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Huddersfield: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom.

  • Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England.
  • It is 190 miles (310 km) north of London, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km) south of Bradford, the nearest city.
  • Huddersfield is near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme.
  • It is located within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
  • According to the 2001 Census Huddersfield was the 10th largest town in the UK.
  • It has a total resident population of 146,234.
  • Huddersfield is the largest urban area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and the administrative centre of the borough.
  • It is well known for its important role in the Industrial Revolution, the birthplace of rugby league and for being the birthplace of the late British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
  • Huddersfield is a town of Victorian architecture.
  • Its railway station is a Grade I listed building and was described by John Betjeman as 'the most splendid station facade in England.
  • Huddersfield has been known as a market town since Saxon times.
  • It was a centre of civil unrest during the Industrial Revolution.
  • Huddersfield had a strong liberal tradition up to the 1950s and this is still reflected in the large number of liberal social clubs in the town.
  • It is still a manufacturing town, despite the fact that the university is the largest employer.
  • Huddersfield experiences a temperate oceanic climate which is relatively mild for its latitude.
  • Its railway station enjoys a comprehensive local and regional rail service.
  • Huddersfield has an Australian rules football team, formed in 2008, who played their first season in 2009 and won the Aussie Rules UK National League.
  • It has a number of field hockey teams, many of which train at the Lockwood Park sports complex on the all weather pitch.