Mixenden
Encyclopedia
Mixenden is a village
in Calderdale
, on the outskirts of Halifax
in the county of West Yorkshire
, England
. It had a bad reputation during the 1970s
due to social problems and unemployment. A lot has been done to regenerate the area but with its isolation 3 miles northwest of Halifax and not being linked up to other neighbourhoods, it is still tarnished throughout Calderdale. Mixenden has a large reservoir to the North West of the village.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in 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...
, on the outskirts of Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
in the 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....
, England
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...
. It had a bad reputation during the 1970s
due to social problems and unemployment. A lot has been done to regenerate the area but with its isolation 3 miles northwest of Halifax and not being linked up to other neighbourhoods, it is still tarnished throughout Calderdale. Mixenden has a large reservoir to the North West of the village.