world.wikisort.org - United_KingdomMenston is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Along with Burley in Wharfedale, most of Menston is within Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of Bradford. The remainder of Menston is in the Leeds City Council area. At the 2011 census it has a population of 4,498[1] (down from 4,660 in 2001).[2]
Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
For the city in France, see
Menton.
Human settlement in England
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Population | 4,498 (2011 census)[1] |
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OS grid reference | SE174439 |
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Country | England |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Post town | ILKLEY |
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Postcode district | LS29 |
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Dialling code | 01943 |
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Police | West Yorkshire |
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Fire | West Yorkshire |
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Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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53.8912°N 1.7344°W / 53.8912; -1.7344 |
Landmarks
Menston's Anglican parish church is dedicated to St John the Divine, and is part of the Diocese of Leeds. Other notable buildings include the former High Royds Hospital and St. Mary's Menston Catholic Academy, both of which are in the Leeds part of Menston.
The site of High Royds Hospital, originally the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, which is just inside the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, has been converted to housing called "Highroyds Village". This is a reflection of Menston's growing size. In the past 20 years there has been increased demand for much needed housing in the area. The population of Menston has been steadily increasing. As a result, Menston Primary School, which was threatened with closure in the 1980s, has increased student numbers.[3]
Transport
It lies on the A65, approximately ten miles north-west of the centre of Leeds and 9 miles north of Bradford centre, between Guiseley and Burley-in-Wharfedale. Menston also has a railway station between Guiseley and Burley on the Wharfedale Line, with direct trains to Leeds, Bradford Forster Square and Ilkley. There are bus services to Leeds, Otley and Wetherby (an infrequent bus service run by Utopia). Menston once had rail links to Otley, via the (now closed) Arthington to Menston Line.
Cultural references
Highroyds is mentioned in the Kaiser Chiefs song of the same name, from the album, Yours Truly Angry Mob.[4] The Kaiser Chiefs met and formed in the same class at St Mary's Catholic High School, now St. Mary's Menston.
Gallery
Shops on Main Street and Burley Lane junction
The Malt Shovel
Menston Arms
St. Mary's Catholic High School aerial photo
St. Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Visitor Entrance
Sport
Menston is home to football club, Menston Town FC who currently play in the Wharfedale Triangle Division 2 after being established in 2010.[5]
Menston cricket club, which plays at the Fox Ground. Offering 1st, 2nd and 3rd team seniors men cricket, has recently merged with CromPark adding two more Saturday 1st and 2nd senior men's teams to the rosta. The club boasts a large junior section which contributed 16 teams (from U18 - U9) to the AWJCL.
Menston Cricket Club is an active promoter of girls and women's participation in cricket. With 2 all girls teams, and a women's team flying high in the inaugural women's cricket league.
Home also to Menston Juniors Football Club (MJFC).
Notable residents
Paul Jewell, a retired footballer and the former manager of Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic and most recently Ipswich Town, has lived in the village since the 1990s.[6] Dean Windass, the former Bradford City and Hull City footballer, lives in the village. Nick Hodgson, Nick Baines and Simon Rix, all members of the rock band, the Kaiser Chiefs, met while attending St. Mary's Roman Catholic High School in Menston. Born in Menston were: Smith Wigglesworth, a notable early Pentecostal preacher (1859); Eric Knight, the author who created the fictional collie, Lassie (1897); Annie Margaret Barr, a Unitarian minister and founder of the Kharang Rural Centre in the Khasi Hills, North East India (1899); and actor Sam Riley (1980).
Bill Bowes (25 July 1908 – 4 September 1987) English professional cricketer active from 1929 to 1947
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See also
- Listed buildings in Menston
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Menston.
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Towns, villages, areas and wards | |
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Governance | |
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Culture Leisure and Tourism | Countryside |
- Airedale
- Bradford Dale
- Brontë Country
- Harden Moor
- Heaton Woods
- Ilkley Moor
- Judy Woods
- Penistone Hill Country Park
- Pennine Way
- Wharfedale
- Yorkshire Dales
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Buildings and Listed buildings |
- The Gatehaus
- Mechanics' Institute Library
- Midland Hotel
- Milligan and Forbes Warehouse
- Old White Horse Inn
- Salts Mill
- Top Withens
- White Wells
- Wool Exchange
- Halls
- Bolling Hall
- Bradford City Hall
- Cartwright Hall
- East Riddlesden Hall
- Heathcote
- Ilkley Town Hall
- Keighley Town Hall
- Oakwood Hall
- Oakworth Hall
- Paper Hall
- Ponden Hall
- Royds Hall
- Victoria Hall
- Mills
- : Drummond Mill
- Lister Mills
- Places of Worship
- All Saints' Parish Church
- Al Mahdi Mosque
- Bradford Cathedral
- Bradford Grand Mosque
- Bradford Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple
- Bradford Tree of Life Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church, Bingley
- St Patrick's Church
- Saltaire United Reformed Church
- St Peter's Church, Addingham
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Entertainment |
- Bradford Alhambra
- Bradford Odeon
- Bradford Playhouse
- Cubby Broccoli Cinema
- Ilkley Playhouse
- IMAX
- Keighley Picture House
- Odeon Leeds-Bradford
- Pictureville Cinema
- St George's Hall
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Museums and galleries | |
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Clubs and societies |
- Airedale Boat Club
- Bradford Festival Choral Society
- Bradford Girls' Choir
- Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library
- Fanderson
- Idle Working Men's Club
- Keighley and District Local History Society
- The 1 in 12 Club
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Shopping |
- Sunbridge Wells
- The Broadway
- Wool Exchange
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Parks |
- Bingley St Ives
- Bowling Park
- Bradford City Park
- Harold Park
- Holden Park
- Horton Park
- Lister Park
- Northcliffe Park
- Peel Park
- Roberts Park
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Events |
- Bingley Music Live
- Bradford Literature Festival
- Bradford Mela
- Moor Music Festival
- Ilkley Literature Festival
- Infest
- Ilkley Trophy
- Keighley Festival
- Saltaire Festival
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Heritage |
- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- Saltaire International Heritage Centre
- Shipley Glen Tramway
- Undercliffe Cemetery
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Services | Education |
- Bradford College
- Bradford Libraries
- Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library
- Bradford Schools
- Shipley College
- University of Bradford
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Health |
- Airedale General Hospital
- Bradford Royal Infirmary
- St Luke's Hospital
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Mass media | Publishing |
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Keighley News
- Telegraph & Argus
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Radio |
- Pulse 1
- Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire
- RamAir
- Sunrise Radio
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TV | AAP TV |
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Organisations | Companies |
- Bradford Trades Council
- British Wool Marketing Board
- Club 18-30
- Damart
- Dean, Smith & Grace
- Findel plc
- Four Door Lemon
- Grattan
- Greenwoods
- Hallmark Cards
- Hield
- JCT600
- Kelda
- Wm Morrison Supermarkets
- Mumtaz Group
- Pace Micro Technology
- Provident Financial
- Safestyle UK
- Seabrook Potato Crisps
- Sports Turf Research Institute
- Standard Wool
- Telegraph & Argus
- Timothy Taylor Brewery
- Wharfedale Brewery
- Yorkshire Building Society
- Yorkshire Water
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Other |
- Anchor Hanover Group
- Association of Nail Technicians
- Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library
- Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group
- Charity
- Christians Against Poverty
- Human Relief Foundation
- Sacar
- Religious
- Al-Mustafa Centre
- LIFE Church UK
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Waterways | Rivers | |
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Canals | |
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Crossings |
- Beckfoot Bridge
- Ireland Bridge
- Thornton Viaduct
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Transport | Air | |
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Rail |
- Lines
- Airedale
- Calder Valley
- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- Shipley Glen Tramway
- Wharfdale
- Stations
- Tunnels
- Bowling
- Thackley
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Bus | |
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Road |
- Road
- M62
- M606
- A647
- A650
- A658
- A6036
- A6177
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Miscellaneous |
- Crime
- History
- Postcodes
- Timeline
- People
- Geology
- Aire Valley Fault
- Denholme Clough Fault
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