Mirfield
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Mirfield is a village in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. It is on the main road between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Wakefield.
The 13th century St. Mary's Church was rebuilt by Sir George Gilbert Scott.
It is the birthplace of Patrick Stewart, who plays Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and of cyclist Brian Robinson, the first Briton ever to win a stage of the Tour de France.
Roger Moore of James Bond fame was once a resident of the village.
Schools in Mirfield include: Mirfield Free Grammar, Castlehall, Battyeford and Crossley Fields (formerly Wellhouse).
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.
External Links
- Ill-mannered parrot becomes member of local church. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2518635.stm)
- Liberal Democrat council election candidate goes for the nudist vote. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1977609.stm)
- College of the Resurrection. (http://www.mirfield.org.uk/cor/index.asp)
- Community of the Resurrection. (http://www.mirfield.org.uk/index.asp)