Meltham

This article is about the town in West Yorkshire, England. For the train station in the City of Bayswater, Australia, see Meltham railway station.

Meltham
Meltham and lower Holme Valley
Meltham is located in West Yorkshire
Meltham
Meltham
Location within West Yorkshire
Population8,534 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE099106
Civil parish
  • Meltham
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLMFIRTH
Postcode districtHD9
Dialling code01484
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°35′31″N 1°51′00″W / 53.592°N 1.850°W / 53.592; -1.850

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,[2] which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005.[3] The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534.[1] It has 12 elected council members who meet up around every 6 weeks.[4]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Meltham Parish (E04012087)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Meltham Parish (00CZ004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Former (Pre 1974) Meltham Urban District, Metham Civil Parish – Area Profile 2008" (PDF). Kirklees Council. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Meltham Town Council". Meltham Town Council. Retrieved 4 March 2021.