Golcar

Golcar
Golcar Village
Golcar is located in West Yorkshire
Golcar
Golcar
Location within West Yorkshire
Population6,900 [1]
OS grid referenceSE1020015735
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUDDERSFIELD
Postcode districtHD7
Dialling code01484
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
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53°38′16″N 1°50′45″W / 53.6378°N 1.8457°W / 53.6378; -1.8457

Golcar (pronounced gɔʊkə(r)) is a village on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

The 2021 population census lists the village as having 18,725 permanent residents.[1] The main transport access is from the A62 (Manchester Road), through Milnsbridge in the valley bottom or via Scapegoat Hill from the A640 (New Hey Road) at the top of the hill.

The township of Golcar consists of Bolster Moor, Golcar, Wellhouse, Pole Moor and Scapegoat Hill.

  1. ^ a b "Golcar Profile". oberservatory.kirklees.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.