Midgley () is a hill-top village in
Calderdale,
West Yorkshire
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, England. It is situated approximately east from
Burnley and west-north-west of
Halifax, and just north of the
A646 road. Nearby villages are
Mytholmroyd to the west-south-west, and
Hebden Bridge to the west-north-west.
Midgley has a social committee to arrange events such as open gardens, village fetes, parties, quiz nights and
wine tasting. A previous
Co-op store has been refurbished to become a shop and community room staffed by volunteers; it opened in February 2010.
Local primary education is provided by Midgley School.
Governance
The village is part of the
Luddendenfoot
Luddendenfoot or Luddenden Foot is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the borough of Calderdale, to the northwest of Sowerby Bridge and west of Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax. The population of Luddendenfoot is 2,547, with the wide ...
ward of the
metropolitan borough
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of Calderdale, part of the
Metropolitan county
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of West Yorkshire.
Midgley was formerly a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in the parish of Halifax, in 1866 Midgley became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Midgley became an
urban district, on 1 April 1939 the urban district and parish were abolished, the urban district was merged with
Hepton Rural District and the parish was merged with
Wadsworth. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1882.
See also
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Listed buildings in Luddendenfoot
References
External links
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Midgley Village, West YorkshireMidgley School
Villages in West Yorkshire
Former civil parishes in West Yorkshire
Geography of Calderdale
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