Paddock, Huddersfield

Suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England

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

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]

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

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* 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

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* Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Greenhead Ward)

## References

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1. ^ "Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Huddersfield:, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
2. ^ "Paddock, Kirklees". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
3. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Paddock Ward (as of 2003) (00CZFY)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
4. ^ Wainwright, Martin (26 October 1999). "Harold Wilson's white heat is rekindled". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
5. ^ "Royds Hall Community School CLOSED URN: 107755". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022. "2017 Report rated "Inadequate""
6. ^ Tilby, Michael (23 September 2004). "Baldick, Robert André Édouard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/98382. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
7. ^ Howat, Gerald M. D. (23 September 2004). "Watson, Willie". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/93519. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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