Meltham
Sign in to saveMeltham 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, south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had a population of 8,089 at the 2001 census, which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005. The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534. According to the 2021 Census, the civil parish of Meltham had a population of 8,590 people living in 3,695 households.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kirklees
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 7,836
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Meltham
- UK place.population
- 8,590
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Meltham
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Kirklees
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Colne Valley
- UK place.post_town
- HOLMFIRTH
- UK place.postcode_district
- HD9
- UK place.postcode_area
- HD
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Kirklees
- Population
- +8534
- Shares border with
- Sowerby Bridge
- Official website
- www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk/you-kmc/parishcouncil/meltham.shtml
- Image
- Meltham & Lower Holme Valley.JPG
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Transport
- Education
- Sport
- Media
- Arts
- Music
- Television
- Industrial history
- Brook(e) family
- Tractor factory
- Notable people from Meltham
- See also
- Gallery
- Location grid
- References
- External links
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, south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had a population of 8,089 at the 2001 census, which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005. The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534. According to the 2021 Census, the civil parish of Meltham had a population of 8,590 people living in 3,695 households.
It has 12 elected council members who meet up around every 6 weeks.