Liversedge
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Liversedge is an industrial town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward is now called Liversedge and Gomersal with a population at the 2011 Census of 19,420. Liversedge forms part of the Heavy Woollen District and was historically part of the parish of Birstall.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kirklees
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 19,420
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Liversedge
- UK place.map_type
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.population
- 19,420
- UK place.population_ref
- (Ward. Liversedge and Gomersal)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Kirklees
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Batley and Spen
- UK place.post_town
- LIVERSEDGE
- UK place.postcode_district
- WF15
- UK place.postcode_area
- WF
- UK place.dial_code
- 01274
- UK place.dial_code1
- 01924
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE186240
- UK place.static_image_name
- Liversedge Sparrow Park.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Sparrow Park and the Liversedge Town Hall
- UK place.parts_type
- Areas of the town
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 19420
- Dialing code
- 01274
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- Liversedge
- OS grid reference
- SE186240
- postal code
- WF15
- P8168
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Liversedge is an industrial town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward is now called Liversedge and Gomersal with a population at the 2011 Census of 19,420. Liversedge forms part of the Heavy Woollen District and was historically part of the parish of Birstall.
==Settlements== Liversedge comprises several settlements that are all distinctive. Norristhorpe clings to one side of the Spen Valley, looking over the town of Heckmondwike. Roberttown is on the opposite side of the A62. Millbridge is the geographical centre of Liversedge and, with the neighbouring village of Flush, is the place the mills of the woollen industry stood. Towards Cleckheaton are Hightown, Littletown and Popeley Hill.
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