Netherton, Kirklees

View of Netherton and South Crosland from Castle Hill, Huddersfield

Netherton is a village, near Huddersfield, in the Kirklees metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) south-west of the town centre on the road to Meltham. Netherton together with South Crosland have a population of 3,702 according to the 2001 census.

It is part of the Crosland Moor and Netherton ward of the Colne Valley parliamentary constituency. It has a junior school and an infant school.

It also has a football club who play at South Crosland Junior school and Hawkroyd bank. They were also the founder members of the Huddersfield & District Junior football league.

Coordinates: 53°36′47″N 1°48′50″W / 53.613°N 1.814°W / 53.613; -1.814

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