Fixby
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Fixby is a suburb
in north-west Kirklees
bordering neighbouring Calderdale
and is traditionally part of Huddersfield
in the English
county of West Yorkshire
. Fixby is mentioned in the Domesday Book
.
In the nineteenth century Fixby was a large estate to which social reformer Richard Oastler
was appointed as steward from 1830 until 1838 when he was relieved of his duties for his political activities: pamphlet
eering, lobbying
and in the establishment of Short Time Committees in industrial towns throughout Yorkshire. The Short Time committees organised public meetings in order to raise petitions to improve conditions for children in the workplaces of the day and resulted in the Factory Act of 1847
, with which Oastler was never fully satisfied.
Much of the historical Fixby Estate is now a golf
course, based at Fixby Hall and intersected by the Kirklees Way footpath.
Fixby is often now recognised as the most affluent area of Huddersfield and is home to numerous millionaires.
The area is home to a large shop which is part of the Nisa supermarket chain. The Huddersfield Crematorium is also situated in the area.
The area has a few notable public houses. The Shepherds Arms is run by former Rugby League player Billy Pickup with his wife Sharon and The Clough House. The previous Ash Brow is now an Indian restaurant.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in north-west Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
bordering neighbouring Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
and is traditionally part of Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. Fixby is mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
.
In the nineteenth century Fixby was a large estate to which social reformer Richard Oastler
Richard Oastler
Richard Oastler was an English labour reformer, "Tory radical", and abolitionist. He fought for the rights of working children in the Factory Act of 1847, and was also a prominent leader of the Factory reform and anti-Poor Law movement.-Career:Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Oastler was the...
was appointed as steward from 1830 until 1838 when he was relieved of his duties for his political activities: pamphlet
Pamphlet
A pamphlet is an unbound booklet . It may consist of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both sides and folded in half, in thirds, or in fourths , or it may consist of a few pages that are folded in half and saddle stapled at the crease to make a simple book...
eering, lobbying
Lobbying
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...
and in the establishment of Short Time Committees in industrial towns throughout Yorkshire. The Short Time committees organised public meetings in order to raise petitions to improve conditions for children in the workplaces of the day and resulted in the Factory Act of 1847
Factory act of 1847
The Factory Act of 1847, also known as the Ten Hours Act, restricted the working hours of women and children in British factories to effectively 10 hours per day. The Bill was introduced unsuccessfully several times before Parliament finally passed it in 1847...
, with which Oastler was never fully satisfied.
Much of the historical Fixby Estate is now a golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course, based at Fixby Hall and intersected by the Kirklees Way footpath.
Fixby is often now recognised as the most affluent area of Huddersfield and is home to numerous millionaires.
The area is home to a large shop which is part of the Nisa supermarket chain. The Huddersfield Crematorium is also situated in the area.
The area has a few notable public houses. The Shepherds Arms is run by former Rugby League player Billy Pickup with his wife Sharon and The Clough House. The previous Ash Brow is now an Indian restaurant.