Almondbury
Almondbury (English: ) is a village 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Huddersfield town centre in the Kirklees district, of West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368 increasing to 18,346 at the 2011 census. The village is close to Castle Hill, Huddersfield's most prominent landmark. Almondbury has several notable buildings, including the 16th-century Wormald's Hall, now the village Conservative club, and the Grade I listed All Hallows Church. The church is mainly Perpendicular in style but the chancel is earlier. The roofs have a long inscription dated 1522 on the cornice. Other wooden furniture of interest includes a Georgian lectern, a pew of 1605 and a late Perpendicular font cover.
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Hill View Academy
Hill View Academy (formerly Almondbury Community School) is a 3–11 mixed primary school with academy status in Almondbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Impact Education Multi Academy Trust.
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King James's School, Almondbury
King James's School is a coeducational secondary school located in Almondbury in the English county of West Yorkshire.
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Lowerhouses
Lowerhouses is a residential district in the town of Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.
Lowerhouses is a residential district situated in a wooded hillside, adjacent to Hall Bower, between Newsome and Almondbury, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) of Huddersfield town centre. It comprises multiple social housing estates, with a mixture of private housing throughout.
It has a primary school, local corner shop, church and a take-away.
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Tolson Museum
The Tolson Memorial Museum, also known as Tolson Museum, is housed in Ravensknowle Hall, a Victorian mansion in Ravensknowle Park on Wakefield Road in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The museum was given to the town by Legh Tolson in memory of his two nephews who were killed in the First World War. Originally a natural history museum, it is run by Kirklees Council and has a wide range of exhibits related to the area's cultural and industrial history.
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