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Menston
Menston
	Main Street
Population	4,660
OS grid reference	SE174439
Civil parish	Menston;
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ILKLEY
Postcode district	LS29
Dialling code	01943
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Shipley;
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Menston is a village and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Along with Burley in Wharfedale, Menston is part of Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford. It has a population of 4,660.^[1]

Landmarks

Menston's Anglican parish church is dedicated to St John the Divine, and is part of the Diocese of Bradford. Other notable buildings include High Royds Hospital and St. Mary's Catholic High School, 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.^[2]

Transport

It lies on the A65, approximately ten miles north-west of the centre of Leeds and 9 miles north of Bradford centre, between Guiseley and Burley-in-Wharfedale. Menston also has a railway station between Guiseley and Burley 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.

Cultural references

Highroyds is mentioned in the Kaiser Chiefs song of the same name, from the album, Yours Truly Angry Mob.^[3] Also, the Kaiser Chiefs were formed and met in the same class at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston.

Gallery

Menston Post Office
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 High School 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^[4]

Notable residents

Paul Jewell, a retired footballer and the former manager of Bradford City, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic and most recently Ipswich Town, has lived in the village since the 1990s.^[5] Smith Wigglesworth, a notable early Pentecostal preacher, was born in Menston in 1859. Eric Knight, the author who created the fictional collie Lassie was born in Menston. Three members of the rock band The Kaiser Chiefs, Nick Hodgson, Nick Baines and Simon Rix met whilst attending St. Mary's Roman Catholic High School in Menston.

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References

^ "Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
^ "Menston's new homes will build extra pressure on schools (From Ilkley Gazette)". www.ilkleygazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
^ "SongMeanings". www.songmeanings.net. Retrieved 2009-05-30. {{cite web}}: Text "Kaiser Chiefs - Highroyds" ignored (help); Text "Lyrics" ignored (help)
^ http://www.menstontown.co.uk
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External links

[1] "Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2009-08-26.

[2] "Menston's new homes will build extra pressure on schools (From Ilkley Gazette)". www.ilkleygazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-05-30.

[3] "SongMeanings". www.songmeanings.net. Retrieved 2009-05-30. {{cite web}}: Text "Kaiser Chiefs - Highroyds" ignored (help); Text "Lyrics" ignored (help)

[4] ttp://www.menstontown.co.uk

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 [[Paul Jewell]], a retired footballer and the former manager of [[Bradford City]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] and most recently [[Ipswich Town]], has lived in the village since the 1990s.<ref>[http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/sport/4009687.Jewell_resigns_at_Derby_County/]</ref>
 [[Smith Wigglesworth]], a notable early Pentecostal preacher, was born in Menston in 1859.
-[[Eric Knight]], the author who created the fictional collie Lassie was born in Menston.
+[[Eric Knight]], the author who created the fictional collie Lassie was born in Menston. Three members of the rock band The Kaiser Chiefs, Nick Hodgson, Nick Baines and Simon Rix met whilst attending St. Mary's Roman Catholic High School in Menston.
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