18-776: Liversedge is an industrial town in the Kirklees district, in 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. Liversedge forms part of the Heavy Woollen District and was historically part of the parish of Birstall . Liversedge comprises several settlements that are all distinctive. Norristhorpe clings to one side of
36-608: A Bradford dialling code (01274). Liversedge is recorded in the Domesday Book as Livresec , a manor belonging to Radulf, a vassal of Ilbert de Lacy . There are two possible etymologies for the name: from the Old English Lēofheres-ecg meaning 'a ridge or edge belonging to Lēofhere'; or, alternatively, the first element could have originally been * Lēfer- , related to the Old English word lifer used in
54-408: A mill operated by William Cartwright. Two Luddites were killed and some were injured by four soldiers and armed workmen defending the mill, with no losses on Cartwright's side. Liversedge Town Hall at the top of Knowler Hill was built for Liversedge Local Board and completed in around 1880. In 2012, Sparrow Park was constructed outside Liversedge Town Hall in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of
72-609: The mill towns of New England . Many American industrial cities are located in the Great Lakes region of the country, often referred to as the Rust Belt , referring to the declining industry and overall economy of many cities in the region. "The industrial city" as a nickname, though, most frequently refers to South San Francisco , where the term is inscribed on a hillside sign . In Europe, where industries more frequently arose within existing cities, industrialization affected
90-623: The Heavy Woollen Sunday League. Liversedge Cricket Club play at Roberttown Lane near to the New Inn and play in the Central Yorkshire League . In the late 19th century, and before the 1895 schism , Harry Varley , and Bob Wood played rugby union for England , and Liversedge FC , who were founded in 1877. When the rugby football schism occurred in 1895, Liversedge F.C. became founder members of
108-608: The Leeds/Huddersfield Road acts as a boundary between electoral wards. Roberttown, Hightown and Littletown are within the Liversedge and Gomersal ward, while Norristhorpe and Flush are part of the Heckmondwike ward. Linthwaite was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Birstal, in 1866 Liversedge became a separate civil parish , in 1894 Liversedge became an urban district , on 1 April 1915
126-587: The Northern Rugby Football Union (now Rugby Football League ). Liversedge F.C. played for seven seasons from the 1895–96 season through to the end of 1901–02 season, they finished 15th of 22 in the initial combined league, and then 11th, 16th, 15th, 16th, and 16th of 16, and finally 14th of 14, in the Yorkshire Senior Competition, after which they withdrew from the Northern Rugby Football Union. Rugby league in
144-552: The Spen Valley, looking over the town of Heckmondwike . Roberttown is on the opposite side of the A62 . Millbridge is the geographical centre of Liversedge and, with the neighbouring village of Flush, is the place the mills of the woollen industry stood. Towards Cleckheaton are Hightown , Littletown and Popeley Hill. Liversedge has a Wakefield postcode (WF15). Some areas have a Wakefield dialling code (01924) while others have
162-487: The United States, which had much sparsely populated land, the industry typically preceded the town; the town grew up around a factory, mine, or source of water power. As the industry grew, and it and its employees needed goods and services, the town grew with and often around it, until in some cases the town became a city. It is a capitalistic and typically unplanned expansion. Examples are Scranton, Pennsylvania , and
180-436: The company headquarters relocated there from Horbury . All Saints' is the local Anglican church. It is located on Church Road. Roberttown C of E Junior and Infant School stands on Church Road not far from All Saints' Church. Liversedge Cricket Club have their ground in the village near the New Inn public house on Roberttown Lane. They play in the Central Yorkshire League . This West Yorkshire location article
198-602: The district was abolished to form Spenborough Urban District. In 1951 the parish had a population of 15,590. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished. Liversedge F.C. are a football club in the football league pyramid, playing in the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division for the 2017–18 season. They play at Clayborn, 0.6 miles (1 km) from Cleckheaton town centre. There are also many Sunday League football teams in and around Liversedge playing in
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#1732790210647216-486: The end of the nineteenth century the shape and functions of most cities, along with social relations and groving industries, naturally rebuilted Manchester , England, is considered to be the archetype of the industrial city on the basis of Friedrich Engels ' observations. In the Chinese-speaking world , the term "industrial city" refers to cities in which the municipal economy is led by heavy industries or
234-464: The heavy industry is a significant impression of the city to people other than its local residents. Roberttown Roberttown is a village, in the township of Liversedge in Kirklees , West Yorkshire , England and is historically , part of the West Riding of Yorkshire . For most of the 1980s and early 1990s Roberttown served as the Headquarters of Halewood International after
252-449: The internal structure of many of them. Potential needs such as raw materials, transportation and labor required for the establishment of industrial zones require consultation of the local and general public. Therefore, special policies are needed. This situation causes industrial zones and industrialists to take on an additional role in terms of policy. Since the industrial revolution, these subsidiaries remain important similarly. With this by
270-572: The sense of 'thick clotted water', and the second element secg , 'a bed of reeds or rushes'. In the 15th century, the lord of the manor was a member of the Neville family and Liversedge was already involved in woollen manufacture. The trade grew and by the 19th century the town was busy in the manufacture of woollen goods. In 1812, the town was the scene of a Luddite attack on Rawfolds Mill when approximately two hundred armed weavers, croppers and other artisans attempted to destroy cropping frames at
288-572: The town is now represented by Liversedge ARLFC, who play behind Spenborough Swimming Pool off Bradford Road and currently play in the Third Division of the Pennine Amateur Rugby League pyramid. Industrial town An industrial city or industrial town is a town or city in which the municipal economy, at least historically, is centered around industry, with important factories or other production facilities in
306-448: The town. It has been part of most countries' industrialization process. Air pollution and toxic waste have contributed to the lower life expectancy in some industrial cities. Industrial cities are distinguished from port cities or other transportation hubs , which deal in services. In countries with strong central planning, such as China, India , a city could be created on paper, and then industry found to locate there. In
324-704: The uprising and attack on Rawfolds Mill, which began just up the road from the monument in the still-operational "Shears" pub. Liversedge has a church that was built at the time of the Battle of Waterloo . Healds Hall , formerly the Spenborough Museum, is now a hotel. In the days of Charlotte Brontë it was home to Hammond Roberson whom she transformed into the Reverend Matthewman Helstone in her novel Shirley . Spen Beck runs through Liversedge. Politically, for Kirklees Council,
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