Linthwaite (known as ''Linfit'' in the local community) is a village in
Kirklees
Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also includes ...
,
West Yorkshire
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, England.
Historically
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part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, it is situated west of
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
, on the
A62 in the
Colne 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 towards Huddersfield.
...
. The village together with Blackmoorfoot had a population of 3,835 according to the 2001 census.
The
River Colne,
Huddersfield Narrow Canal, the
Huddersfield to Manchester railway line and
A62 main road all pass near to the village. After they were constructed, textile mills were then built to produce cloth making use of the river. This led to the growth of the village. Linthwaite Hall on Linfit Fold was built around 1600.
Currently, it is a busy village with five pubs, including the Sair Inn, a traditional pub, formerly known as the 'New Inn' and now one of the few 'own brew' pubs still in the country. It won the
CAMRA National Pub of the Year Award in 1997.
Linthwaite is believed to be given where the surname Dyson started in 1316.
Blackmoorfoot Reservoir, at the top of Gilroyd Lane, is a wintering site for migrating
wildfowl and wading birds.
Education
There are two primary schools and a secondary in the village: Linthwaite Ardron Memorial Junior School and the Linthwaite Clough Junior Infant and Early Years School for local children; and
Colne Valley High School, whose catchment area is described in the name.
Sport
In sport the village has two teams in the
Huddersfield District Cricket League: Broad Oak (on the top road) and Linthwaite (in the valley).
Linthwaite also has football teams playing in the RCD Junior Football League from under-8s right up to under-18s. They also have a football group of 5-to-7 year olds.
Industry
The largest employer in the village is
pharmaceutical drug
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manufacturer
Thornton & Ross, the producer of Covonia cough medicine. The company, which was founded by Nathan Thornton and Phillip Ross in 1922, was acquired by
STADA Arzneimittel
Stada Arzneimittel AG is a pharmaceutical company based in Bad Vilbel, Germany which specializes in the production of generic and over-the-counter drugs. In 2018, revenue totaled €2.33 billion.
Commonly known products produced by Stada are Sta ...
in a £221 million deal in August 2013.
See also
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Listed buildings in Colne Valley (eastern area)
Colne Valley is an unparished area in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Colne Valley Ward (electoral subdivision), ward contains over 480 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the ...
References
External links
Linthwaite Leadboilers
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Villages in West Yorkshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Geography of Huddersfield
Colne Valley