Mirfield

Mirfield is a town in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. It is on the main road between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Wakefield.

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The 13th century St. Mary's Church was rebuilt by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

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It is the birthplace of Patrick Stewart, who plays Captain Jean-Luc Picard in , and of cyclist Brian Robinson, the first Briton ever to win a stage of the Tour de France.

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Roger Moore of James Bond fame was once a resident of the village.

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Schools in Mirfield include: Mirfield Free Grammar, Castlehall, Battyeford and Crossley Fields (formerly Wellhouse).

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The Mirfield Theological College was where Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury lectured from 1976 for two years. Archbishop Trevor Huddleston spent his last days in Mirfield at the Community of the Resurrection.

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Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

West Yorkshire: West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. It borders on Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire....

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....