Holme Valley

Holme Valley, formerly Holmfirth is a large civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 25,049 (2001 census), increasing to 34,680 for the two wards in the 2011 Census.[1][2] Its administrative centre is in Holmfirth. Other sizeable settlements in the parish include, Brockholes, Honley and New Mill. It is named from the River Holme that runs through the parish.

Upper Holme Valley, looking north and westerly, from Mount at Jackson Bridge over Totties & New Mill to Honley & Crosland Moor.

Holme Valley
Location of Holme Valley within Kirklees
Holme Valley is located in West Yorkshire
Holme Valley
Holme Valley
Location within West Yorkshire
Population34,680 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Holme Valley
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

The parish is the successor to the Holmfirth urban district. An urban district covering Holmfirth was created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 and then in 1938, under a County Review Order, absorbed parts of the Holme, Honley, New Mill, South Crosland and Thurstonland and Farnley Tyas urban districts, keeping the name. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the Holmfirth urban district was abolished on 1 April 1974, but its area was retained as a single civil parish with a parish council. On 1 April 1976 the parish was renamed from "Holmfirth" to "Holme Valley".[3]

Lower end of the Holme Valley, looking north from Meltham across Netherton and Crosland Moor to Huddersfield and beyond towards Dewsbury.

See also

References
  1. "Kirklees ward population(Holme Valley North) 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. "Kirklees ward population (Holme Valley South) 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. "Huddersfield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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