Almondbury
| Almondbury | |
|---|---|
 Almondbury, showing Wormald's Hall (centre) | |
  Almondbury Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 18,346 (Ward. 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE 16701 15345 |
| • London | 160 mi (260 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode district | HD5 8 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Almondbury (English: /ˈɑːməndbərɪ/) is a village 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Huddersfield town centre in the Kirklees district, of West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368[1] increasing to 18,346 at the 2011[update] census.[2]
The village is close to Castle Hill, Huddersfield's most prominent landmark. Almondbury has several notable buildings, including the 16th-century Wormald's Hall,[3] now the village Conservative club, and the Grade I listed All Hallows Church.[4] The church is mainly Perpendicular in style but the chancel is earlier. The roofs have a long inscription dated 1522 on the cornice. Other wooden furniture of interest includes a Georgian lectern, a pew of 1605 and a late Perpendicular font cover.[5]
History
[edit]Almondbury appears in the Domesday Book as "Almondeberie". After the Norman Conquest, the land around the village was held by the powerful De Lacy family, who gave their name to De Lacy Avenue.
For 300 years until the 17th century, the village's Monday Market was the most important in the area. Almondbury was the hub of parish activity and in its early history was a more important centre than the town of Huddersfield. The villages of Linthwaite, Lockwood, Honley, Holmfirth and Meltham were all part of the Almondbury parish area.
In 1921 the civil parish had a population of 15,637.[6] On 1 April 1924 the parish was abolished and merged with Huddersfield.[7]
Education
[edit]In 1547 the people of Almondbury were faced with the possible dissolution of its Chantry Chapel.[8] By "concent of the parishe", Arthur Kay of Woodsome Hall and his son John "dyd shifte yt" stone by stone, along St Helen's Gate, to be reconstructed as a school house. A royal charter, formally called the Letters Patent,[9] was granted by James I on 24 November 1608 and the school became a grammar school. The school has had various names (Almondbury Grammar School, King James's Grammar School) and today is called King James's School.[10]
The Harry Taylor Trust was established in 1987 in memory of Harry Taylor, former headmaster of King James's Grammar School (1952-1973), to benefit pupils at the school and young people in the village of Almondbury.
There is also Hill View Academy on Fernside Avenue and Almond House Nursery on Forest Road. Almondbury Community School made headlines in November 2018 when a video clip was circulated on social media, showing white pupils bullying a Syrian refugee pupil, attempting waterboarding. The incident that had originally occurred in October was finally investigated by the school and police a month later.[11]
In the 2020s, Almondbury became one of the locations the Channel 5 series The Yorkshire Vet was based at, with the animal hospital operated by Donaldson's Vets[12][13][14][15] used alongside surgeries in Wetherby[16] and Kirkbymoorside.
Notable people
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- Ronald Aspinall (1918–1999), cricketer[17]
- Benjamin F. Cocker (1821–1883), professor of psychology, speculative philosophy and the philosophy of religion, University of Michigan (1869–1883); born in Almondbury[18]
- Joanne Harris (born 1964), author[19]
- Shakespeare Hirst (1841–1907), actor, author, and art collector[citation needed]
- George Lee (1854–1919), cricketer[citation needed]
- Carlton Oldfield (1871–1945), professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Leeds (1919–1932); born in Almondbury[20]
- Charles Augustus Hulbert (1804–1888), clergyman
- J. B. Stoner (1924-2005), Imperial Fascist League member[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kirklees Census by Settlement spreadsheet". Archived from the original (xls) on 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Kirklees Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Wormalls Hall (1224854)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Hallows (1225096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins; p. 333
- ^ "Population statistics Almondbury AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Almondbury AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "A short history of King James's School", The Old Almondburians' Society. Retrieved 16 November 2016
- ^ "The School Charter ('the Letters Patent')", The Old Almondburians' Society. Retrieved 16 November 2016
- ^ The Old Almondburians' Society, oas.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016
- ^ Selk, Avi (29 November 2018). "'They think I'm different:' Horrific video shows Syrian boy being choked on a school field". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Home". Donaldson's Vets. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "The Yorkshire Vet". Donaldson's Vets. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Somerset Road 24/7 Surgery". Donaldson's Vets. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "The Yorkshire Vet Season 13". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Meet our team of vets, nurses & client support at our new vets in Wetherby". Sandbeck Veterinary Centre. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Blowers, Janis (9 January 2013). "Cricket heroes were pals too". Shields Gazette. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Leslie, Frank-Leslie's - Volumes 55-57, 1883, p. 177 accessed 19 December 2012
- ^ Harris, Joanne (9 December 2022). Today 09/12/2022. Today. BBC Radio 4. Event occurs at 2h52m21s. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Volume 5, Royal College of Physicians, 1968 p.311 accessed 19 December 2012
- ^ Contents, Origin accessed 21 October 2019
External links
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- The ancient parish of Almondbury: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
- Almondbury in the Domesday Book
