Meltham is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HD9 4AE), in the parish of Meltham.

How do I get to Meltham?

The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode HD9 4AE.

Is Meltham a protected site?

Yes — Meltham is part of the Dark Peak SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to Meltham?

The nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HD9 4AE.

Museums · Yorkshire & the Humber

Meltham

In or near Marsden.

♿ Wheelchair: limited

The Swan public house Meltham - geograph.org.uk - 5978773 — JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year: Year-round
Nearest railway station: Slaithwaite · 4.1 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Meltham, the nearest railway station is Slaithwaite, which is approximately 4.1 km away. The postcode for navigation is HD9 4AE. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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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, 5 miles (8 kilometres) south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had a population of 8,089 at the 2001 census, which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005. The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534. According to the 2021 Census, the civil parish of Meltham had a population of 8,590 people living in 3,695 households. It has 12 elected council members who meet up around every 6 weeks.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dark Peak SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

It has 12 elected council members who meet up around every 6 weeks.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The name Meltham probably derives from the Old English melthām meaning 'smelting or smelter's village'. The valley has been inhabited since pre-historic times and there are two Iron Age sites overlooking the town. In 1086, Meltham was recorded in the Domesday Book as a village in the hundred of Agbrigg and the county of Yorkshire although in 1086 the village had been laid waste.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.5920, -1.8500
District: Kirklees
Parish: Meltham
Postcode: HD9 4AE
Parliamentary constituency: Colne Valley
Nearest railway station: Slaithwaite — 4.1 km

Sources

wikipedia: Meltham (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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