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Almondbury is a village south-east of Huddersfield town centre in West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368 Almondbury appears in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Almondeberie". After the Norman Conquest, the land around the village was held by the powerful De Lacy family, who gave their name to De Lacy Avenue. For 300 years up until the 17th century, the village's Monday Market was the most important in the area. Almondbury was the hub of parish activity and in its early history was a more important centre than the town of Huddersfield. The villages of Linthwaite, Lockwood, Honley, Holmfirth and Meltham were all part of the Almondbury parish area. The village is close to Castle Hill, Huddersfield's most prominent landmark. Almondbury has several notable buildings including the 16th-century Wormald's Hall, now the village Conservative club, and the Grade I listed All Hallows Church. ==Education== In 1547 the people of Almondbury were faced with the possible dissolution of its Chantry Chapel.〔( "A short history of King James’s School" ), Oas.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016〕 By "concent of the parishe", Arthur Kay of Woodsome and his son John "dyd shifte yt" stone by stone, along St Helen's Gate, to be reconstructed as a school house. A royal charter, formally called the Letters Patent,〔("The School Charter (‘the Letters Patent’)" ), Oas.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016〕 was granted by James I on 24 November 1608 and the school became a grammar school. The school has had various names (Almondbury Grammar School, King James's Grammar School) and today is called King James's School.〔(The Old Almondburians' Society ), Oas.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2016〕 The Harry Taylor Trust was established in 1987 in memory of Harry Taylor, former headmaster of King James's Grammar School (1952-1973), to benefit pupils at the school and young people in the village of Almondbury. There is also Almondbury Community School on Fernside Avenue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Almondbury」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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