During the 1970s, after the building of 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, 3 miles (5 km) 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.
Mixenden Reservoir
To the north-west of the village is a large reservoir that is maintained by Yorkshire Water.[1]
mixenden, district, halifax, calderdale, county, west, yorkshire, england, lies, outskirts, town, tower, blocksshow, calderdalelocation, within, west, yorkshireshow, west, yorkshirepopulation12, ward, illingworth, 2011, grid, referencese061284, london170, ssem. Mixenden is a district of Halifax Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire England It lies on the outskirts of the town MixendenMixenden Tower BlocksMixendenShow map of CalderdaleMixendenLocation within West YorkshireShow map of West YorkshirePopulation12 739 Ward Illingworth and Mixenden 2011 OS grid referenceSE061284 London170 mi 270 km SSEMetropolitan boroughCalderdaleMetropolitan countyWest YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHALIFAXPostcode districtHX2Dialling code01422PoliceWest YorkshireFireWest YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentHalifaxList of places UK England Yorkshire 53 45 32 N 1 54 14 W 53 759 N 1 904 W 53 759 1 904 The name Mixenden derives from the Anglo Saxon mixen compost or dung heap and den usually refers to pasture land usually for pigs Contents 1 History 2 Mixenden Reservoir 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistoryDuring the 1970s after the building of 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 3 miles 5 km 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 Mixenden ReservoirTo the north west of the village is a large reservoir that is maintained by Yorkshire Water 1 nbsp Mixenden ReservoirSee alsoListed buildings in Illingworth West Yorkshire and MixendenReferences Ogden Water Country Park amp Nature Reserve Ogdenwater org uk Individual registered web siteExternal links nbsp Media related to Mixenden at Wikimedia Commons Ward data Calderdale Council 1 Portals nbsp Yorkshire nbsp England nbsp United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mixenden amp oldid 1218624399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
