Armitage Bridge

Armitage Bridge
Armitage Bridge
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	Armitage Bridge Location within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district	HD4
Dialling code	01484
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Huddersfield;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°37′07″N 1°47′48″W / 53.6185°N 1.7968°WCoordinates: 53°37′07″N 1°47′48″W / 53.6185°N 1.7968°W

Armitage Bridge is a village approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Berry Brow and South Crosland and straddles the River Holme. The village has a public house, a cricket club and a renowned ukulele shop.^[1]

Brooke Mill[]

Brooke Mill

The village is dominated by the large former woollen mill of John Brooke and Sons, reputedly the oldest family business in the country, having been founded in 1541.^[2] The mill has now been converted into the Yorkshire Technology and Office Park.^[3]

St Pauls[]

St Paul's Church

The local church is St Paul's and it was built in 1848, with a donation from the Brooke family. Partially destroyed in 1987, by fire, and rebuilt in 1990.^[4] The church's current clergy is the Rev Julie Anderson.

Gallery[]

Former mill cottages
Brooke Mill Clock Tower
Brooke's Mill
Armitage Bridge
Armitage Bridge Cricket Club in the foreground. Village and Brooke's Mill behind.

References[]

^ Douglas, Joanne (18 October 2016). "Holme Valley will be alive with the sound of banjos this weekend". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
^ "Heritage | Brookes Mill". www.brookesmill.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
^ "Family History: Exhibition on woollen industry, Brooke's Mill, Armitage Bridge". Huddersfield Examiner. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
^ "St Pauls's, Armitage Bridge". A church near you. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

External links[]

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[1] Douglas, Joanne (18 October 2016). "Holme Valley will be alive with the sound of banjos this weekend". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

[2] "Heritage | Brookes Mill". www.brookesmill.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

[3] "Family History: Exhibition on woollen industry, Brooke's Mill, Armitage Bridge". Huddersfield Examiner. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

[4] "St Pauls's, Armitage Bridge". A church near you. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

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