Mirfield
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| Mirfield | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 18,621 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | SE205205 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Kirklees | |
| Metropolitan county: | West Yorkshire | |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | West Yorkshire | |
| Historic county: | Yorkshire | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | West Yorkshire Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | Yorkshire | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | MIRFIELD | |
| Postal district: | WF14 | |
| Dialling code: | 01924 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Dewsbury | |
| European Parliament: | Yorkshire and the Humber | |
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Mirfield is a town in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. It is on the main road between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Wakefield.
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[edit] Civic structure
The town is a civil parish, which according to the 2001 census had a population of 18,621. It had been an urban district from 1894 to 1974, when it was merged into the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. It gained a parish council again in 1988.
[edit] Education
There are two secondary schools in Mirfield: Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form and Castle Hall.
Amongst the primary schools there are Battyeford, Crossley Fields (formerly Wellhouse) and Crowlees.
[edit] Ecclesiastical connections
The 13th century St. Mary's Church was rebuilt by Sir George Gilbert Scott.
The Mirfield Theological College, the College of the Resurrection was where Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, lectured from 1976 for two years.
Archbishop Trevor Huddleston spent his last days in Mirfield at the Community of the Resurrection.
[edit] Notable connections
It is the birthplace of:
- Patrick Stewart, who plays Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Brian Robinson, the first Briton ever to win a stage of the Tour de France
It has been the residence of:
- Charlotte Brontë, a teacher at Roe Head school from 1835 to 1838 having previously been a pupil there
- Roger Moore, Actor
- Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, who lived in Mirfield from 1858 to 1860, when he was 6-8 years old
- Robbie Paul, Rugby League player
[edit] External links
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