Skelmanthorpe

Skelmanthorpe
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Skelmanthorpe is located in West Yorkshire
Skelmanthorpe
Skelmanthorpe
Location within West Yorkshire
Population4,549 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE233105
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUDDERSFIELD
Postcode districtHD8
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
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England
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53°35′28″N 1°38′56″W / 53.591°N 1.649°W / 53.591; -1.649

Skelmanthorpe is a village in the Denby Dale civil parish, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Huddersfield. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 4,549.[1]

The village sits on the south (right) bank of the first river-like flow, from three small headwaters (uniting in the northwest corner of the parish), of the Dearne.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Skelmanthorpe Built-up area (1119884713)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 November 2018.