Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield
Encyclopedia
Thornton Lodge is a suburb of Huddersfield
, West Yorkshire
. It borders Crosland Moor
to the west, Lockwood to the south, and Longroyd Bridge
to the north. It mostly comprises suburban housing and some small shops, with industrial units around the area bordering Longroyd Bridge.
's eastern end, overlooking the A62
Leeds
to Manchester
road.
n and Pakistan
i families.
, textile
, and engineering
industries.
The nearest rail services are available at Lockwood railway station
.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. It borders Crosland Moor
Crosland Moor
Crosland Moor is a district of the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.It begins 1 mile to the south west of Huddersfield town centre. The electoral ward of Crosland Moor and Netherton, in the Colne Valley constituency...
to the west, Lockwood to the south, and Longroyd Bridge
Longroyd Bridge
Longroyd Bridge is a suburb approximately 1200 yds to the southwest of Huddersfield town centre, West Yorkshire, England. The area is composed of industrial and commercial units...
to the north. It mostly comprises suburban housing and some small shops, with industrial units around the area bordering Longroyd Bridge.
Geography
The housing area lies approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) southwest of Huddersfield town centre, on the southern slope of the Colne ValleyColne Valley
The Colne Valley is a steep sided valley on the east flank of the Pennine Hills in the English county of West Yorkshire. It takes its name from the River Colne which rises above the town of Marsden and flows eastward along the floor of the valley....
's eastern end, overlooking the A62
A62 road
The A62 is a major road in Northern England that runs between the two major cities of Manchester and Leeds.The road is approximately 40 miles long. It runs north east from Manchester through Failsworth and Oldham then Saddleworth before crossing the Pennines at Standedge into West Yorkshire...
Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
road.
History
Thornton Lodge was originally a country manor that belonged to the Thornton family of Yorkshire who had owned properties in the area since at least 1686.Community
The modern population is primarily composed of second- and third-generation IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i families.
Infrastructure
The major employers within this area are involved in the clothingClothing
Clothing refers to any covering for the human body that is worn. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of nearly all human societies...
, textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
, and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
industries.
The nearest rail services are available at Lockwood railway station
Lockwood railway station
Lockwood railway station is a railway station in Huddersfield, England. It is situated south of Huddersfield station on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and ....
.