| Shelley | |
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 Emmanuel Church, Shelley. Designed by Henry Mallinson and William Swinden Barber 1865–1869 | |
  Shelley Location withinWest Yorkshire | |
| Population | 3,059 (2001 census) |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| 53°35′46″N1°41′20″W / 53.596°N 1.689°W /53.596; -1.689 | |
Shelley is a village in thecivil parish ofKirkburton, in theKirklees district, in the county ofWest Yorkshire, England. The village is 3 miles (5 km) north ofHolmfirth and 6 miles (10 km) south-east ofHuddersfield.
The name Shelley derives from theOld Englishscelflēah meaning 'wood on a shelf of land'.[1]
Road transport links are theA629 andB6116 roads. Within the village is Shelley Hall, which dates to the 17th century, and is a Grade II*listed building.[2]
The village has three public houses, The Rising Sun, The Flying Ferret (formerly Oddfellows) and Shelley Sports and Social Club. TheEmley Moor TV mast is northeast from the village.
The village has a community association which meets in its Village Hall.
Shelley won theCalor Yorkshire and Northern Village of the Year award in 2004,[3][4] following winning the earlier round for 'Yorkshire's small village of the year' promoted by the Yorkshire Rural Community Council.[5]
Barncliffe Mill at Brookhouse, former home to Shelley Textiles, became the headquarters for Whitley Willows Ltd after the closure of theLepton mill.[6]
Shelley was achapelry in the parish of Kirkburton,[7] and from 1866 it was a civil parish, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirkburton.[8] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1566.[9]
Shelley had a population of 3,059 according to the 2001 census.[10]It is part of the Kirkburton ward of Kirklees Council.
ShelleyMethodist Church, off Far Bank at the west of the village, is a Grade II listed building dating to 1785–6, originally aMethodist New Connexion chapel.[11][12] The Church of England'sGothic RevivalChurch of Emmanuel is on Huddersfield Road at the east of the village.[13] Built in 1868, it is a Grade II listed building.[14] A United Reformed Church on Water Lane is closed.
Shelley has a primary school for children from Reception to Year 5. Next to the school in a prefabricated building is a pre-school and out-of-school club.
Shelley College at the east end of the parish near the border with the parish ofDenby Dale is for pupils from Kirkburton, Denby Dale andScissett. Shelley High School, changed to Shelley College when it attained specialist status in science. The actressLena Headey attended Shelley College.[15]
Shelley also has a community football club, based atStorthes Hall Park which competes in theNorth West Counties Football League.
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