Netherton, Kirklees

View of Netherton and South Crosland from Castle Hill, Huddersfield

Netherton is a village, near Huddersfield, in the Kirklees metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) south-west of the town centre on the road to Meltham. Netherton together with South Crosland have a population of 3,702 according to the 2001 census.

It is part of the Crosland Moor and Netherton ward of the Colne Valley parliamentary constituency. It has a junior school and an infant school.

It also has a football club who play at South Crosland Junior school and Hawkroyd bank. They were also the founder members of the Huddersfield & District Junior football league.

Notable people

Ian Berry, Artist[1][2][3][4]

Joe Skarz, Professional Football currently at Bury[5]

References

  1. ↑ McCarthy, Fiona (3 November 2013). "Material boy". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Artist creates works in denim". BBC News. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Louise (29 April 2018). "US road-trip with an idol for Netherton artist". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ian Berry - Denimu - Exhibition in London - Denimology". Denimology. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Huddersfield Town: Leeds can be caught - Skarz". Retrieved 15 July 2018.

Coordinates: 53°36′47″N 1°48′50″W / 53.613°N 1.814°W / 53.613; -1.814

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