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Village in West Yorkshire, England

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Armitage Bridge
Armitage Bridge
Armitage Bridge is located in West YorkshireArmitage BridgeArmitage BridgeLocation within West Yorkshire
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53°37′07″N 1°47′48″W / 53.6185°N 1.7968°W / 53.6185; -1.7968

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.

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. The mill has now been converted into the Yorkshire Technology and Office Park.

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. The church's current clergy is the Rev Julie Anderson.

Notable buildings

Armitage Bridge House is a Grade II listed building dating from the early 19th century, in neo-classical style.

There is a terrace of listed mill cottages on Dean Brook Road.

Gallery

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

See also

References

  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. "Church of St Paul". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. "St Pauls's, Armitage Bridge". A church near you. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  6. "Armitage Bridge House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

External links

Media related to Armitage Bridge at Wikimedia Commons


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