Fartown
Fartown extends to
The district offers a mixture of housing, shops and small commercial premises.
Fartown was from 1878 to 1992 the home of the Huddersfield Rugby League team. The team, now known as the Huddersfield Giants, is now based at Huddersfield's stadium, but was previously locally referred to as "Fartown". The ground, off Spaines Road, was used for three Rugby League Challenge Cup final matches in 1908 and 1910, the latter involving a replay. A cricket ground there was also sometimes used for Yorkshire county cricket matches.
While the main railway line still passes to the east of Fartown, there was also a branch line passing through the area which linked to sidings at Hillhouse and the town's gas works. Cuttings along this line were filled in the late 1960s during construction of the Huddersfield ring road and the route now forms part of the Birkby to Bradley greenway cycle route.
Around Fartown
Fartown has a wide selection of local and small specialist shops, ranging from fashion to computers to DIY. These are mostly based around the traffic light junction of Bradford Road with Spaines Road and Fartown Green Road, known as Fartown Bar. There are other shops, including a newsagent, in the Fartown Green area, along Fartown Green Road. A carpet retailer occupies a building in Fartown Green Road once used by the area's Co-op many years ago. A Seat car dealership is at one corner of the junction at Fartown Bar and there is also a car accessories outlet at the junction of Bradford Road and York Avenue.
A pharmacy is based at Spaines Road, near Fartown Bar.
Fartown post office is at Bradford Road near the Fartown Bar junction.
The area has a number of sandwich shops, a fish and chip shop and several takeaways catering in most cuisines.
The Harp pub is in Bradford Road, near Fartown Bar.
North Huddersfield Trust School, catering for students aged 11 to 16, is based at Woodhouse Hall Road, Fartown. 
North Huddersfield Trust SchoolBirkby Junior School is in Mead Street, Fartown.
Birkby Junior School
Local government
Civil parish council
There is no civil parish council for this area, which prior to 1974 was in the Huddersfield County Borough.Metropolitan district council
Fartown is mostly in the Ashbrow ward of Kirklees Council, however an area extending south from the rugby ground and to the west of Bradford Road is in the Greenhead ward. Kirklees Council website
Kirklees Council
Travel
Bus services
254 Daily (No evening service between Huddersfield and Cleckheaton, Cleckheaton-Leeds only)
Timetable at
Metro Arriva Yorkshire328
Timetable at
Metro First Bus 360 Daily (part route at weekends). Route includes circular sections.
No service to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on Saturdays and Sundays. Huddersfield town centre - Sheepridge only.
Timetable at
Metro Team Pennine X63 Monday to Saturday daytime 363 Early morning, evenings and Sundays
X63 operates non-stop between Huddersfield railway station and Fartown Bar in Huddersfield and between Low Moor and Bradford stops only at Smiddles Lane/Mayo Avenue.
Timetable at
Metro First Bus 384 385 Monday to Saturday daytime
↓ 384 ↑ 385385 is reverse of 384 route above.
Timetables at
Metro - 384 Metro - 385 Stotts Coach Travel X49 Monday to Friday (2 morning journeys to Brighouse, 2 afternoon/early evening to Huddersfield), Saturday (One morning journey to Brighouse)
Timetable at
Metro South Pennine Community Transport
Road travel
Fartown is on the Other places near Fartown: