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Barkisland Mills |
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Barkisland
Barkisland shown within West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE054200 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Calderdale |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALIFAX |
| Postcode district | HX4 |
| Dialling code | 01422 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Calder Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Barkisland is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Ripponden, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Sowerby Bridge and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Halifax town centre.
Barkisland is situated on a hilltop that gently rises from Greetland in the north-east and declines westwards to Ripponden and eastwards to Stainland. The hill continues to climb southwards towards Scammonden.
Barkisland has one school, a village church, a post office and a local Cricket Club which play in the Huddersfield league. There are two pubs in Barkisland, The Fleece and The Griffin.
Barkisland's school is a high-performing junior and infant school; many of its pupils end up at one of the two high-performing grammar schools, North Halifax Grammar School and Crossley Heath Grammar School.
The Barkisland School Association (BSA) is a parent-teacher organisation supporting the school by organising events and fundraising.
Both the school and the BSA have Facebook Groups to encourage members, improve community spirit and encourage fundraising support and ideas.