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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Heckmondwike

  

Heckmondwike Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Heckmondwike

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Heckmondwike history

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Heckmondwike was a “berewick” or independent village in the manor of Gomersal, which, before 1066, was held by Dunstan and Gamel. In 1684, there were around 250 people, occupying 50 houses, in the town. The town became famous for manufacturing blankets, and by 1811 the Blanket Hall was built for trade.

Heckmondwike toponymy

The origins of Heckmondwike are in Old English. First recorded as Hedmundewic in the Domesday Book of 1086. Also known as Hecmundewik sometime in the 13th century.

Heckmondwike geography / climate

Heckmondwike has a telephone exchange, north of High Street in Wakefield 01924 dialling area. The exchange covers Liversedge, Dewsbury Moor and Staincliffe. The town covers an area of one square mile (640 acres)

You can visit Heckmondwike places with Walkfo Heckmondwike to hear history at Heckmondwike’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Heckmondwike has 54 places to visit in our interactive Heckmondwike 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 Heckmondwike, 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 Heckmondwike places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Heckmondwike & the surrounding areas.

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54 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Heckmondwike tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Heckmondwike

  

Best Heckmondwike places to visit

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Heckmondwike has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Heckmondwike’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Heckmondwike’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.

Roberttown Roberttown is a village in the township of Liversedge in Kirklees, West Yorkshire. It is historically, part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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.

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