▁to ▁exist ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁having ▁been ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁York shire ▁Regiment ▁as ▁its ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion . ▁Kirk le es ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁Council , ▁as ▁success ors ▁to ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁Bor ough ▁Council , ▁am ended ▁the ▁original ▁' Fre edom ' ▁and ▁transferred ▁the ▁' Fre edom ' ▁to ▁the ▁York shire ▁Regiment , ▁at ▁a ▁Fre edom ▁para de ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁famous ▁people ▁origin ate ▁from ▁Hud ders field . ▁Act ors ▁include ▁Jo anna ▁Christ ie , ▁James ▁Mason , ▁G orden ▁K aye ▁and ▁Keith ▁Buck ley . ▁Some ▁people ▁have ▁also ▁become ▁known ▁through ▁their ▁association ▁with ▁Hud ders field , ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁born ▁there . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Mir field - born ▁actor ▁(" life - long " ▁Hud ders field ▁Town ▁F . C . ▁supp orter ▁and ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁Hud ders field ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁Patrick ▁Stewart ; ▁the ▁dan cer , ▁ent ert ainer ▁and ▁TV ▁present er ▁Roy ▁Castle , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sch oles ; ▁the ▁York - born ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁medal - win ning ▁sw immer , ▁An ita ▁L ons br ough ; ▁and ▁the ▁Br igh ouse ▁born ▁invent or ▁Wil f ▁L unn , ▁who ▁was ▁raised ▁in