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Kirkburton Kirkburton is a village, civil parishes in England, civil parish and ward in Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is south-east of Huddersfield. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township ...

in the

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, England. The village is north of

Holmfirth Holmfirth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, on the A635 and A6024 in the Holme Valley, at the confluence of the River Holme and Ribble, south of Huddersfield and west of Barnsley. It mostly consist ...

and southeast of

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

Community

Shelley had a population of 3,059 according to the 2001 census. Emmanuel Church, Shelley - geograph

The village is part of the Kirkburton ward of the local council. Road transport links are the A629 and B6116 roads. Within the village is Shelley Hall, which dates to the 17th century, and is a Grade II*

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. Shelley has two places of worship. Shelley

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, off Far Bank at the west of the village, is a Grade II listed building dating to 1785–6, originally a

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chapel. The Church of England's

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Church of Emmanuel is on Huddersfield Road at the east of the village. The church, built in 1868, is a Grade II listed building. A United Reformed Church on Water Lane is today closed. The village has three public houses, The Rising Sun, The Flying Ferret (formerly Oddfellows) and Shelley Sports and Social Club. The

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TV mast is northeast from the village. The village has a community association which meets in its Village Hall. Shelley won the Calor Yorkshire and Northern Village of the Year award in 2004, following winning the earlier round for 'Yorkshire's small village of the year' promoted by the Yorkshire Rural Community Council. Barncliffe Mill at Brookhouse, former home to Shelley Textiles, became the headquarters for Whitley Willows Ltd after the closure of the

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mill.

Education

Shelley has a primary school which teaches children from Reception to Year 5. Next to the school in a prefabricated building is a pre-school and out-of-school club.

Shelley College Shelley College (formerly known as Shelley High School) is a coeducational upper school and sixth form on the border between the villages of Shelley and Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire in England. The school gained Academy status in September 2011 ...

is within the parish at the east and at the border with the parish of

Denby Dale Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 10 miles (17 km) to the south-east of Huddersfield and 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Barnsley. The village is the main village ...

. It teaches pupils who live in both the Kirkburton and Denby Dale wards with pupils mainly from the neighbouring middle schools at Kirkburton and

Scissett Scissett is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is south-east of Huddersfield and north-west of Barnsley. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 1,324. Scissett is halfway between the villages of Clayton West, S ...

. It was originally Shelley High School, changing to Shelley College when it attained specialist status in science. The actress

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attended Shelley College.

Sport

Shelley also has a community football club, based at Storthes Hall Park the first team were semi professional for 2 seasons, competing in the

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until their withdrawal for the 2020–21 season.

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Shelley Community Association websiteShelley College website
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