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Holmfirth (/ ˈ h oʊ m f ɜː θ /) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Huddersfield and 14 miles (23 km) west of Barnsley; the boundary of the Peak District National Park is 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south-west.
Holme Valley is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 450 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. Holme Valley is a large parish to the south of Huddersfield, and is largely rural ...
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 as part of a reform of local government in England.Eleven former local government districts were merged: the county boroughs of Huddersfield and Dewsbury, the municipal boroughs of Batley and Spenborough and the urban districts of Colne Valley, Denby Dale, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Meltham and ...
Holme Valley, formerly Holmfirth is a large civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 25,049 (2001 census), increasing to 34,680 for the two wards in the 2011 Census. [1] [2] Its administrative centre is in Holmfirth.
The HD postcode area, also known as the Huddersfield postcode area, [2] is a group of nine postcode districts in England, within three post towns.These cover southern West Yorkshire, including Huddersfield and Holmfirth in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, and Brighouse in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale.
In 1946, Holmfirth Urban District Council purchased both buildings and refurbished them for public use: the complex was then re-opened as Holmfirth Civic Hall on 7 November 1947. However, the council continued to maintain their own offices at 49/51 Huddersfield Road until the council was abolished in 1974. [10] [11] [12]
Hepworth was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Kirkburton, [4] from 1866 Hepworth was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1938 the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth, part also went to form Dunford.
Honley was a township and chapelry in the parish of Almondbury, [11] From 1866 Honley was a civil parish until 1 April 1938 when the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth. [12] In 1931 the parish had a population of 4611.