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Birstall, West Yorkshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Birstall, West Yorkshire

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Birstall, West Yorkshire history

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Birstall’s name is derived from the Old English byrh and stall meaning a fortified site. The town is not mentioned in the Domesday Book but is alluded to as one of two settlements in Gomersal. The hill fort itself would have been situated high above the village, to one side of the present-day Raikes Lane, which heads towards Gildersome and onto Leeds.

Birstall, West Yorkshire landmarks

Birstall’s St Peter’s Church dates to the time of Henry VIII, although the original tower is much earlier. Oakwell Hall, an Elizabethan manor house romanticised by Charlotte Brontë as ‘Fieldhead’ in her novel Shirley.

You can visit Birstall, West Yorkshire places with Walkfo Birstall, West Yorkshire to hear history at Birstall, West Yorkshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Birstall, West Yorkshire has 45 places to visit in our interactive Birstall, West Yorkshire map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Birstall, West Yorkshire, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Birstall, West Yorkshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Birstall, West Yorkshire & the surrounding areas.

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Best Birstall, West Yorkshire places to visit

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Birstall, West Yorkshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Birstall, West Yorkshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Birstall, West Yorkshire’s information audio spots:

Healds Hall Healds Hall was built in 1764 and was a private residence for several notable people. In 1926 it became the headquarters and museum for the Spen Valley Literary and Scientific Society. It is now a hotel, restaurant and function venue.

St Peter’s Church, Birstall St. Peter’s Church in Birstall, West Yorkshire, is an active Anglican parish church. It is in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

Red House Museum Red House Museum was a historic house museum, built in 1660 and renovated in the Georgian era. It closed to the public at the end of 2016 but remains as a Grade II* listed building.

Foxsons Mill, Staincliffe Foxsons Mill, Staincliffe was a doubling mill in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. It doubled yarns of count’s 4’s to 40’s. It was taken over by Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.

HWD Hospital Radio HWD Hospital Radio broadcasts to patients and staff of Mid Yorkshire Trust hospitals. The station is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 227515.

Birstall, West Yorkshire Birstall is a large village in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire. It is situated between Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Wakefield. The town is approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Leeds and situated close to M62 motorway.

Gomersal Gomersal is a town in Kirklees in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. It is south of Bradford, east of Cleckheaton, north of Heckmondwike and close to the River Spen.

Cleckheaton Cleckheaton is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds. It is at the centre of the Spen Valley and was the major town in the former borough of Spenborough.

Oakwell Hall Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire. The Grade I listed hall is set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres of country park. It was immortalised in literature as “Fieldhead” by Charlotte Brontë, in her novel Shirley.

Batley Town Hall Batley Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Place in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

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