Meltham
Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in West Yorkshire, England. For the train station in the City of Bayswater, Australia, see Meltham railway station.
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 (8 kilometres) south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had a population of 8,089 at the 2001 census,[2] which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005.[3] The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534.[1] It has 12 elected council members who meet up around every 6 weeks.[4]
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Meltham | |
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Meltham and lower Holme Valley | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Population | 8,534 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE099106 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HOLMFIRTH |
Postcode district | HD9 |
Dialling code | 01484 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
53.592°N 1.850°W / 53.592; -1.850 |
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