Holmfield is an area of
Halifax in
West Yorkshire
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, England, north of the town centre.
Early maps show no village in the area. Holmfield was developed in the 19th century after a mill, known as Holme Field Mill, was built on Strines Beck 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
Ovenden
Ovenden is a village in West Yorkshire, England, next to Boothtown and Illingworth about a mile from Halifax town centre. It is also a Calderdale Ward whose population at the 2011 Census was 12,351.
Ovenden railway station on the Halifax and ...
, in the
ancient parish of Halifax in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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. The mill was a short distance south of the village of
Holdsworth. In 1878
Holmfield railway station
Holmfield railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Holmfield in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west an ...
was opened to serve the area. St Andrew's Church was built in 1897.
is located in Holmfield.
References
External links
Historic Holmfield
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Areas of Halifax, West Yorkshire