Roberttown is a village, in the
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Liversedge
Liversedge is a town and former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward ...
in
Kirklees, West Yorkshire
Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also include ...
, England and is
historically
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, part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...
.
Industry
For most of the 1980s and early 1990s Roberttown served as the Headquarters of
Halewood International after the company headquarters relocated there from
Horbury
Horbury is a town in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated north of the River Calder about three miles (5 km) south west of Wakefield and two miles (3 km) to the ...
.
Religion
![All Saints, Roberttown, Liversedge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/All_Saints%2C_Roberttown%2C_Liversedge.jpg)
All Saints' is the local Anglican church. It is located on Church Road.
Education
Roberttown C of E Junior and Infant School stands on Church Road not far from All Saints' Church.
Sport
Liversedge Cricket Club have their ground in the village near the New Inn public house on Roberttown Lane. They play in the
Central Yorkshire League.
See also
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Listed buildings in Liversedge and Gomersal
Liversedge is a town and Gomersal is a village, and together with the surrounding area they form a ward in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. The ward contains 63 listed buildings that are recorded in the National ...
References
Villages in West Yorkshire
Geography of Kirklees
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