Birkby, West Yorkshire

Birkby, West Yorkshire

Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a catholic primary school, St. Patrick's. It has a semi-rural atmosphere. The area is home to a large white and Asian population and there are four mosques in the area. Elsewhere, the suburb contains two Church of England chapels and a Baptist church, as well as a meetinghouse for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A very affluent suburb during Victorian times, Birkby sits in the idyllic Grimescar Valley, a greenbelt area of Huddersfield.


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