The River Spen, known colloquially as Spen Beck, is a river in the county of West Yorkshire, England and is a tributary of the River Calder. It rises north of Cleckheaton, runs through Liversedge and flows into the River Calder, West Yorkshire south of Dewsbury at Ravensthorpe. The average rainfall for the river valley is between 600-1000mm per annum. Combined with the steep narrow river channel, this makes the Spen susceptible to regular flooding.
Cleckheaton is a town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees, in 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, although this industry has now all but vanished.
Heckmondwike is a town and electoral ward in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) south west of Leeds. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is close to Cleckheaton and Liversedge. It is mostly the Batley and Spen parliamentary constituency, and had an estimated population of 17,066 in March 2001, reducing to 16,986 at the 2011 Census.
Liversedge is a township in the former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, 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.
Robert Holden is a British landscape architect born in Preston and educated at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Later a director of Brian Clouston and Partners, and director of the MA Landscape Architecture programme at the University of Greenwich. From 2004 he served as Secretary General of the European Foundation for Landscape Architecture. Robert Holden has been described as the leading European landscape architecture critic of his generation.
Liversedge F.C. is a football club based in Cleckheaton, England, on the border with Hightown in Liversedge. For the 2013–14 season, they play in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division.
Susan Christina "Sue" Richardson is a retired British athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. She won the 1984 Olympic bronze medal in the long jump, having won the European Indoor title a few months earlier. Her long jump best of 6.83 metres in 1984, ranks her seventh on the UK all-time list.
Simon Trevitt is an English former professional footballer, born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, who played in the Football League as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Swansea City.
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nick Liversedge
| fullname = Nicholas James Liversedge
| birth_date = 18 July 1988
| birth_place = Hull, England
| height=6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
| currentclub = [[Bishop Auckland F.C.] Bishop Auckland]
| clubnumber =
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = 000?–2007
| youthclubs1 = Rotherham United
| years1 = 2007–2010
| clubs1 = Darlington
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = → Whitby Town (loan)
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2011
| clubs3 = Whitby Town
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = Jarrow Roofing
| caps4 = ?
| goals4 = ?
| years5 = 2011–2013
| clubs5 = Whitby Town
| caps5 = 59
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013–2014
| clubs6 = Burnley
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2013
| clubs7 = → Hyde (loan)
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2014–2016
| clubs8 = Guisborough Town
| caps8 = ?
| goals8 = ?
| years9 = 2016–
| clubs9 = Shildon
| caps9 =
| goals9 =
| club-update = 15:02, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
}}
Nicholas James Liversedge is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Shildon.
Henry "Harry" Varley was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Liversedge, as a scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham, as a stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 6, or, 7, alongside Arthur Lees from 1895. Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Liversedge was a rugby union club.
Robert "Bob" Wood was an English rugby union, and professionl rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Liversedge, as a half-back, i.e. number 9, or 10 and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a wing, stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 2 or 5, 6, or 7. Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Liversedge, and Wakefield Trinity were both rugby union clubs.
Captain Sydney Tyndall Liversedge was an English World War I flying ace credited with 13 aerial victories.
Liversidge or Liversedge is an uncommon surname of English origin. It probably derives from Liversedge, a village in West Yorkshire. Notable people with the surname include:
Liversedge RFC were a semi-professional rugby league club from Yorkshire, England. They were a founder member of the Northern Rugby Football Union, precursor to the Rugby Football League.
The 1989–90 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 8th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League. The league consisted of 47 teams.
The 2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 36th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
