Midgley

Human settlement in England

Calderdale

West Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

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Calder Valley

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°44′03″N 1°57′20″W / 53.734244°N 1.955638°W / 53.734244; -1.955638

Midgley (/ˈmɪdʒli/) is a hill-top village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 12 miles (20 km) east from Burnley and 4 miles (6 km) west-north-west of Halifax, and just north of the A646 road. Nearby villages are Mytholmroyd 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west-south-west, and Hebden Bridge 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the west-north-west.

Midgley has a social committee to arrange events such as open gardens, village fetes, parties, quiz nights and wine tasting. A previous Co-op store has been refurbished to become a shop and community room staffed by volunteers; it opened in February 2010.

Local primary education is provided by Midgley School.

Governance

The village is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.^[1]

Midgley was formerly a township in the parish of Halifax,^[2] in 1866 Midgley became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Midgley became an urban district, on 1 April 1939 the urban district and parish were abolished, the urban district was merged with Hepton Rural District^[3] and the parish was merged with Wadsworth.^[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1882.^[5]

References

^ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "History of Midgley, in Calderdale and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Midgley UD through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Midgley CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
^ "Population statistics Midgley CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 December 2023.