Jackson Bridge

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.57
longitude= -1.753
map_type= West Yorkshire
scale= 10000
official_name= Jackson Bridge
population = 1,380 (for Hepworth & Jackson bridge) [cite web|title=Ward Profiles: Holme Valley South|publisher=Kirklees Metropolitan Council| month= |year=2007| url=http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/statistics/census-by-town/settlements/Hepworth.pdf]
civil_parish = Holme Valley
metropolitan_borough= Kirklees
metropolitan_county= West Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Colne Valley
post_town= HOLMFIRTH
postcode_district = HD9
postcode_area= HD
dial_code= 01484
os_grid_reference= SE164075

Jackson Bridge is a small village in the civil parish of Holme Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England and within the postal district of Holmfirth. It is situated next to the A616, Huddersfield to Penistone, road.

Description

Jackson Bridge is the location for the pub to which Clegg's 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 dominates the village, was once a major contributor to the West Yorkshire textile industry, producing fine worsted cloth for export. The mill now houses 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. Most of the surrounding countryside is given over to agriculture, significantly milk cattle and sheep.

References

External links

* [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SE164075 Ordnance Survey Map]