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Its professional association football team, Huddersfield Town is the town's senior association football team, founded in 1908, and most seasons play in the Championship, the second highest league of the sport nationally. In 1926, the club became the first in England to win three successive league titles, a feat only four other clubs have matched.
Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet was best known for his plans to develop Huddersfield town centre. The railway had reached the town in 1847 with the construction of Huddersfield railway station, situated rather to the north of the town's established town centre, and he planned to develop the surrounding area. The rather grand St George's ...
The town hall continued to be used as a public venue and concert performers included the contralto singer, Kathleen Ferrier, who made an appearance on 21 December 1945. [11] Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the town hall and waved to the crowd from the balcony on 26 July 1949. [12] [13]
Huddersfield railway station opened in 1847 to the north of the town's established town centre. At that time much of the town was owned by the Ramsden Estate.The then head of the family owning this estate, Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet, was keen to develop Huddersfield town centre, and especially the area near the station.
Milnsbridge is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, situated 2 miles (3 km) west of the town centre, and in the Colne Valley. The name is said to have derived from the water-powered mill and the bridge that stood alongside it in the 13th century. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs through Milnsbridge close to the River Colne.
Newsome is a ward of Huddersfield in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It contains over 430 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, 17 are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The ward is large, and contains the ...
The village is home to Stafflex Arena which was the former training ground for Huddersfield Town and is now the home of Shelley C.F.C., Huddersfield Town Ladies and Collegians FC. Kirkburton Cricket Club was founded at the Rose and Crown Inn on 25 February 1860. The public house, at the bottom of Slant Gate, is now a private residence.
Fartown is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England that starts 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the town centre. Fartown runs for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) either side of the A641 main Huddersfield to Bradford Road. The district area stretches from the top of Woodhouse Hill to the Halifax Old Road with a population of 4,735 according ...