Dalton, Huddersfield

Dalton is a suburb of Huddersfield, in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire in England, approximately one mile east of the town centre between Moldgreen, Rawthorpe and Kirkheaton.

Dalton
Street junction in Dalton
Dalton Location within West Yorkshire
Population	518 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SE171172
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district	HD5
Dialling code	01484
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Huddersfield
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.6512°N 1.7411°W / 53.6512; -1.7411

Located in a small valley it is mostly housing, with a small number of engineering firms to the north-west, surrounded by farmland used in the production of milk.

Germaine Lindsay, one of the suicide bombers involved in the 7 July 2005 London bombings, had lived in the area following his arrival from Jamaica aged five.^[1]

History

Dalton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. This tax-motivated survey commissioned by William the Conqueror listed landholdings and resources. However, unlike other areas surrounding Huddersfield, Dalton was not listed as `waste', meaning uncultivated or unusable land, and there was economic activity. A plough was being used and the land was worth ten shillings.^[2]

Dalton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirk-Heaton,^[3] in 1866 Dalton became a separate civil parish,^[4] on 1 April 1924 the parish was abolished and merged with Huddersfield.^[5] In 1921 the parish had a population of 9528.^[6]

Sport

Currently, the Edgerton & Dalton Cricket Club play at the ground the end of Dalton Fold Road. They are in the Huddersfield Cricket League.

The Moldgreen Amateur Rugby League team play at the DRAM (Dalton, Rawthorpe And Moldgreen) Centre fields off Ridgeway in Dalton.

See also

• Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Dalton Ward)

References

1. Sapsted, David; Gardham, Duncan (16 July 2005). "Lost years of the 'nice boy' who killed 25". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
2. "History spotlight ... Dalton". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
3. "History of Dalton, in Kirklees and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
4. "Relationships and changes Dalton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
5. "Huddersfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
6. "Population statistics Dalton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 October 2024.