16-634: Honley is a village in the Holme Valley civil parish in Kirklees , West Yorkshire , England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , it is situated near to Holmfirth and Huddersfield , and on the banks of the River Holme . According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 6,474, a growth of 577 from the 2001 Census The annual Honley Agricultural Show takes place on
32-498: A population of just a few hundred and did not have the resources to deliver modern local government services. Similarly, there were a number of rural districts created in 1894 that had small and irregular areas. There were also a few areas where parishes in one county were administered by a rural district council in another. Section 46 of the act provided for a review of districts in each administrative county in England and Wales, with
48-464: A view to forming more effective areas for administrative purposes. The process involved the putting forward of a scheme by the county council to which objections or representations could be made before an order was made by the Minister of Health . All county councils were required to finalise schemes by 1 April 1932, although the period could be extended at the minister's discretion. The final submission
64-757: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Government Act 1929 The Local Government Act 1929 ( 19 & 20 Geo. 5 . c. 17) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made changes to the Poor Law and local government in England and Wales . The act abolished the system of poor law unions in England and Wales and their boards of guardians, transferring their powers to local authorities. It also gave county councils increased powers over highways, and made provisions for
80-583: Is in Holmfirth . Other sizeable settlements in the parish include, Brockholes , Honley and New Mill . It is named from the River Holme that runs through the parish. The parish is the successor to the Holmfirth urban district . An urban district covering Holmfirth was created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 and then in 1938, under a County Review Order , absorbed parts of
96-655: Is now for ages 11–16. Honley railway station opened on 1 July 1850, on the Penistone Line . It connects the village to Huddersfield and Sheffield with an hourly service. There are regular bus services to Huddersfield , Holmfirth and Meltham . Most bus services are operated by the First West Yorkshire and Team Pennine The parish church is St Mary's, a Grade II listed mostly Victorian church, constructed in 1843 by Robert Dennis Chantrell , with later additions in 1888 and 1909. The church
112-467: The Holme , Honley, New Mill, South Crosland and Thurstonland and Farnley Tyas urban districts, keeping the name. Under the Local Government Act 1972 , the Holmfirth urban district was abolished on 1 April 1974, but its area was retained as a single civil parish with a parish council. On 1 April 1976 the parish was renamed from "Holmfirth" to "Holme Valley". This West Yorkshire location article
128-581: The Huddersfield and District Association Football League . The 'A' team is in the second division, the 'B' team in reserve division one, and the 'C' team in reserve division three. Honley also has teams in the Huddersfield Cricket League . On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the village. Honley was a township and chapelry in the parish of Almondbury , From 1866 Honley
144-472: The charge of rural district councils , as well as retaining control of roads classified by the Ministry of Transport . Urban district councils continued to be in charge of unclassified roads in their areas. The 1929 act sought to solve a problem that had arisen in the existing scheme of local government, with administrative counties divided into many small urban and rural districts. Some urban districts had
160-433: The existing structure. The effects of the review orders made in the period 1932–1938 on the county districts was as follows: The act did not allow for the abolition of municipal boroughs , so a number of small boroughs continued in existence. This power was later incorporated in the Local Government Act 1958 . At the same time as reorganising rural districts, many parishes within them were also amalgamated. It
176-443: The restructuring of urban and rural districts as more efficient local government areas. Under the act all boards of guardians for poor law unions were abolished, with responsibility for public assistance transferred to public assistance committees of county councils and county boroughs . The local authorities took over infirmaries and fever hospitals, while the workhouses became public assistance institutions. Later legislation
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#1732776352057192-537: The second Saturday of June. The show has used farmland between Honley and Meltham , and more recently farmland in Farnley Tyas . Honley has both female and male voice choirs. There is also a village hall which holds regular events, workshops, meetings and markets all year round. There are three schools in the village. Honley Infant and Nursery School for ages 3–7, Honley Junior School for ages 7–11 and Honley High School which after abolishing its sixth form college
208-497: Was a civil parish until 1 April 1938 when the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth. In 1931 the parish had a population of 4611. Holme Valley Holme Valley , formerly Holmfirth is a large civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire , England. It has a population of 25,049 (2001 census), increasing to 34,680 for the two wards in the 2011 Census. Its administrative centre
224-639: Was built on the remains of an earlier church, known as 'Old Peg' built in 1759. It is surrounded by a burial ground containing inscribed tombstones with remnants of a set of village stocks . Though an earlier building was possibly constructed in 1503. Honley F.C. fields junior teams at under-6 level to under-17 levels. The teams play in the Huddersfield Junior Football League, and play competitive seven-a-side matches from under-7s to under-10s and eleven-a-side matches from under-11s to under-17s. An adult side with three teams plays in
240-539: Was by Cheshire County Council on 1 July 1935. The first orders under the act were made in 1932, and in November 1936 Robert Hudson , Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, was able to report that the process was nearly completed. The last order, affecting districts in the West Riding of Yorkshire , came into effect on 1 April 1938. In the counties of Radnorshire and Rutland no changes were made to
256-660: Was to remove these functions from the control of councils to other public bodies: the National Assistance Board and the National Health Service . The Metropolitan Asylums Board was also abolished, and the London County Council became responsible for its institutions. County councils gained increased powers as the ultimate highway authority for all roads in the county. They acquired direct responsibility for all roads in
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