Armitage Bridge

Armitage Bridge
Armitage Bridge
Armitage Bridge shown within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district	HD4
Dialling code	01484
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Huddersfield
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°37′07″N 1°47′48″W / 53.6185°N 1.7968°W / 53.6185; -1.7968Coordinates: 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.

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. The mill has now been converted into the Yorkshire Technology and Office Park.

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 the same year. The church's current clergy is the Rev Stephen Gott.

Former mill cottages

Brooke Mill Clock Tower

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