Map sources for Horbury at grid reference SE294182

Horbury is a large village, west of Wakefield and south of Ossett, in West Yorkshire. It has a population of around 10,000, and is listed by the census as part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area. Locals often refer to it as a "town", but it is not officially, as it never received a town charter from the Monarch, nor has it declared itself to be a town under the post-1974 rules. Horbury does however have a Town Hall. The foundation stone was laid on Wednesday 30th July 1902 by Joshua Harrop. The Town Hall's architects & builders were Henry Fallas & Sons. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Statistics Population: 79,885 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE335205 Administration Metropolitan Borough: City of Wakefield Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and... Badge of Ossett town. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... The West Yorkshire Urban Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics to refer to a conurbation in West Yorkshire, England, based mainly on Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, but excluding Halifax which though part of the county of West Yorkshire is considered independently. ... In the United Kingdom and Canada a Royal Charter is a charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council, which creates or gives special status to an incorporated body. ...

It is known for being a pleasant and picturesque village. Its population is almost entirely white, with an above-average proportion of pensioners. Buildings are mostly residential with a small, central shopping district, and rather than having its own local paper it is served by local editions of The Wakefield Express and the Horbury and Ossett Observer. Stan Barstow, author of Joby and A Kind of Loving was born in Horbury, but lived most of his life in Ossett. In his autobiography, he said that Ossett and Horbury were the "border country" where the north-west of the coalfield merges with the south-east of the wool towns. Horbury was something of an anomaly in this part of Yorkshire in having a steel works. As far as we can tell from the hugely informative Little Britain pensioners are disgusting people who piss all over the floor. ... Stan Barstow (born June 28, 1928, Ossett, Yorkshire) is an English novelist. ...

During World War II, the factory of Charles Roberts made Churchill tanks, as well as being credited for creating the nation's 'millionth bomb' during the war. Charles Roberts' plant was then taken over by French firm Bombardier, and continued to build trains thereafter; the facility lies in the region of Horbury known as Horbury Junction, after the railway junction (and previously, railway station) there. The Bombardier logo can currently be seen on London Underground carriages that were refurbished at the plant. The Bombardier legacy ended a couple of years ago when the plant closed down making hundreds of workers redundant. A company called 'Eddison & Wanless' now resides in the plant's No.1 shop, a large hangar type building where the train repairs were carried out. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... Charles Roberts is a 56, 170 pound running back out of Sacramento State University, where he was a shining star on a beleaguered football team. ... General characteristics Length 24ft 5in/7. ... The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of the conurbation of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ...

Also contributing to the war effort here was one of the four Slazenger factories, which in peacetime produced the world-famous sports equipment. Several local sports teams have spun off from or been named after the company. Today the name is preserved in Slazengers Sports and Social Club, which provides facilities and floodlit grounds for many different sporting activities. Slazenger is a British sports equipment brand name sold in nearly all parts of the world involving a variety of sporting categories. ...

Another division of the village is Horbury Bridge, named after the crossing of the River Calder there. This location is known as the home of Onward, Christian Soldiers, the hymn by Sabine Baring-Gould, one of the most notable and nationally recognised features of the area. Just beyond Horbury Bridge lies the National Coal Mining Museum, where visitors may take underground tours and experience something of the conditions miners worked in. The River Calder is a river flowing through the predominantly urban areas of West Yorkshire, England, and gives its name to the borough of Calderdale. ... Onward, Christian Soldiers is a 19th century English hymn. ... The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) was an English Victorian hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. ... The National Coal Mining Museum is situated near Overton, in the City of Wakefield district of Yorkshire. ...

John Carr, the famous architect was born in Horbury. St Peter's Church, Horbury was designed, built and paid for in 1793 at a cost of £8,000, by John Carr as a gift to the people of Horbury. Carr Lodge, in the centre of Horbury Park was once the home of John Carr's uncle. The ridges & furrows of strip cultivation are still visible in the Park, which now serves as park area for the residents of Horbury. The park has in recent years been the focus of much local dismay due to the increasing number of under-age drinkers who reside therein. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The Domesday Book (1086) records about 40 people and four ox-drawn ploughs in 'Orberie' and Crigglestone combined. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ...

Location Grid

Badge of Ossett town. ... Netherton is a small village in West Yorkshire. ... Statistics Population: 79,885 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE335205 Administration Metropolitan Borough: City of Wakefield Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and... Horbury is a large village, west of Wakefield and south of Ossett, in West Yorkshire. ...

External Links

• Horbury Village Web site
• Horbury School Web site
• Horbury Primary School Web site