Fartown, Huddersfield

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
View from the top of Woodhouse Hill
View from the top of Woodhouse Hill

Fartown is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire that starts 1km north of the town centre.

Fartown runs for approximately 1.5 km (1m) either side of the A641 main Huddersfield to Bradford Road. The district area stretches from the top of Woodhouse Hill to the Halifax Old Road with a population of 4,735 according to the 2001 Census.

Fartown currently has a multi-ethnic population with a significant percentage of people hailing from South Asian and West Indian backgrounds.

Two major hills are also situated in Fartown, Woodhouse Hill towards Sheepridge and the hill towards Cowcliffe. Fartown's High School is situated just off Woodhouse Hill.

Huddersfield's Rugby League team now known as the Huddersfield Giants played at the St. John's Ground as did the Yorkshire County Cricket Club. The ground there now is little used for sporting events.

[edit] Trivia

Fartown name was cited as "hilarious" in the XFM radio show presented by Ricky Gervais in 2003.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../f/a/r/Fartown%2C_Huddersfield_b1c2.html"