council-funded activity centre and a doctors' surgery (Caritas Group Practice Mixenden).
There are also numerous public children's play areas that are maintained by
Calderdale Council
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The council styles itself Calderdale Council. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshir ...
.
To the north-west of the village is a large reservoir that is maintained by
Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water is a water supply and treatment utility company servicing West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, part of North Lincolnshire, most of North Yorkshire and part of Derbyshire, in England. The company has its ...
.
"Ogden Water Country Park & Nature Reserve"
Ogdenwater.org.uk, Individual registered web site
As of January 2017, The councillors for the Mixenden Ward are Clr Barry Collins, Clr Lisa Lambert and Clr Daniel Sutherland.
See also
*Listed buildings in Illingworth, West Yorkshire and Mixenden
Illingworth, West Yorkshire, Illingworth and Mixenden are villages in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, and together with the surrounding area form the Ward (electoral subdivision), ward of Illingworth and Mixenden. ...
References
External links
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Ward data - Calderdale Council
Villages in West Yorkshire
Areas of Halifax, West Yorkshire
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