{{Short description|Area of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Holmfield''' is an area of [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]] in [[West Yorkshire]], England, {{convert|2|mi}} north of the town centre.
Early maps show no village in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/408169/428983/10/100391|title=Ordnance Survey County Map 1852-1854|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref> Holmfield was developed in the 19th century after a mill, known as Holme Field Mill, was built on Strines Beck<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holmfieldmills.co.uk/|title=Holmfield Mills website|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref> in the [[Township (England)|township]] of [[Ovenden]], in the [[ancient parish]] of Halifax in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. The mill was a short distance south of the village of [[Holdsworth, West Yorkshire|Holdsworth]]. In 1878 [[Holmfield railway station]] was opened to serve the area. St Andrew's Church was built in 1897.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/c109_s.html|title=Churches and Chapels S|publisher=Calderdale Companion|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref>
[[Trinity Academy, Halifax|Trinity Academy]] is located in Holmfield.
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Holmfield, West Yorkshire}} *[http://www.halifaxpeople.com/Historic-Holmfield.html Historic Holmfield]
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[[Category:Areas of Halifax, West Yorkshire]]