Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton est une ville du Yorkshire de l'Ouest, en Angleterre. Elle est située dans la vallée de la Spen (en), un affluent de la Calder, dans le district de Kirklees. Au moment du recensement de 2001, elle comptait 14 937 habitants.

1. Histoire

Les vestiges d’une villa romaine ont été découvertes à Cleckheaton au début du dix-huitième siècle par Dr Richardson.

1. Personnalités liées à la ville

L'écrivain de livres pour enfants Roger Hargreaves (1935-1988) est né à Cleckheaton. La femme politique Kathryn Pinnock est fait baronne Pinnock de Cleckheaton en 2014. La botaniste australienne Nancy Tyson Burbidge (1912-1977) est née à Cleckheaton.

1. Références

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Cleckheaton is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds. It is at the centre of the Spen Valley and was the major town in the former borough of Spenborough. Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town and forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.

Cleckheaton Central railway station

Cleckheaton Central railway station was a railway station serving the West Yorkshire town of Cleckheaton, England, until it was closed in the Beeching era, which saw the closure of many minor lines and stations around the United Kingdom through the 1960s. It has the distinction of being the only British railway station to have been stolen. It is one of two disused stations in Cleckheaton, the other being Cleckheaton Spen.

Cleckheaton Town Hall

Cleckheaton Town Hall is a municipal building in Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Spenborough Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Providence Place United Reformed Church, Cleckheaton

The former Providence Place United Reformed Church, also known as Providence Place Congregational Church, is a Victorian church building in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England, completed in 1859 to Classical designs by Lockwood and Mawson. It is now used as a wedding venue, having previously been used as an Indian restaurant. The building is Grade II* listed.

Cleckheaton bus station

Cleckheaton bus station serves the town of Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England. The station is owned and maintained by West Yorkshire Metro. It is situated in the town centre with entrances from Dewsbury Road and Greenside. It was rebuilt in April 2005 replacing the previous Arriva Yorkshire owned site.