Helme is a village in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Meltham
Meltham is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Holme Valley, below Wessenden Moor, south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had ...
, in the
Kirklees
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley, Birstall, West Yorkshire, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. It ...
district, in the county of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England. It is near the town of Meltham and
Blackmoorfoot Reservoir. Helme, constituted in 1858, was part of
Almondbury
Almondbury () is a village south-east of Huddersfield town centre in the Kirklees district, of West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368 increasing to 18,346 at the census.
The village is close to Castle Hill, ...
parish in the 19th century.
Amenities
The local primary school is Helme Church of England Academy. Christ Church on Slades Lane, designed by
James Pigott Pritchett
James Pigott Pritchett (14 October 1789 – 23 May 1868) was an English architect. He lived in London and York and his practice stretched from Lincolnshire to the Scottish borders.
Personal life
Pritchett was born on 14 October 1789 to Char ...
and consecrated in November 1859, is a Grade II listed building.
Nearby Helme Hall, built in the late 19th century, is now a nursing and residential home for the elderly.
See also
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Listed buildings in Meltham
References
Villages in West Yorkshire
Geography of Kirklees
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