Paddock, Huddersfield

Paddock is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1-mile (1.6 km) to the south-west of the town centre.^[1][2]

View of Paddock from a train passing over the Longroyd Bridge Viaduct

The Paddock Ward had a population of 14,875 according to the 2001 Census.^[3]

Paddock's secondary school, Royds Hall, was attended by the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Wilson.^[4] A 2017 Ofsted report found that the school had over 1,100 students.^[5]

Notable people

• Robert Baldick, French literature scholar^[6]
• Willie Watson, English cricketer went to school in Paddock and played for the Paddock cricket team^[7]
• Harold Wilson, Prime Minister went to school in Paddock and was born in nearby Milnsbridge

See also

• Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Greenhead Ward)