Mirfield
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Coordinates: 53°40′51″N 1°41′20″W / 53.6807°N 1.6888°W
| Mirfield | |
  Mirfield shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Population | 18,621 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Kirklees |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MIRFIELD |
| Postcode district | WF14 |
| Dialling code | 01924 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Dewsbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Mirfield is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is on the main road between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Wakefield, and has a total resident population of 18,620.[1] Most of whom are old people and chavs who seem to thrive in Mirfield's environment.
The town is served by Mirfield railway station.
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[edit] Governance
From 1894 to 1974, Mirfield formed an urban district of the West Riding of Yorkshire, when it was merged into the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. It gained a parish council in 1988.
[edit] Culture
Mirfield Show is an annual agricultural event held on the third Sunday in August at Mirfield showground. It is organised and run by the Mirfield Agricultutal Society (MAS) as a non-profit making event for the families of Mirfield and district.[2]
[edit] Education
There are two secondary schools in Mirfield: Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form and Castle Hall School. Amongst the primary schools there are Battyeford, Crossley Fields (formerly Wellhouse), Old Bank and Hopton J, I and N school and Crowlees Junior and Infant School that was assessed by Ofsted as 'Grade 1 - Outstanding' in the March 2007 inspection.[3]
[edit] Landmarks
The 13th century St Mary's Church was rebuilt in 1826. However, this church itself proved too small for the growing population, and was also regarded as too mean for the growing district. A completely new church, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, was built a few yards to the northwest, on the site of the old Castle Hall, a mansion which was home to the families successively of Mirfields (sometimes spelled Mirfin), Hetons and Beaumonts.[4] At Scott's suggestion, the tower of the earlier church, which retains some medieval work, was retained.
The College of the Resurrection was where Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, lectured from 1975 for two years. Archbishop Trevor Huddleston spent his last days in Mirfield here.
[edit] Navigation
During the eighteenth century, a canal was constructed through the town linking the River Calder with other rivers in the area. The canal is part of the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Its construction resulted in many industries in Mirfield, such as the textiles and boat yards. The Canal is still in use for recreational users.
[edit] Notable people
It is the birthplace of:
- Henry Brailsford, journalist
- Brian Robinson, the first Briton ever to win a stage of the Tour de France
- Patrick Stewart, actor, most notable for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Gemma Nelson (artist) painter
 St Mary's Church, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott |
 The tower of the 1826 church |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Mirfield Show
- Mirfield in Pictures
- Mirfield to Low Moor railway line
- Mirfield Town Council
- The Mirfield Reporter Newspaper
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