Outlane is a village in
Kirklees,
West Yorkshire, England, situated approximately south-west of
Elland, north-west of
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees 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 confl ...
and south of
Halifax.
The village is situated next to the
M62 motorway near Junction 23 and straddles the
Kirklees and
Calderdale borough boundary; while the bulk of the village is within Kirklees, the north-western part of the village is part of Calderdale and the
Stainland & District civil parish. The
A640 Huddersfield to
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...
(New Hey Road) road passes through the village.
Outlane Cricket Club, who currently play in the
Halifax Cricket League, objected to the building of the motorway in the 1960s as it would go through their ground. However the
Ministry of Transport
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...
turned down the objection. Outlane has a golf course that borders the motorway.
Slack Lane is the location of
Slack Roman fort, whose Roman name was possibly ''Cambodunum''.
Cambodunum
.
See also
* Listed buildings in Colne Valley (eastern area)
* Listed buildings in Greetland and Stainland
References
External links
Outlane cricket club website
Outlane Golf Club website
Geography of Huddersfield
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