Liversedge is a group of villages in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Leeds-Bradford conurbation. Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike about 14 miles to the south west of Leeds. It was named after the Norman nobleman Robert de Liversec, who was granted the land after the conquest of 1066. He also gave his name to local village Roberttown. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities, towns and villages which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... Cleckheaton is a town in Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse and west of Batley. ... Heckmondwike (known locally by its nickname Hecky) is a small town which is located in West Yorkshire, England, 13km (8 miles) south east of Bradford. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... // Combatants Normans supported by: Bretons, Aquitanians, Flemings Anglo-Saxons Commanders William of Normandy, Odo of Bayeux Harold Godwinson † Strength 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Casualties Unknown, thought to be around 2,000 killed and wounded Unknown, but significantly more than the Normans The Battle of Hastings was...

In the 15th Century the Lord of the manor was a member of the Neville family. At that time the manor of Liversedge was already involved in the rapidly advancing English woollen manufacture. This trade grew with the centuries and by the 19th century it was very busy in the manufacture of woollen goods. In 1812 it was the scene of a Luddite riot at Rawfolds Mill when the local weavers attacked Edmund Cartwright who was in the process of developing his new power loom. See the entry on Cleckheaton for more details. The Luddites were a social movement of English textile workers in the early nineteenth century who protested — often by destroying textile machines — against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which they felt threatened their livelihood. ... Cleckheaton is a town in Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse and west of Batley. ...

Liversedge has a church built at the time of the Battle of Waterloo. Nearby Healds Hall is now a hotel and was at one time the Spenborough Museum. In the days of Charlotte Brontë it was home to Hammond Roberson who she transformed into the Reverend Matthewman Helstone in her novel Shirley. Combatants France Seventh Coalition: Prussia United Kingdom United Netherlands Hannover Nassau Brunswick Commanders Napoléon Bonaparte Michel Ney Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Coalition 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 dead or wounded; 7,000 Captured... Charlotte Brontë (IPA: ) (April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855) was an English novelist, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters whose novels have become enduring classics of English literature. ... Shirley is a novel by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1849. ...

A river known locally as the Spen Beck and previously The Stink, runs through Liversedge. Liversedge comprises several smaller village like settlements that all are distinctive. Norristhorpe, originally called Doggus, clings to one side of the Spen Valley, looking over the nearby town of Heckmondwike. Roberttown is on the other side of the A62 from here. Millbridge is the geographical centre of Liversedge and together with neighbouring Flush is where the mills of the woollen industry stood. Towards Cleckheaton are the settlements of Hightown and Littletown. The River Spen is a river in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Heckmondwike (known locally by its nickname Hecky) is a small town which is located in West Yorkshire, England, 13km (8 miles) south east of Bradford. ... The A62 is a major road in England. ... Cleckheaton is a town in Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse and west of Batley. ...

The Aquila Estate used to be in Liversedge, now only referenced by a house known as Aquila Rigg and a street called Aquila Way.

There is only one road sign in the whole area directing motorists towards Liversedge - on the A649 Halifax Road from Bailiff Bridge, with no directions from either the Huddersfield or Dewsbury and Batley sides of the settlement Bailiff Bridge is a village, near Bradford and Huddersfield, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Huddersfield is a large town in England near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Batley is a small town in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ...

The postcode for Liversedge is WF15, and the dialling code is 01924.

External links

• Liversedge Central Railway Station
• Liversedge Spen Railway Station
• Liversedge railway tickets and timetable

Coordinates: 53°42.4′N 1°41.4′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...