Deighton pronounced as Dee-ton is a district of

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, England. It is situated north east of the town centre and lies off the A62 Leeds Road. Deighton was formerly known as East Bradley, and

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was called West Bradley. The name changed when the Deighton family bought the area stretching from Screamer Woods (near the Deighton Fields) to

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and Brackenhall. Deighton has a

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on the Huddersfield Line for services to

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and

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. The typical journey time to Huddersfield is usually 7 minutes, to Wakefield Westgate 31 minutes and to Leeds 34 minutes. The Deighton Centre was a place for educational, training and leisure activities. It was formerly a high school for Deighton, Bradley and Brackenhall students. Deighton High School closed on 31 August 1992, and most students and some staff were relocated to

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. The centre was refurbished as a sports/music venue, and utilised by the Local Authority,

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, for staff training. Next door to the centre, the Deighton Sports Arena was developed which houses a gym, squash court and basketball court and is a venue for

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music. In March 2016 the Deighton Centre was demolished. The chemical company,

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has a large plant off the A62 Leeds Road. Leeds Road Playing Fields has

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and all-weather pitches, a sports hall and an

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track. Home to Kirklees Ladies FC.

Deighton Carnival

Deighton is a multi-racial district and home to Deighton Carnival in late June every year organised by Fresh Horizons - A community based social enterprise group based in Deighton. The carnival started in 2002 and attracts 3,000 people from Deighton and the rest of Huddersfield. It starts with a procession of floats playing Reggae Dancehall,

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and

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on the road, costumed bands make up more of the procession including ''Suga Brown'' dance group, ''"Whitacre TRA"'' and Bradley Junior and Infant and Ashbrow Junior and Infant schools.

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