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midgley Latitude and Longitude:

53°44′03″N 1°57′20″W / 53.734244°N 1.955638°W / 53.734244; -1.955638
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Midgley
Towngate, Midgley
Midgley is located in Calderdale
Midgley
Midgley
Midgley is located in West Yorkshire
Midgley
Midgley
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE030264
•  London170 mi (270 km)  SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHALIFAX
Postcode district HX2
Dialling code01422
Police West Yorkshire
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UK Parliament
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53°44′03″N 1°57′20″W / 53.734244°N 1.955638°W / 53.734244; -1.955638

Midgley ( /ˈmɪli/) is a hill-top village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 12 miles (20 km) east from Burnley and 4 miles (6 km) west-north-west of Halifax, and just north of the A646 road. Nearby villages are Mytholmroyd 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west-south-west, and Hebden Bridge 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west-north-west.

Midgley has a social committee to arrange events such as open gardens, village fetes, parties, quiz nights and wine tasting. A previous Co-op store has been refurbished to become a shop and community room staffed by volunteers; it opened in February 2010.

Local primary education is provided by Midgley School.

Governance

The village is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. [1]

Midgley was formerly a township in the parish of Halifax, [2] in 1866 Midgley became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Midgley became an urban district, on 1 April 1939 the urban district and parish were abolished, the urban district was merged with Hepton Rural District [3] and the parish was merged with Wadsworth. [4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1882. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "History of Midgley, in Calderdale and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Midgley UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Midgley CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Midgley CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

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midgley Latitude and Longitude:

53°44′03″N 1°57′20″W / 53.734244°N 1.955638°W / 53.734244; -1.955638
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Midgley
Towngate, Midgley
Midgley is located in Calderdale
Midgley
Midgley
Midgley is located in West Yorkshire
Midgley
Midgley
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE030264
•  London170 mi (270 km)  SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHALIFAX
Postcode district HX2
Dialling code01422
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°44′03″N 1°57′20″W / 53.734244°N 1.955638°W / 53.734244; -1.955638

Midgley ( /ˈmɪli/) is a hill-top village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 12 miles (20 km) east from Burnley and 4 miles (6 km) west-north-west of Halifax, and just north of the A646 road. Nearby villages are Mytholmroyd 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west-south-west, and Hebden Bridge 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west-north-west.

Midgley has a social committee to arrange events such as open gardens, village fetes, parties, quiz nights and wine tasting. A previous Co-op store has been refurbished to become a shop and community room staffed by volunteers; it opened in February 2010.

Local primary education is provided by Midgley School.

Governance

The village is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. [1]

Midgley was formerly a township in the parish of Halifax, [2] in 1866 Midgley became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Midgley became an urban district, on 1 April 1939 the urban district and parish were abolished, the urban district was merged with Hepton Rural District [3] and the parish was merged with Wadsworth. [4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1882. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  2. ^ "History of Midgley, in Calderdale and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Midgley UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Midgley CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Midgley CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

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