Jackson Bridge
Description
Jackson Bridge is the location for the pub which Clegg's house is situated behind in the BBC's long-running comedy Last of the Summer Wine. It is located close to the edge of the Peak District National Park.
Dobroyd Mills, which dominated the village, was once a major contributor to the West Yorkshire textile industry, producing fine worsted cloth for export. At the end of their use the mill buildings housed a fine yarn spinners, John Woodheads (Dobroyd Mills) Ltd, plus other small businesses such as computer services and facilities, engineering, sheet metal works and motor vehicle services. After a period of dereliction, the complex was demolished in 2020.
Most of the surrounding countryside is given over to agriculture, significantly milk cattle and sheep.
The village is known as 'Jigby' by locals.
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Jackson Bridge - Hepworth Road road bridge
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Jackson Bridge road-bridge showing passage of Jackson Bridge Dike
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Upstream view from Jackson Bridge road bridge
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Wildspur Mill conversion to housing (in New Mill)
References
- ^ "Ward Profiles: Holme Valley South" (PDF). Kirklees Metropolitan Council. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011.
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