Ravensthorpe is an area of Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. 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 Ravensthorpe is on the western outskirts of Dewsbury and is part of the "Dewsbury West" ward in the district of Kirklees. Kirklees is a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The area has always been heavily industrial and was once bustling with textile mills. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. There is now a toxic tip in the area and a large industrial estate. Ravensthorpe has a very multi-cultural population. It is also one of the most deprived areas of the country, as measured by super output [1].
History
Despite its apparently Norse name, Ravensthorpe did not exist as a community until the middle of the nineteenth century when large numbers of houses were constructed alongside the new textile mills. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The name was supplied by a local clergyman and historian to fit in with other Norse-named settlements in the area.
Prior to the building of textile mills in the 1870s the main economic activity in the area was the production of malt for the brewing industry and coke production based around the mine in the Shill Bank area. Malting is a process applied to Cereal grains in which the grains are made to Germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further Brewing is the production of Alcoholic beverage and Alcohol fuel through fermentation. Coke is a solid Carbonaceous material derived from Destructive distillation of low-ash low-sulfur Bituminous coal.
Following the Second World War, large areas of Ravensthorpe were demolished as part of the slum clearance programme. 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 Urban Renewal (similar to Urban Regeneration in British English) is a controversial U A brief poem from the time read
- Ravensthorpe, Ravensthorpe, what are they doing to you? They're knocking down the houses and building far too few.
There is a railway station in Ravensthorpe, opened in 19th century, near the Thornhill power station. Ravensthorpe railway station serves the Ravensthorpe district of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. Thornhill, is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on a hill on the south side of the River Calder, and has extensive views of Dewsbury The station is on the Huddersfield Line and has a regular service to Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds. The Huddersfield Line is the name given to one of the busiest rail services on the West Yorkshire MetroTrain network in northern England. Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north Dewsbury is a Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England
Recent times
From the 1960s onwards, immigrants moved into the area, especially from Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and More recently, there has been a large immigration of Iraqi Kurds and Hungarians into the area. From have been small riots between Hungarians and Pakistanis in February 2008, and between Kurds and Pakistanis in Summer 2007. [2]
One incident that attracted limited media attention came in 1999, when it appeared that a section of the Pakistani community had made it appear that several dead people had voted for the Labour Party candidate, in a local election where the Labour candidate only marginally won. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and 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 The police abandoned the investigation, however.
Early 2008 will see an exciting development in the town, in the shape of a new shopping park. Eight new retail units are planned in total and all are due to open in February/March 2008. Tenants on the park include retailers such as Netto, Instore, Home Bargains, Greggs and Subway. For other unrelated supermarket chains with the same name see Netto (Les Mousquetaires and Netto Marken-Discount. instore is a chain of Retail stores in the United Kingdom operated by instore plc HomeBargains is a chain of Discount stores operating in Northern England and the Midlands, founded by Tom Morris in Liverpool, England Greggs plc ( is the largest specialist retail bakery chain in the United Kingdom Subway Restaurants, commonly known as Subway, is a Fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells Sandwiches and Salads called
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