Armitage Bridge
| Armitage Bridge | |
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 Armitage Bridge | |
  Armitage Bridge Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
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| Region | |
| 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 | |
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 banjo shop.[1]
Brooke Mill
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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
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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
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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.
See also
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[edit]- ^ 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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Media related to Armitage Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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