Ossett is a market town in both the districts of Kirklees and Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated between Dewsbury, Horbury and Wakefield. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 21,861. Ossett forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that later became Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery.
Horbury is a town in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated north of the River Calder about three miles (5 km) south west of Wakefield and two miles (3 km) to the south of Ossett. At the 2001 census the Horbury and South Ossett ward of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council had a population of 10,002. At the 2011 census the population was 15,032. Old industries include woollens, engineering and building wagons for the railways. Horbury forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Vardis are an English three-piece hard rock, boogie rock and heavy metal band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, who enjoyed hits between 1978 and 1986, and reformed in 2014.
Wakefield, also known as the City of Wakefield, is a local government district with city status and a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield, the largest settlement, is the administrative centre of the district. The population of the City of Wakefield at the 2011 Census was 325,837.
Normanton was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. 80% of secondary schools, 40% of primary schools and 44% of special schools are academies.
Outwood Academy Bydales is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. It has a comprehensive admissions policy and in 2019 had an enrolment of 839 pupils.
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, which retells the story of Jacob's dream. Genesis 28:11–12 can be translated as follows: "So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it..."
Lee Beachill is a former World No. 1 squash player from England.
Outwood Grange Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Outwood, near Wakefield, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls ages 11–18, and has over 2,100 pupils on roll with a comprehensive admissions policy.
Peter D. Horbury was a British car designer who was Senior Vice President of Design at Lotus. He is widely known for his design work for Volvo and worked in a variety of roles in the automotive industry, including as Executive Design Director, Americas for Ford between 2004 and 2009, and Executive Vice President of Design at Geely Auto between 2011 and 2021. He was named UK magazine Autocar's Designer of the Year in 1998 and during his 40+ year career was actively involved in the design of more than 50 cars as well as trucks, buses, and motorcycles.
Stanley Barstow FRSL was an English novelist.
Montverde Academy is a private college preparatory PK–12 school in Montverde, Florida, United States, located in the Greater Orlando area.
Eaton Bank Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status located in the town of Congleton in Cheshire, England.
Outwood Academy Redcar is a mixed secondary school with academy status located in Redcar, North Yorkshire. The school had 487 pupils enrolled in September 2021.
Horbury, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England was the site of two wagon works constructed during the Victorian period of industrialisation.
Jordan Crowther is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and hooker for Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
George Horbury is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League North club Chorley on loan from League Two club Harrogate Town.
