Honley

Honley
Honley
	Honley village centre
	Honley Location within West Yorkshire
Population	5,897 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SE137118
• London	160 mi (260 km) SSE
Civil parish	Holme Valley ;
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees ;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire ;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLMFIRTH
Postcode district	HD9
Dialling code	01484
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Colne Valley ;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°36′10″N1°47′32″W / 53.6027°N 1.7921°W

Last updated March 23, 2024

Honley is a village in the Holme Valley civil parish in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated near to Holmfirth and Huddersfield, and on the banks of the River Holme. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 6,474, a growth of 577 from the 2001 Census

Community

The annual Honley Agricultural Show^[1] takes place on the second Saturday of June. The show has used farmland between Honley and Meltham, and more recently farmland in Farnley Tyas. Honley has both female and male voice choirs.

There are three schools in the village. Honley Infant and Nursery School for ages 3–7, Honley Junior School for ages 7–11 and Honley High School which after abolishing its sixth form college is now for ages 11–16.^[2]

Transport

Honley railway station opened on 1 July 1850, on the Penistone Line. It connects the village to Huddersfield and Sheffield with an hourly service.

There are regular bus services to Huddersfield, Holmfirth and Meltham. Most bus services are operated by the First West Yorkshire and Team Pennine

Church

The parish church is St Mary's, a Grade II listed mostly Victorian church, constructed in 1843 by Robert Dennis Chantrell, with later additions in 1888 and 1909.^[3] The church was built on the remains of an earlier church, known as 'Old Peg' built in 1759. It is surrounded by a burial ground containing inscribed tombstones^[4] with remnants of a set of village stocks. Though an earlier building was possibly constructed in 1503.^[5]

Sport

Honley F.C. fields junior teams at under-6 level to under-17 levels. The teams play in the Huddersfield Junior Football League,^[6] and play competitive seven-a-side matches from under-7s to under-10s and eleven-a-side matches from under-11s to under-17s.^[7] An adult side with three teams plays in the Huddersfield and District Association Football League. The 'A' team is in the second division, the 'B' team in reserve division one, and the 'C' team in reserve division three.^[8]

Honley also has teams in the Huddersfield Cricket League.

On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the village.^[9]

Governance

Honley was a township and chapelry in the parish of Almondbury,^[10] From 1866 Honley was a civil parish until 1 April 1938 when the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth.^[11] In 1931 the parish had a population of 4611.^[12]

Notable people

General Sir Clement Armitage, General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division ^[13]
Biff Byford, singer with heavy metal band Saxon.^[14]
Alonzo Drake, Yorkshire County Cricketer, born c.1885, d. 14 February 1919. Buried in Honley Cemetery.
John Dyson (1913–1991), first-class cricketer
Mary A Jagger, (1849-1936), author of The History of Honley, published in 1914. She was also the first woman Postmistress in England.
France Littlewood (1863–1941), a socialist activist.^[15]
Captain Sydney Liversedge (1897–1979), First World War flying ace, was born in Honley.^[16]
Dora Thewlis (1880–1976), suffragette, was born in Honley.^[17]
David Bintley, Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet and Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Japan. Born in Honley and former head of Maths at Honley High School.^[18]
Jon Stead, ex-professional footballer ^[19]

Gallery

Village viewed from the railway line to Brockholes
Honley viewed from Oldfield Road. Castle Hill is seen top right with Huddersfield in the distance. Central to the picture is Berry Brow & Newsome
Remains of village stocks in St Mary's Churchyard
St Mary's Church, peeping above the houses on Church St, Honley

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References

↑ "Honley Show Society Ltd / Honley Show, West Yorkshire". Honleyshow.co.uk. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
↑ Tuck, Steven (June 2009). "Kirklees Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1313556)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 July 2014.
↑ Honley cemetery inscriptions Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Mary's Church guide
↑ Huddersfield RCD Junior Football League
↑ Honley Junior Football club
↑ Huddersfield & District Association Football League
↑ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
↑ "History of Honley, in Kirklees and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
↑ "Relationships and changes Honley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
↑ "Population statistics Honley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
↑ "Armitage, Charles Clement" . Who's Who (online December 2017 ed.). A & C Black. 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151801.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ Glover, Chloe (30 August 2014). "Saxon's Biff Byford: He's sold 15 million albums, influenced Metallica and toured the world – but did you know he was from Huddersfield?". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
↑ Howell, David (1983). British workers and the Independent Labour Party, 1888–1906. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 309. ISBN 0-7190-1791-2.
↑ Atkinson, Neil (25 June 2014). "New tributes to Honley's brave war heroes". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
↑ Bellamy, Alison (8 December 2018). "Jewel of the Valley". The Yorkshire Post. Country Week. p. 13. ISSN 0963-1496.
↑ "Lifestyle, Denis Kilcommons about David Bintley". Huddersfield Examiner. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
↑ "Huddersfield Town 3 Leeds United 2: Stead bags Terriers winner". The Yorkshire Post. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

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[1] "Honley Show Society Ltd / Honley Show, West Yorkshire". Honleyshow.co.uk. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

[2] Tuck, Steven (June 2009). "Kirklees Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

[3] Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1313556)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[4] Honley cemetery inscriptions Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Mary's Church guide

[6] Huddersfield RCD Junior Football League

[7] Honley Junior Football club

[8] Huddersfield & District Association Football League

[9] "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[10] "History of Honley, in Kirklees and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[11] "Relationships and changes Honley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[12] "Population statistics Honley Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[13] "Armitage, Charles Clement" . Who's Who (online December 2017 ed.). A & C Black. 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U151801.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[14] Glover, Chloe (30 August 2014). "Saxon's Biff Byford: He's sold 15 million albums, influenced Metallica and toured the world – but did you know he was from Huddersfield?". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 8 December 2018.

[15] Howell, David (1983). British workers and the Independent Labour Party, 1888–1906. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 309. ISBN 0-7190-1791-2.

[16] Atkinson, Neil (25 June 2014). "New tributes to Honley's brave war heroes". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[17] Bellamy, Alison (8 December 2018). "Jewel of the Valley". The Yorkshire Post. Country Week. p. 13. ISSN 0963-1496.

[18] "Lifestyle, Denis Kilcommons about David Bintley". Huddersfield Examiner. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[19] "Huddersfield Town 3 Leeds United 2: Stead bags Terriers winner". The Yorkshire Post. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

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