Ossett
Badge of Ossett town
Ossett shown within West Yorkshire
Population	20,988
OS grid reference	SE279205
Metropolitan borough	Wakefield Metropolitan District
Shire county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OSSETT
Postcode district	WF5
Dialling code	01924
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Normanton
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°41′N 1°35′W / 53.68, -1.58

Ossett [pronounced /ɒsɪt/] is an old industrial town in West Yorkshire, England on junction 40 of the M1 motorway. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and Metropolitan borough Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Wakefield postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. West Yorkshire Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Metropolitan county of West The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is the NHS Ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. Yorkshire and the Humber is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Normanton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where It is located in the Wakefield Metropolitan District, half-way between the towns of Dewsbury, to the west, and Wakefield, to the east. The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and Metropolitan borough Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Wakefield lies at the heart of the City of Wakefield, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. In the 2001 census, it was classified as part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area^[1]. The West Yorkshire Urban Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS to refer to a conurbation in West Yorkshire, England, based mainly The town is roughly half-way between the west and east coasts of England.

Contents 1 History 2 Name 3 Industry 4 Transport 5 Tourism 6 Churches 7 Facts and Figures 8 Trivia 9 Events 10 Politics 11 Publications 12 Sport 13 Famous Ossetters 14 Cultural references 15 Location Grid 16 See also 17 References 18 Sources

History

Ossett appears in the Domesday book as "Osleset", which was in the Manor of Wakefield. The Domesday book was compiled for William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, after he invaded and conquered England in 1066. The survey of England was completed in 1086. "Osleset" was measured as 3 and a half "Carucates", which is the land needed to be ploughed by 3 teams of 8 ox. Woodland pasture measured "half a league long as much broad" (roughly 6 furlongs by 6 furlongs). "4 villans" and "3 bordars" lived in Osleset, a villan was an upper status villager, a bordar was a lower status villager. The name "Osleset" is believed to be of saxon origin, meaning "Osla's seat", though there are other explanations for Ossett's name.

In the Second World War, Ossett was accidentally bombed on 16 September 1940^[2]. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Strategic bombing during World War II was greater in scale than any wartime attack the world had previously witnessed Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ten High Explosive bombs were dropped. An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied No one was killed, save for a number of chickens and several properties were damaged^[3]. A V-1's engine was reportedly heard to cut out, and came down at Grange Moor, to the west of the town. The Fieseler Fi 103, better known as V-1 (German Vergeltungswaffe 1 was an early Cruise missile used during World War Two

Ossett became incorporated as a municipal borough in 1890. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to Under the Local Government Act 1972, it became an unparished area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a Civil parish. The City of Wakefield is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and Metropolitan borough

Name

The township was formed as "Ossett-cum-Gawthorpe" in 1866 and was renamed as the shorter "Ossett" in 1890.

Ossett is often misspelled as "Osset". In Ellis' On Early English Pronunication, one of the founding works of British linguistics, the incorrect spelling is used. Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields ^[4] The bus station's electronic board opened with this spelling, and, as of May 2007, this has still not been altered. The British Library has an online dialect study that uses the spelling. ^[5] Publishers of Stan Barstow's books often spelt the name wrong when giving details of the author's background. ^[6]. A local phrase is, "I'll Ossett there & Bus it back".

The South African astronomer Cyril Jackson, who was born in Ossett, honoured the town when he named asteroid 1244 Deira; the citation he submitted to the IAU boils down to « Ancient name of Ossett, Yorkshire ». The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Cyril Jackson (1746—1819 was Dean of Christ Church Oxford 1783-1809 Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but That is something of an exaggeration: the ancient Kingdom of Deira actually encompassed (at its height) most of modern Yorkshire. Deira was a kingdom in Northern England during the 6th century AD Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain.

Industry

Stan Barstow said that Ossett and Horbury were the "border country" where the north-west of the coalfield merged with the south-east of the wool towns. Horbury is a large village west of Wakefield and south of Ossett, in West Yorkshire, England. Local historian John Goodchild said, "The place was essentially one of small mines and small mills". The town was once a thriving centre of the "shoddy" industry; i. e. the recycling of woollen garments. Whilst some mill towns employed mostly females in its textile sector, Ossett's mills always had roughly equal numbers of men and women. The town's mills were generally small, but they had a reputation as high-quality producers. Whitehead's Mill used to have a float that said "We Export to the World" at the Gawthorpe May Pole parade.

There are still three operational textile mills in the town: Ings Mill, off Dale Street, now deals with recycled textiles; the Victoria mills off the Green, close to Ossett School, produce carpets; and "Edward Clay & Son Ltd" on Wesley Street manufactures felts for the mattress making and horticultural industries. Ossett School & Sixth Form College is the only high school in Ossett, a town in the County of West Yorkshire, England. Other have been converted into units: some of the most prominent being Royds Mill on the Leeds Road roundabout and the large congregation of mills in the Healey area. Some mills remain derelict. Edward Clay was the first Mayor of Ossett (1890).

Coal-mining was, up to the late 1860s, Ossett's second industry in terms of people employed and the first in terms of males employed. Coal mining has been in the area since the 14th century. There were a large number of pits in Ossett during the 19th century. The main pits in Ossett were "Old Roundwood", opened in 1851 with the Gawthorpe seam. The Haigh Moor seam opened in 1860 and the Silkstone seam opened in 1893. Old Roundwood closed in 1966. "Pildacre" pit shut due to flooding in 1875 but remained as a source of water for Ossett. "Westfield" shut in the early 1900's, the Chidswell riot in 1893 was caused by striking miners trying to reach Westfield to stop their miners working. Another pit down Healey Road was also the scene of tension between police and striking miners. "Low Laithes" pit shut in 1926, however the seams from Low Laithes later flooded and were responsible for the Lofthouse Colliery disaster in 1973. "Greatfield" shut in the 1950's and "Shawcross", on the Ossett/Dewsbury border near the current Dewsbury Rugby stadium, which closed in 1968.

At the time of the UK miners' strike (1984-1985), the nearest pits were "Denby Grange" and "Bullcliffe Woods" - both being about 3 miles to the south. The miners' strike of 1984 – 1985 was a major Industrial action affecting the British coal industry. The latter was one of the pits threatened with closure and one of the few concessions won was the merger of the latter with the former; the combined pit finally closed in 1991. The town's badge features images of both mills and collieries.

During the 1970s, Woodhead Manufacturing employed 1,500 people on Church Street; the site is now under a housing estate and Woodheads exists in name only and is run from an industrial estate in Leeds.

Transport

The Romans constructed a road from Halifax to Wakefield, this road was turned into a turnpike road in 1741 and it's route is roughly similar to the modern day Dewsbury Road. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Halifax is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 82056 in the Streetside post office is a reminder of the roman origins of the road. The railways first arrived in Ossett in 1862, when the Bradford, Wakefield & Leeds Railway company opened a branch line to Flushdyke. The line was extended to Ossett in 1864 and then onto Dewsbury and Batley.

Ossett station, located roughly where Southdale Gardens now is, was opened in 1889 by the Great Northern Railway, the line ran underneath Station Road and the "bump" in the road today is the only reminder of the bridge that used to exist there until it's removal in the 1980's. The station closed in 1964. The town was close to four other train stations: Chickenley Heath closed in 1911, Earlsheaton in 1953, Flushdyke closed in 1941 and Horbury & Ossett in 1970. It is now the largest town in Yorkshire and one of the largest towns in Britain without a train station. Railway sidings and yards are still to be found at the old Ossett & Horbury Station site, heading towards Huddersfield and Horbury Bridge. Queen Elizabeth II spent a night aboard the royal train there during her 1977 Silver Jubilee tour.

In 2004 a brand new bus station was opened in the town built by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive this replaced an earlier station constructed in the 1970's and located 50 yards closer to Prospect Road and the football ground. The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE is the Passenger Transport Executive for the county of West Yorkshire, England. A previous bus station was located between the town hall and the current post office and was discontinued in the 1970s. The M1 motorway arrived in Ossett in 1967. The stretch between Junctions 40 and 42 was opened in April 1967. The stretch from junction 38 to 40 was opened in October 1968. The Highways Agency have plans to widen the M1 to 4 lanes between Chesterfield and Leeds. The Highways Agency is an Executive agency, part of the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom. Chesterfield is a historic Market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a County in England. This work has already started in Derbyshire. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle

Tourism

Ossett was, for a brief period in the 19th century, a spa town. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" ^[7] Having been founded by a local mill owner who was inspired by Harrogate and Cheltenham, the waters were popular with those seeking relief from certain skin diseases, but it did not transform the town in the way that many other British spas did. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Education The spa has now long since closed but the south-east of the town is still known as "Ossett Spa".

Churches

There are seven Christian Churches in the town, each with their own particular identities and initiatives. Many of the leaders of these churches meet regularly to collaborate and support each other. In the 18th and 19th Centuries, the town had a reputation as a centre of religious Nonconformism^[8]. Nonconformism is the refusal to conform to common standards conventions rules customs traditions norms or laws Although nonconformist churches were common across of West Yorkshire, Ossett was a particular hotbed. In 1890, seventeen different churches were recorded in Ossett, excluding "spiritualist churches". Trinity Church is one of the two Church of England chapels in the town. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The other is Christ Church, South Ossett. St Mary's Church on Chancery Road closed in 1999, and its parish was absorbed into Holy Trinity's.

St. Ignatius Church is the only Roman Catholic Church in Ossett, it was built in 1878. The Salvation Army is now the only Christian church with its building in Gawthorpe. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. The Salvation Army building also acts as a community centre providing dinners for senior citizens & two parent & toddler groups. There is also a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Ventnor Way, and a spiritualist church in the town centre. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination Spiritualism is a Religion founded in part on the writings of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772

Facts and Figures

• At the 2001 census, the town's population was estimated at 20,988 residents plus an extra 88 in communal establishments^[9]. This may now be slightly higher due to continued expansion. Ossett's convenient proximity to the M1 motorway has led the old industrial town to become more affluent in recent years, attracting both industry and resident commuters to Leeds, following on from a period of economic decline that lasted almost three decades. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England

• Ossett has eight Primary Schools, however it now has only one High School, Ossett School. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Ossett School & Sixth Form College is the only high school in Ossett, a town in the County of West Yorkshire, England. Most of the primary schools in Ossett bear the town's name in the title as a mark of civic pride. The only two exceptions to this are Highfield School (which caters to those with learning disabilities) and St. Ignatius' Catholic Primary School. The Highfield School building was the old North Ossett Comprehensive before its closure in 1997. See also list of schools in Wakefield. The following is a partial list of currently operating Schools in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

Trivia

• Ossett is the home of Wakefield Orchestral Wind[1].

• The red phone booth in Ossett town centre, opposite the Kingsway roundabout, is a grade II listed building. ^[10]

• Ossett is home to two real ale breweries. Cask ale or cask-conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised Beer which is conditioned (including Secondary fermentation Ossett Brewery, located just down the road from The Brewer's Pride pub in Healey is best-known for Ossett Pale Gold and Excelsior[2] (the latter a winner of several CAMRA awards)^[11] ; Bob's Brewing Company (formerly The Red Lion Brewery), at The Red Lion on Dewsbury Road is best known for its unusual Chardonnale^[12]. Both are available across the North of England and the breweries also produce several other beers. Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line

• The Yorkshire and the Humber branch of the Disability Sports Federation has its headquarters on the Longlands Industrial Estate in the town. Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England.

Events

Gawthorpe, an area of north Ossett, is known for its striking water tower. Gawthorpe hosts the annual World Coal-Carrying Championships (Easter Monday) and an annual Maypole parade on the first Saturday in May. Ossett Gala takes place on the second Saturday in July. The turning on of the Christmas Lights (early December) is another focal point for the community, along with the Fire station's annual bonfire on the Friday evening nearest to the 5th November. The Ossett Beer Festival takes place annually in the Brewers' Pride pub in the Healey area of Ossett.

Politics

Politically, Ossett has changed which constituency it is in several times. In 1983, a very unpopular decision transferred the town from the Dewsbury seat to the Normanton constituency. Normanton is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This is represented by Ed Balls, who was formerly chief economic adviser. Edward Michael "Ed" Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British politician, and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament The seat has been continually represented by Labour since 1885: longer than any other British constituency. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty

At the next election, Ossett [and Horbury] will comprise part of the Wakefield seat. Wakefield is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ^[13] When Ossett was part of the Dewsbury constituency, the MP was David Ginsburg, who was one of the Labour M. David Ginsburg ( 18 March 1921 &ndash 18 March 1994) was a British politician P. s to defect to the Social Democratic Party (UK). This is about the UK Social Democratic Party which existed between 1981 and 1988 On transferring to the Normanton constituency, the MP for many years was Bill O'Brien until he entered the House of Lords and was succeeded by Ed Balls. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords"

In 2008, the wards Ossett and Horbury and South Ossett both elected Tories. ^[14] This is the first time that the Ossett ward has elected a Conservative; the Conservative candidate had finished in fourth place on some occasions. The Ossett ward now has two LibDem councillors and one Tory; the Horbury and South Ossett ward now has three Tory councillors.

Publications

Ossett's local newspaper is the Ossett Observer, which was founded in 1864. The Wakefield Express and the Dewsbury Reporter are also regularly stocked in local newsagents. The Wakefield Express is the newspaper serving the District of Wakefield. The Dewsbury Reporter is a local weekly publication providing news for residents of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, and surrounding areas The Wakefield Express publishes an Ossett Edition, and also contains an Ossett and district section. The Wakefield Express is the newspaper serving the District of Wakefield. Ossett also has its own free magazine The Ossett Review^[15] that was established in July 2005.

Sport

Ossett hosts two semi-professional football teams. Ossett Town play at Ingfield across from the bus station, and are in the Unibond Premier Division. Ossett Town Football Club are an English football club based in Ossett, in the City of Wakefield district West Yorkshire, playing in the Current clubs Past winners 1968-69 Macclesfield Town 1969-70 Macclesfield Town 1970-71 Wigan Neighbours Ossett Albion make their home at Queen's Terrace, more commonly known as Dimplewells, and are one division below Town, in the Unibond First Division. Ossett Albion Association Football Club are an English football team who play in the Northern Premier League Division One North. Split At the beginning of the 2007-08 season the league was split into the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South There was an Ossett Football Club in the 1890's, they played in the original West Yorkshire League, but the oldest current club in Ossett is Ossett Common Rovers, formed in 1910 and currently playing in the modern West Yorkshire League. Other clubs in Ossett down the years include Ossett Wanderers, Ossett United and Ossett Panthers. Two Brewers play in the Wakefield & District League.

Ossett Rugby Union Football Club play at Spring Mill Playing Fields on Queen's Drive. Ossett Trinity, the local rugby league team, resigned from the Rugby League Conference in 2006. The Rugby League Conference (RLC (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from the Co-operative Group, is a series of regionally Ossett cricket club also play at Dimplewells. The Heavy Woollen District has its own cricket association and its own cricket team. The Heavy Woollen District is so-called because of the nature of the Cloth manufactured in the towns of the central area of West Yorkshire. Residents of Ossett are eligible to play for the Heavy Wollen District team.

Famous Ossetters

• Novelist Stan Barstow, the author of A Kind of Loving, was born in Horbury, yet has lived almost all of his life in Ossett and attended Ossett Grammar School. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Stan Barstow (born June 28, 1928, Horbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire) is an English Novelist.
• Benjamin Ingham (1712-72) founder of the Inghamite Methodists was born in Ossett. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations He was educated at Batley Grammar School and Queen's College, Oxford. Batley Grammar School is a co-educational public school located at Carlinghow Hill in Upper Batley, West Yorkshire, UK. The Queen's College, founded 1341 is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. He was ordained in 1735 and accompanied John and Charles Wesley as a missionary to the colony of Georgia in the USA. Biography Charles Wesley was the son of Susanna Wesley and Samuel Wesley. In 1737, after his return to Ossett, Ingham started to establish the Inghamite Methodists after being banned in 1739 from preaching in churches. By 1755 there were over eighty Inghamite congregations, mainly in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea A vestige of Ingham's Church still survives in the Lancashire/Yorkshire border area.
• Bobby Madley (Football Referee) was a member of the first team of English referees to officiate at the new Wembley Stadium. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. He was an assistant referee to Premiership referee, Andy D'Urso for the England Under 16 v Spain Under 16 International Friendly. Andrew Paul D'Urso (born 1963-11-30) is an English football referee in the FA Premier League.
• Eli Marsden Wilson, A. R. E. , A. R. C. E. (1877-1965) was a successful Ossett-born artist who had seventeen pictures exhibited at the Royal Academy. This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. After studying at Wakefield College of Art, he moved to the Royal College of Art in London where he became a pupil of Sir Frank Short. The Royal College of Art ( RCA) is a University in London, England. The first picture Wilson exhibited at the R. A. in 1905 was an etching of "Ossett Market" as it was in Victorian times. There is a copy of "Ossett Market" by E. M. Wilson on display in Wakefield Art Gallery.
• South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson was born in Ossett. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• Software house Team17 are based there and their most famous game - "Worms" - contained a Hell level with a sign saying, "Welcome to Ossett". A software house is a company whose primary products are composed of Software, i Team17 Software is a Video game company which grew from 17Bit Software an Amiga PD/Demo user-group in the late 1980s Worms was the first in the series of Artillery games developed by Team17 and released in. Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering
• The crime novelist David Peace originates from Ossett and set the first six of his books in the West Riding. Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from David Peace is a British Author. He is well known for his novels GB84 and The Damned Utd. In Nineteen Seventy Four, Ed Dunford, the main character, lived at 10, Wesley Street in the town. There is also an insider joke where Ed tries to make up a fake name of a solicitors' firm to a policemen, and says "Edward Clay & Son Ltd. " see above, which the policeman immediately deduce as false. Ossett (pronounced /ɒsɪt/ is a Market town within the Metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England
• Actress Helen Worth (Gail Platt on Coronation Street) was born and brought up in Ossett. Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth (born 7 January, 1951) is an English actress. Gail Platt (née Potter; previously Tilsley and Hillman) is a long running Fictional character on the British Soap opera Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren
• Richard Wood (footballer) - defender with Sheffield Wednesday FC. Richard Mark Wood (born 5 July 1985, Ossett) is an English footballer currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday F
• The Cribs, an indie rock band
• Thomas Cussons (Chemist) first established the 'Cussons' personal care brand in Ossett. The Cribs are an English 4-piece Indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Thomas Tomlinson Cussons (1838–1905 born in Kingston upon Hull, England. The initials of Thomas' eldest son John W. Cussons (1867-1922) can still be found on the wall of the original building, now the Yorkshire Bank on Station Road. Thomas' youngest son Alex T. Cussons (1875-1951) who was apprenticed in Ossett, went on to manufacture the famous Cussons Imperial Leather soap. Alexander Tom Cussons ( 14 July 1875 – 20 August 1951) Born in Holbeck, Leeds, England to Thomas Tomlinson Imperial Leather is a brand of soaps toiletries and healthcare products manufactured by PZ Cussons.
• Ben Levene-Famous writer of Self Help books. Titles including "Sleep your way to the top. He was knighted in 2006 for services to Yorkshire
• Barry Wood, former Lancashire and England cricketer was born in Ossett. Barry Wood (born 26 December 1942) is a former Cricketer who played 12 Tests for England as an opening Batsman as well as
• George Dews, played football for Middlesbrough, Plymouth Argyle and Walsall from 1946 to 1956; he also played cricket for Worcestershire.

Cultural references

• The town is mentioned in the song It's Grim Up North. ^[16]
• "The Yorkshire Dictionary" by Arnold Kellett defines Ossett as once being known as "wheeare the' black-leead t'tram lines", although no explanation was given for this. One interpretation is that it was mocking the town's heavy pollution when it was industrialised. Another is that Ossett people were seen as fussy and pedantic; Ossett was known as hotbed of religious Nonconformism, where new churches were founded over minor differences in doctrine and these churches often had a large impact on daily life.
• From Austin Mitchell's Talkin' Yorkshire (page 48):

In moments of extreme anger Ossett Fish-puddlers have been known to resent "thou" and reply "Don't thee thou me thee thou thissen and see how tha likes thee thouing" but this is rare. Austin Vernon Mitchell (born 19 September 1934 is the Labour Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby in England.

Location Grid

	North: Kirkhamgate
West: Dewsbury	Ossett	East: Wakefield
	South: Horbury and Netherton

See also

• South Ossett
• List of British spa towns

References

Sources

• "Bygone Ossett", Norman Ellis, Rickaro Books, November 2003, ISBN 0-9546439-0-9
• "Old Ordnance Survey Maps: Ossett 1890", Alan Godfrey Maps, ISBN 0-85054-237-5
• "The King's England: Yorkshire, West Riding", Arthur Mee

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