Menston

Menston
Menston
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Menston is a village and

Burley in Wharfedale, most of Menston is within Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of Bradford. The remainder of Menston is in the Leeds City Council area. At the 2011 census it has a population of 4,498^[1] (down from 4,660 in 2001).^[2]

Landmarks

Menston's

St. Mary's Menston

Catholic Academy, both of which are in the Leeds part of Menston.

The site of High Royds Hospital, originally the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, which is just inside the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, has been converted to housing called "Highroyds Village". This is a reflection of Menston's growing size. In the past 20 years there has been increased demand for much needed housing in the area. The population of Menston has been steadily increasing. As a result, Menston Primary School, which was threatened with closure in the 1980s, has increased student numbers.^[3]

Transport

It lies on the

Wharfedale Line, with direct trains to Leeds, Bradford Forster Square and Ilkley. There are bus services to Leeds, Otley and Wetherby (an infrequent bus service run by Utopia). Menston once had rail links to Otley, via the (now closed) Arthington

to Menston Line. Climate Action Menston have prepared a walking map of the village which can be downloaded from their website.

Cultural references

Highroyds is mentioned in the

St. Mary's Menston

.

Gallery

Shops on Main Street and Burley Lane junction
The Malt Shovel
Menston Arms
St. Mary's Catholic High School aerial photo
St. Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy Visitor Entrance

Sport

Menston is home to football club, Menston Town FC who currently play in the Wharfedale Triangle Division 2 after being established in 2010.^[5]

Menston cricket club, which plays at the Fox Ground. Offering 1st, 2nd and 3rd team seniors men cricket, has recently merged with CromPark adding two more Saturday 1st and 2nd senior men's teams to the rosta. The club boasts a large junior section which contributed 16 teams (from U18 - U9) to the AWJCL.

Menston Cricket Club is an active promoter of girls and women's participation in cricket. With 2 all girls teams, and a women's team flying high in the inaugural women's cricket league.

Home also to Menston Juniors Football Club (MJFC).

Notable residents

Ipswich Town, has lived in the village since the 1990s.^[6] Dean Windass, the former Bradford City and Hull City footballer, lives in the village. Nick Hodgson, Nick Baines and Simon Rix, all members of the rock band, the Kaiser Chiefs, met while attending St. Mary's Roman Catholic High School in Menston. Born in Menston were: Smith Wigglesworth, a notable early Pentecostal preacher (1859); Eric Knight, the author who created the fictional collie, Lassie (1897); Annie Margaret Barr, a Unitarian minister and founder of the Kharang Rural Centre in the Khasi Hills, North East India (1899); and actor Sam Riley

(1980). Bill Bowes (25 July 1908 – 4 September 1987) English professional cricketer active from 1929 to 1947

References

^
Office for National Statistics
. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
^ "Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
^ "Menston's new homes will build extra pressure on schools". Ilkley Gazette. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ "SongMeanings – Lyrics – Kaiser Chiefs - Highroyds". www.songmeanings.net. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ "About Us". www.menstontown.co.uk. Menston Town FC. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Jewell resigns at Derby County". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

[2011_census-1] 
Office for National Statistics
. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

[2] "Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

[3] "Menston's new homes will build extra pressure on schools". Ilkley Gazette. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

[4] "SongMeanings – Lyrics – Kaiser Chiefs - Highroyds". www.songmeanings.net. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

[5] "About Us". www.menstontown.co.uk. Menston Town FC. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[6] "Jewell resigns at Derby County". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 14 September 2010.

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