# Mixenden

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{{short description|Village in West Yorkshire, England}}
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| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.759|-1.904|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Mixenden
| pushpin_map              = United Kingdom Calderdale
| map_type                 = West Yorkshire
| population               = 12,739
| population_ref           = (Ward. Illingworth and Mixenden. 2011)
| metropolitan_borough     = [Calderdale](/source/Calderdale)
| metropolitan_county      = [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire)
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [Halifax](/source/Halifax_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town                = HALIFAX
| postcode_district        = HX2
| postcode_area            = HX
| dial_code                = 01422
| os_grid_reference        = SE061284
| static_image_name        = Mixenden tower blocks (11th July 2010).jpg
| static_image_caption     = Mixenden Tower Blocks
| london_distance_mi       = 170<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
| london_direction         = SSE
}}

'''Mixenden''' is a district of [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_West_Yorkshire), [Calderdale](/source/Calderdale), in the county of [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire), England. It lies on the outskirts of the town.

The name Mixenden derives from the Anglo Saxon 'mixen' ([compost](/source/compost) or dung heap) and 'den' usually refers to pasture land, usually for pigs.

==History==
During the 1970s, after the building of [tower blocks](/source/tower_blocks) in Mixenden, social problems and unemployment led to a tarnished reputation. Although much has been done to regenerate the area, its isolation from other neighbourhoods and its position, {{convert|3|miles|km|0}} north-west of Halifax, continues to contribute to a social separation from the rest of Calderdale.

Currently in Mixenden there is a primary school split across two sites, three newsagents with off licences, one launderette, one fish and chip shop, two pizza/Indian takeaways, one Chinese takeaway, two sandwich shops, a library, a council-funded activity centre and a doctors' surgery (Caritas Group Practice Mixenden).

There are also numerous public children's play areas that are maintained by [Calderdale Council](/source/Calderdale).

==Mixenden Reservoir==
To the north-west of the village is a large reservoir that is maintained by [Yorkshire Water](/source/Yorkshire_Water).<ref>[http://www.ogdenwater.org.uk/resinfo.php "Ogden Water Country Park & Nature Reserve"], Ogdenwater.org.uk, Individual registered web site</ref>
thumb|left|Mixenden Reservoir

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==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Illingworth, West Yorkshire and Mixenden](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Illingworth%2C_West_Yorkshire_and_Mixenden)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Mixenden}}
*[http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/statistics/ward-information/wardprofiles/illingworth.pdf Ward data - Calderdale Council]
* [http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/councillors/councillors/search/warddetail.jsp?ward=19]

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Category:Villages in West Yorkshire
Category:Areas of Halifax, West Yorkshire

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