Armitage Bridge

Village in West Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Kirklees

West Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

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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 ukulele shop.^[1]

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

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.