Berry Brow
Village in West Yorkshire, England
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Berry Brow is a semi-rural village in West Yorkshire, England, situated about 2 miles (3 km) south of Huddersfield. It lies on the eastern bank of the Holme Valley and partially straddles the A616 road to Honley and Penistone.
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| Berry Brow | |
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  Berry Brow Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode district | HD4 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
The village has a Victorian infants' and nursery school, some shops and a railway platform on the Penistone Line. It lies between Armitage Bridge, Taylor Hill and Newsome. Berry Brow is served by two public houses (The Railway and The Golden Fleece) and a liberal club. The site of a third public house, The Black Bull, was converted into an Indian restaurant in 1994, and received planning permission to expand capacity in 2011.[1]
In the bottom of the valley are two high rise buildings, built in the 1960s in an attempt to modernise the village.[2] These reached public notoriety in the 1980s when they were found to contain high levels of asbestos,[citation needed] which had been built into the fabric of the building, under the regulations in force at that time. A request by Kirklees Council for money from central Government to assist with the predicted £1 million cost of removing the asbestos was rejected in February 1991.[3]
Expecting to take approximately 6 months to complete the task of removing the asbestos, Kirklees Council temporarily re-housed the tenants in other areas, the majority of whom consisted of mature and elderly residents.[citation needed] As the 6 months dragged on into three years, the tenants were offered more permanent housing elsewhere. The two blocks were eventually refurbished at a cost in excess of £6,000,000.[citation needed] They were then used to house younger single people and asylum seekers from other countries.[4] As part of the refurbishment a 'State-of-the Art' CCTV security system was installed in 2009 to cover both buildings, as well as other locations in Dewsbury and Batley.[5]
Early history
The oldest part of the village is Deadmanstone. Originally known as Dudmanstone, Dudmanstone House is situated above Berry Brow.[6] In 1584 the estate was recorded as belonging to the Lockwood family:
Thomas Lockwood holdeth a messuage called Dudmanstone, now made into two; two gardens; one little croft, called Tenter Croft; two closes, called Cockshutts; two closes, called Ouroyds; one close, called Sykes; third part of one called William Croft; one little meadow, called Calf Croft; one other meadow, called the Lime Croft; four closes called the Lees, &c. One house, called the Forward House; one garden and one close to the same belonging. One house called Budge Royd. One house and one garden in the tenure of one Shaw; and one meadow to the same adjoining. One messuage, called Stirley; one garden and one croft to the same belonging.[7]
