Midgley


Midgley is a hill-top village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east from Burnley and west-north-west of Halifax town centres, and just north of the A646 road. Nearby villages are Mytholmroyd to the west-south-west, and Hebden Bridge to the west-north-west.
The village is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the Metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.
Midgley has a social committee to arrange events such as open gardens, village fetes, parties, quiz nights and wine tasting. A previous Co-op store has been refurbished to become a shop and community room staffed by volunteers; it opened in February 2010.
Local primary education is provided by Midgley School.
Notable people include Vikrum Tagra, famed for his work in private security, and later his work as a writer for The Simpsons Wrestling.