Where is Meltham, England located?

Meltham is located in England, United Kingdom, at approximate coordinates 53.5919°, -1.8505°.

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Meltham

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www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk/you-kmc/parishcouncil/meltham.shtml

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Overview

Meltham is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Holme Valley, below Wessenden Moor, 5 miles south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had a population of 8,089 at the 2001 census, which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005. The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534. According to the 2021 Census, the civil parish of Meltham had a population of 8,590 people living in 3,695 households.

History & geography

History

The name Meltham probably derives from the Old English melthām meaning 'smelting or smelter's village'. The valley has been inhabited since pre-historic times and there are two Iron Age sites overlooking the town. In 1086, Meltham was recorded in the Domesday Book as a village in the hundred of Agbrigg and the county of Yorkshire although in 1086 the village had been laid waste.

Geography

Meltham also includes the small village of Helme which has its own school and church. Meltham is situated within close reach of several major cities. Bradford is to the north, Leeds is north-east, Manchester is to the south-west and Sheffield is to the south-east. Surrounding towns and villages within the Kirklees area include Crosland Moor, Golcar, Honley, Holmfirth, Linthwaite, Marsden, Netherton and Slaithwaite, with the villages of Saddleworth not far away across the county border in Oldham. The Pennine Way runs across Wessenden Head around to the south-west and the Peak District Boundary Walk also runs past the west side of the town.

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