Denby Dale
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| Population | 16,365 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SE229084 |
| Civil parish | Denby Dale |
| Metropolitan borough | Kirklees |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Postcode district | HD8 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Dewsbury |
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Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the south east of Huddersfield. The civil parish covers the villages of Denby Dale, Lower Denby, Upper Denby, Upper Cumberworth, Lower Cumberworth, Skelmanthorpe, Emley, Emley Moor. The parish had a population of 14,982 according to the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 16,365 at the 2011 Census.[2] The parish council gives the electorate of the village itself as 2,143.[3] The River Dearne runs through the village; in the floods of 2007 the it burst its banks on two separate occasions and caused damage to Springfield Mill.[4]
History
First recorded as Denby Dyke. Before the Industrial Revolution the village was sparsely-populated with a small textile industry at the crossroads of the Barnsley to Shepley Lane Head and the Wakefield to Denby Dale roads. Within 25 years, factories and mills had been built and had a railway station on the Penistone Line. Denby Dale provided the textile industry with raw materials, coal, and transportation. Silk for the Queen Mother's wedding dress was made at Springfield Mill. With the economy flourishing, the population increased and the village grew.
Education
Gilthwaites First School provides education from reception to year 5. The school is part of a federation with Denby Dale Nursery. Denby Dale Nursery School received an outstanding OFSTED report in 2012. Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School is a voluntary aided primary school associated with the Church of England in Upper Denby. The school has two classes, infants and juniors, with the infants running through years reception to year 2 and the juniors running through the years 3 to 5. At the turn of the millennium, there were around 40 to 50 pupils in the school.
Pies
Denby Dale has a tradition of baking giant pies, it started in 1788 to celebrate the recovery of King George III from mental illness. To date ten pies have been made as part of nine pie festivals. In August 1887, a pie baked to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria spoiled and was buried in quick lime.[5][6][7] A replacement pie (the 'resurrection' pie) was baked in September 1887. The sixth pie was baked on 1 August 1896, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the corn laws. The seventh (the Infirmary Pie) raised money to endow a cot at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The eighth pie, in 1964, was to celebrate four royal births but was marred by the deaths of four committee members in a car accident while returning from filming in London for a pilot of a television show (later to become the Eamonn Andrews Show). The eighth pie raised money to provide a village hall.[8] The most recent in 2000, weighed 12 tonnes (13 tons) and celebrated the new millennium. Denby Dale Pies was founded in the village.[9]
Transport
The village is served by Denby Dale railway station, and also has 2 bus stops.
Notable people
- Paul Copley, actor
- Daniel Kitson, comedian
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Kirklees Retrieved 3 September 2009
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denby Dale. |
- Denby Dale Village website
- Denby Dale Parish Council
- Photoblog from Denby Dale and the surrounding area
- Artists/Photographers Documenting Denby Dale
- Denby Dale Visitor Information
