Birkby
St John's Church and BirkbyNorman Park, BirkbyBirkby and Fartown Community CentreWheathouse Road, BirkbySt John's Road BirkbyBirkbyBirkby is the largest district of Huddersfield and is centred about a mile north-north-west of Huddersfield town centre.
It had already become a large district in the Victorian era as new housing was provided for the expanding industrial town, but in recent years it has been extended even further, for more than a mile, by modern housing development along the Grimescar Valley.
Historically Birkby was the location for some of Huddersfield's best known businesses including soft drink manufacturer Ben Shaws and valve-making company Hopkinson's, later taken over by the Weir Group.
The former Hopkinson's industrial site has now also been put to housing use.
There are still industrial premises and business headquarters in parts of the area and a vibrant shopping area.
Around Birkby
Blacker Road, Birkby
Birkby has a busy shopping area centering on the northern end of Blacker Road and around St John's Road near to its junction with Blacker Road. There are also many other local shops scattered around the area. Among the shops in the area are several convenience stores, grocery and greengrocery shops, halal butchers, Asian fashions, jewellers, Polish food, Asian sweets and cakes, newsagents, travel and letting agencies, a plumbers merchant and florists.
Birkby has a pharmacy in Grimscar Avenue.
Birkby has a wide selection of takeaways catering for all tastes.
Birkby has an Asian restaurant. Pub food can also be found.
The Spinks Nest is in Blacker Road.
Magic Rock Tap is at the Willow Park Business Centre, Willow Lane.
Birkby and Fartown Community Centre is in Wasp Nest Road, Fartown. Birkby Children's Centre is also located there.
Birkby and Fartown Library
Birkby and Fartown Library is in Mead Street.
To find out more about this library try
Kirklees Council - Libraries web pages
Norman Park is a small and secluded park with playing field, play equipment and war memorial between Birkby Hall Road, Norman Road and Halifax Road.
Oakfield Tennis and Bowling Club is in Beechfield Road.
Oakfield Tennis and Bowling Club social media page
Birkby Junior School is in Mead Street, Fartown.
Birkby Junior School website
Birkby Infant and Nursery School is in Blacker Road North, Birkby.
Birkby Infant and Nursery School website
St John the Evangelist Church, built between 1852 and 1853, is in St John's Road.
St John's Birkby website
St Cuthbert Church, Birkby, founded in 1913, is in Grimscar Avenue and has facilities for worship and community events.
St Cuthbert's Birkby social media page
Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre (Buddhist) is in Wheathouse Road in a building previously used by Birkby Baptist Church.
Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre website
Markazi Jamia Masjid Riza Islamic Centre is in Halifax Old Road.
Markazi Jamia Masjid Riza website
Local government
Civil parish council
There is no civil parish council for this area, which prior to 1974 was in the Huddersfield County Borough.
Metropolitan district councils
Birkby is in the Greenhead ward of Kirklees Council.
Travel
Bus services
360 Daily (part route at weekends). Route includes circular sections.
360 Huddersfield Royal Infirmary - Marsh -
Huddersfield - Birkby Wheathouse Road, Birkby Hall Road - Fartown Spaines Road, Fartown Green Road, Woodhouse Hill - Sheepridge Sheepridge Road, Wiggan Lane, New House Road, Bradley Boulevard - Fartown Ashbrow Road, Bradford Road, Spaines Road - Birkby Birkby Hall Road, Wheathouse Road, - Huddersfield - Marsh - Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
No service to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on Saturdays and Sundays. Huddersfield town centre - Sheepridge only.
Timetable at
Metro Timetables and information at
Team Pennine
384 385 Monday to Saturday daytime
↓ 384 ↑ 385
Huddersfield Bus station -
Birkby Birkby Lodge Road, Birkby Hall Road, Grimscar Avenue, Norwood Road -
Fartown Spaines Road, Greenhouse Road, Cawthorne Avenue, York Avenue -
Cowcliffe Cowcliffe Hill Road, Southlands Drive - Netheroyd Hill - Fixby The Fairway, Broomfield Road, Fixby Road - Bradley Bar
Brackenhall Asda store, Long Hill Road -
Sheepridge Wiggan Lane, Sheepridge Road - Fartown Woodhouse Hill, Abbey Road, Hammond Street - Hillhouse Bradford Road -
Huddersfield Bus station
385 is reverse of 384 route above.
Timetables at
Metro - 384
Metro - 385 Timetables (.pdf format) at
Stotts Coach Travel
549
549Huddersfield Bus station - Birkby Wheathouse Road, Grimscar Avenue, - Cowcliffe Cowcliffe Hill Road, Netheroyd Hill Road - Netheroyd Hill - Fixby Lightridge Road -
Rastrick - Brighouse - Hipperholme - Halifax
Timetable at
Metro Search for operator's information at
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Other places near Birkby:
Cowcliffe Edgerton Fartown Hillhouse
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