Huddersfield

Huddersfield
Huddersfield Town Hall
Huddersfield
Location within West Yorkshire
Population	162,949 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SE145165
• London	163 miles
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Huddersfield
Postcode district	HD1-5, HD7-8
Dialling code	01484
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Huddersfield
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°38′42″N 1°46′47″W / 53.6450°N 1.7798°W / 53.6450; -1.7798

Huddersfield is a big town in the Metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It was famous for its cloth industry, and where Rugby League football started.^[1]

Huddersfield was the birthplace for the Labour Party prime minister, Harold Wilson. It is also known for its football team, who were the first team to win the Football League first division title three years in a row (1924-26).

Huddersfield had 162,949 residents at the 2011 census.^[2][3] It sits close to the Pennines, 14 miles (23 km) south-west of Leeds, 12 miles (19 km) west of Wakefield, 23 miles (37 km) north-west of Sheffield and 24 miles (39 km) north-east of Manchester.

The River Holme discharges into the River Colne. They were tapped for steam turbines and textile treatment in the large weaving sheds.

1. ↑ E.A. Hilary Haigh ed. 1992. Huddersfield: a most handsome town – aspects of the history and culture of a West Yorkshire town. Kirklees MC, Huddersfield, pp. 704.
2. ↑ "Denis Kilcommons: Huddersfield is the 11th biggest town in Britain". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
3. ↑ "Britain's 20 biggest towns". The Telegraph. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2014.