Slaithwaite

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settlement village

Slaithwaite is a village in West Yorkshire, England, situated in the Colne Valley near Huddersfield and known for its historic canalside setting and former textile mills.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	settlement → village →
administrativeStatus	unparished area →
country	England →
distanceFrom	about 5 miles west-south-west of Huddersfield town centre →
economicActivity	light industry → retail → services →
governingBody	Kirklees Council →
hasAmenity	cafés → canalside pubs → independent shops →
hasBuildingType	former woollen mills → stone-built terraced housing →
hasCanalFeature	lock flights on Huddersfield Narrow Canal →
hasCulturalEvent	Moonraking Festival →
hasDialCode	01484 →
hasFeature	canalside setting →
hasGreenSpace	canalside towpaths →
hasHeritage	converted mill buildings →
hasHistoricalPeriodOfGrowth	Industrial Revolution →
hasLandUseHistory	mill village →
hasNearbySettlement	Golcar → Linthwaite → Marsden →
hasPostcodeDistrict	HD7 →
hasPostTown	HUDDERSFIELD →
hasPublicTransport	bus services to Huddersfield and Oldham →
hasReligiousBuilding	Slaithwaite Methodist Church → St James Church, Slaithwaite →
hasTopography	valley-side settlement →
hasTransport	Slaithwaite railway station →
historicCounty	Yorkshire →
industrialHistory	textile industry →
knownFor	former textile mills → historic canalside setting →
lieutenancyArea	West Yorkshire →
localNickname	Moonrakers →
locatedIn	Colne Valley → Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees → West Yorkshire →
near	Huddersfield →
OSGridReference	SE 078 138 →
parliamentaryConstituency	Colne Valley →
railwayLine	TransPennine route between Huddersfield and Manchester →
region	Yorkshire and the Humber →
situatedOn	River Colne →
traversedBy	Huddersfield Narrow Canal →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Huddersfield Line → Manchester to Leeds line →	passesThrough
Kirklees →	includesTown
River Colne (West Yorkshire) →	passesNear