Cleckheaton is a town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds. It is at the centre of the Spen Valley and was the major town in the former borough of Spenborough. Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town, although this industry has now all but vanished.
Population: 27,393
Latitude: 53° 43' 26.58" N
Longitude: -1° 42' 46.58" W
The George Hotel, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated in the centre of the town, is a Grade II listed building famous as the birthplace of rugby league football in 1895. The 60 bed hotel was built in 1851 and closed in January 2013, with…
Fulneck Moravian Settlement is a village in Pudsey in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1744. It is named after Fulneck (Czech: Fulnek), the German name of a town in Northern Moravia, Czech Republ…
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Ben Rhydding is a Wharfedale village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Ilkley urban area and civil parish.
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Pictureville Cinema is a cinema auditorium located within the National Media Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in the village of Birstall, West Yorkshire, England set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres (0.45 km2) of country park.
Mount Pleasant is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England.
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Bingley St. Ives, or St. Ives Estate is a 550-acre (2.2 km2) country park and former estate between Bingley and Harden in West Yorkshire, England now owned by Bradford Council. The park has Grade II listing in the English Heritage National Register …
The Batley Variety Club was a variety club in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It was financed and co-founded by the late Yorkshire showman and businessman Peter Fleming in partnership with James Corrigan. It had a capacity of around 1,600 people, a…
Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. are a football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. They were formed in 1918, and two years later became founding members of the Yorkshire Football League.