Kirkburton is a village, civil parish and local government ward in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Huddersfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the township comprises the villages of Kirkburton and Highburton and several hamlets, including Thunderbridge, Thorncliffe, Storthes Hall, Burton Royd, Riley, Dogley, Common Side, Causeway Foot, Lane Head and Linfit. According to the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 26,440, while the village itself had a population of 4,299.
Population: 3,786
Latitude: 53° 36' 37.69" N
Longitude: -1° 42' 10.51" W
The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom. The name "castles" comes from the debris from the landslide, which…
Agbrigg and Morley was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was split into two divisions, which in the mid-nineteenth century became wapentakes in their own right.
The A658 is a road in the UK running from Bradford, West Yorkshire (53.7949°N 1.7487°W) [A658 road (southwestern end)], to Knaresborough, North Yorkshire (54.0065°N 1.4327°W) [A658 road (southwestern end)], passing along the way Leeds Bradford In…
The A647 is an A road in West Yorkshire, England that begins in Leeds and ends in Halifax.
The A635 is a main road that runs between Manchester and Scawsby running east–west through Stalybridge, Saddleworth Moor, Holmfirth and Barnsley.
The A62 is a major road in Northern England that runs between the two major cities of Manchester and Leeds, covering a distance of 38.5 miles (62.0 km).
Walterclough Hall, sometimes known as Water Clough Hall or Upper Walterclough, lies in the Walterclough Valley southeast of Halifax and northeast of the village of Southowram in the West Riding of Yorkshire, alongside the Red Beck.
The Tolson Museum is a local museum in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is housed in a Victorian mansion in Knowle Park on Wakefield Road which was given to the town in memory of two brothers killed in World War I and was originally a natur…
The Gatehaus is an eleven floor residential glass building located in Bradford, West Yorkshire in England. Developed by Asquith Properties, construction began in 2005 and was completed in May 2007. The total cost of the project was £22 million.
Strines Reservoir is a water storage reservoir situated at 53.4099°N 1.6557°W (Strines_Reservoir), 8 miles (13 km) west of the centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England.
Stainland is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south from Halifax, 4 miles (6 km) north-west from Huddersfield and 2 miles (3 km) west from Elland.
St Luke's Hospital is a general NHS hospital in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Little Horton Lane to the south-west of Bradford city centre.
Peter Womersley (24 June 1923–1993) was a British architect, best known for his work in the modernist style. He lived in the Scottish Borders, where a number of his buildings are located, although he worked on projects throughout the UK.
Netherton is a village in the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It lies about 4 miles south-west of Wakefield, 3 miles south of Ossett, 1 mile south of Horbury. The village was originally named "Nether Shitlington" b…
Moxon Huddersfield Ltd is a high-end British textile manufacturer of luxury worsted and woollen suiting fabrics. It is located at Yew Tree Mills, Holmbridge, near Holmfirth, Kirklees in Yorkshire.
Margery Hill /ˈmɑrɡəri/ is a 546-metre (1,791 ft) hill on the Howden Moors in South Yorkshire, England. It lies towards the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the northeast and Howden Reservoir to the…
The Longdendale Chain is a sequence of six reservoirs on the River Etherow in the Longdendale Valley, in northern Derbyshire.
Judy Woods is a complex of woodlands in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.