Netherton, Kirklees

Village in West Yorkshire, England

View of Netherton and South Crosland from Castle Hill, Huddersfield

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.

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

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* Ian Berry, artist[1][2][3][4]
* Joe Skarz, professional footballer currently at Golcar United[5]
* Sam Hirst, professional cricketer

## See also

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* Listed buildings in Crosland Moor and Netherton

## References

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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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Netherton, Kirklees.

* Picture of Meltham Road, Netherton - Geograph.org

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