Armitage Bridge is a village approximately south of

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...

, in the

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, England. It is situated between

Berry Brow Berry Brow is a semi-rural village in West Yorkshire, England, situated about south of Huddersfield. It lies on the eastern bank of the River Holme, Holme Valley and partially straddles the A616 road to Honley and Penistone. The village has ...

and South Crosland and straddles the

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. The village has a public house, a cricket club and a renowned banjo shop.

Brooke Mill

The village is dominated by the large former

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mill of John Brooke and Sons, reputedly the oldest family business in the country, having been founded in 1541. The mill has now been converted into the Yorkshire Technology and Office Park.

St Pauls

The local church is St Paul's and it was built in 1848, with a donation from the Brooke family. Partially destroyed in 1987, by fire, and rebuilt in 1990. The church's current clergy is the Rev Julie Anderson.

Notable buildings

Armitage Bridge House is a Grade II listed building dating from the early 19th century, in neo-classical style. There is a terrace of listed mill cottages on Dean Brook Road.

Gallery

File:Armitage Bridge - cottages and muddy field - geograph.org.uk - 628773.jpg, Former mill cottages File:Armitage Bridge - mill clocktower - geograph.org.uk - 628776.jpg, Brooke Mill Clock Tower File:Brooke's Mill, Armitage Bridge.jpg, Brooke's Mill File:Armitage Bridge.jpg, Armitage Bridge File:Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.jpg, Armitage Bridge Cricket Club in the foreground. Village and Brooke's Mill behind.

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