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About Huddersfield

This town has connections to the wool trade that stretch back over several centuries. Wool was spun and woven as a cottage industry until the 18th-century when textile mills took over. This brought renewed wealth and stability to the area and Huddersfield began to flourish. The opening of the rail line in 1847 was a huge advantage to Huddersfield, goods manufactered here were more easily transported to other parts of the country.

Huddersfield was very much a town of towering chimney stacks that echoed the work of the mills, some which still exist. Today it is also a town of commerce and there are chemical and engineering works here.

The town has many fine buildings and these include; The Victorian Railway Station built in 1847, the Market Hall built in 1870, the lovely old church of St.Peter's built 1838 and the Cloth Hall built as a centre for the cloth industry in 1776. Tolson Memorial Hall and the Art Gallery that exhibits a fine collection of paintings including some by L.S.Lowry are also well worth a visit. Worthy of note is the fact that the handsome Town Hall which dates 19th-century is the home of the internationally renowned Huddersfield Choral Society.

Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience. It has good restaurants, inns and public houses, cinema's, night clubs, good sporting facilities and excellent shopping.

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Nearby travel help

Huddersfield Station	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)
Lockwood Station	(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)
M62 Junction 24	(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction NW)
M62 Junction 23	(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction NW)
Leeds Bradford International Airport	(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction N)
Sheffield City Airport	(24.1 miles, 38.7 km, direction SE)
Huddersfield to London	(163.4 miles, 263.0 km, direction SE)