Netherton, Kirklees

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.

View of Netherton and South Crosland from Castle Hill, Huddersfield

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 junior 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. It also has a 3 Team open age football team in the Huddersfield District League.

Notable people

• Ian Berry, artist^[1][2][3][4]
• Joe Skarz, professional footballer currently at Golcar United^[5]

See also

• Listed buildings in Crosland Moor and Netherton

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.

External links

• Picture of Meltham Road, Netherton - Geograph.org

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