Roberttown is a village, in the
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of
Liversedge in
Kirklees
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley, Birstall, West Yorkshire, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. It ...
,
West Yorkshire
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, England and is
historically, part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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.
Industry
For most of the 1980s and early 1990s Roberttown served as the Headquarters of
Halewood International
Halewood International or Halewood Artisanal Spirits PLC are UK-based distiller and distributor of artisanal spirits.
They are one of the UK's largest independent artisanal spirits distillers which exports to 95 countries.
Structure
Hale ...
after the company headquarters relocated there from
Horbury
Horbury is a town in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated north of the River Calder, West Yorkshire, River Calder about three miles (5 k ...
.
Religion
All Saints' is the local Anglican church. It is located on Church Road.
Education
Roberttown C of E Junior and Infant School stands on Church Road not far from All Saints' Church.
Sport
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.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Liversedge and Gomersal
References
Villages in West Yorkshire
Geography of Kirklees
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