| Holmfirth | |
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.JPG) Holmfirth viewed from Cliffe Lane, above the town | |
  Holmfirth Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 5,173 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SE142081 |
| Civil parish | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOLMFIRTH |
| Postcode district | HD9 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Holmfirth (/ˈhoʊmfɜːθ/) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Huddersfield and 14 miles (23 km) west of Barnsley; the boundary of the Peak District National Park is 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south-west. The town is sited on the A635 and A6024 roads in the Holme Valley, at the confluence of the River Holme and Ribble. It mostly consists of stone-built cottages nestled on the eastern slopes of the Pennine hills.
Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Holmfirth was a centre for pioneering film-making by Bamforth & Co., which later switched to the production of saucy seaside postcards. Between 1973 and 2010, Holmfirth and the Holme Valley became well known as the filming location of the BBC's situation comedy Last of the Summer Wine. In 2023, the filming location of Sid's Cafe in the town centre was preserved.[2]
- ^ "Kirklees council census". Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Sid's Cafe is saved". Stuff/Fairfax. 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.