{{Short description|Suburb of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England}} {{use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Fixby | static_image = Allison Dike, Fixby - geograph.org.uk - 382230.jpg | static_image_caption = Allison Dike, Fixby | local_name = | country = England | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | area_footnotes = <!--to cite the values used in the area fields. Use the <ref> </ref> tags --> | area_total_sq_mi = <!-- Enter square mile data in RAW format (no commas or spaces) will automatically convert km<sup>2</sup> (if blank)--> | area_total_km2 = <!-- Enter square kilometre data in RAW format (no commas or spaces) will automatically convert sq mi (if blank)--> | population = | population_ref = <!-- include a reference: e.g.,<ref>Census, 2001</ref> a good place to check for these figures is http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/ --> | population_density = <!--for /sq mi ...use convert template {{Pop density mi2 to km2|(enter value) |precision=1|abbr=yes}} --> <!-- if pop density/km<sup>2</sup> is known use {{Pop density km2 to mi2|(enter value) |precision=1|abbr=yes}} --> | os_grid_reference = SE132194 | map_type = <!-- type of map (leave blank for default map, or set to nomap, UK or Greater Belfast to force a particular map) --> | coordinates = {{coord|53.67271|-1.80004|display=inline,title}} | post_town = HUDDERSFIELD | postcode_area = HD | postcode_district = HD2 | dial_code = <!-- e.g. 020, 0161 or 01332 - NOT +44... --> <!-- you can use the template {{mi to km|(enter data)|precision=0}} to help convert miles to km automatically; both are displayed --> | london_distance = {{convert|165|mi|km|0}} | metropolitan_borough = Kirklees | metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire }} '''Fixby''' is a suburb in north-west Kirklees bordering neighbouring Calderdale and is traditionally part of Huddersfield in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
The area is now a sought-after suburban location of Huddersfield for homeowners.<ref>{{cite news|title=The white stuff: How a bog-standard 1980s Yorkshire property was transformed into a dream home|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/the-white-stuff-how-a-bog-standard-1980s-yorkshire-property-was-transformed-into-a-dream-home-1-8449773|accessdate=2 October 2017|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=25 March 2017}}</ref> The village is just off the A6107 road and south of the M62 motorway.<ref>{{cite map|title =Bradford & Huddersfield |map =288 |year =2015 |scale =1;25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn = 9780319244852 }}</ref>
== History == The name "Fixby" derives from the Gaelic Irish personal name Fiach.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |oclc=1228215388 |page=181 |edition=4}}</ref> Fixby is mentioned in the Domesday Book.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Powell-Smith|first1=Anna|title=Fixby {{!}} Domesday Book|url=http://opendomesday.org/place/SE1319/fixby/|website=opendomesday.org|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref>
In the nineteenth century Fixby was a large estate to which social reformer Richard Oastler was appointed as steward from 1830 until 1838, when he was relieved of his duties because of his political activities: pamphleteering, lobbying and involvement in the establishment of Short Time Committees in industrial towns throughout Yorkshire. The Short Time Committees organised public meetings in order to raise petitions to improve conditions for children in the workplaces of the day, and resulted in the Factories Act 1847, with which Oastler was never fully satisfied.<ref>{{cite news|title=Factory King who battled to free child slaves|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/factory-king-who-battled-to-free-child-slaves-1-5214596|accessdate=2 October 2017|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=12 December 2012}}</ref>
Fixby was formerly a township in the parish of Halifax,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12588|title=History of Fixby, in Kirklees and West Riding|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 November 2024}}</ref> in 1866 Fixby became a separate civil parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10424859|title=Relationships and changes Fixby CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 November 2024}}</ref> on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Huddersfield, Elland and Brighouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/halifax.html|title=Halifax Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=25 November 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 582.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10424859/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Fixby CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 November 2024}}</ref>
==Facilities== Much of the historical Fixby Estate is now a golf course, with '''Fixby Hall''' as the clubhouse for '''Huddersfield Golf Club''',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Whitwam|first1=Linda|title=Conservationist background of man behind the development of Huddersfield's countryside|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/conservationist-background-man-behind-development-4965724|accessdate=2 October 2017|work=Huddersfield Examiner|date=8 October 2011}}</ref> and intersected by the Kirklees Way footpath.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirklees Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths|url=https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Kirklees+Way|website=www.ldwa.org.uk|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref> Fixby Hall is a grade II listed building.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1134236|desc=Fixby Hall|grade=II|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref>
The Huddersfield Crematorium is also situated in the area.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sutcliffe|first1=Robert|title=Huddersfield Crematorium needs a new furnace|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/more-council-budget-worries-huddersfield-12304051|accessdate=2 October 2017|work=Huddersfield Examiner|date=11 December 2016}}</ref>
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Category:Areas of Huddersfield Category:Former civil parishes in West Yorkshire