Meltham
MelthamStation Street and St Bartholemew Church, MelthamOld Town Hall and Huddersfield Road, MelthamPeak District National ParkMeltham in winterMeltham is a large village or small town 4.5 miles south-west of Huddersfield (5.3 miles by road) and also a civil parish 'township', including several neighbouring hamlets, which is run as Meltham Town Council.
Meltham lies just below the Pennine moors and one of the highest points in the area, West Nab (501m). The Peak District National Park starts at the edge of Meltham.
Meltham Mills, just off Huddersfield Road at the edge of Meltham, was a centre of tractor making for more than 50 years. The David Brown company built the Meltham plant when it ventured into tractor manufacturing in 1936. It was eventually sold to the US owners of JI Case in 1972 but the plant was closed in 1988. The Meltham Mills site is now used by several businesses.
Meltham used to have its own station at the end of a 3.5 mile railway branch line which was opened in 1869 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company. It linked Meltham to Huddersfield by joining the Huddersfield-Penistone-Sheffield line at Lockwood. The line closed to passengers in 1949, but freight traffic, principally tractors from the Meltham Mills David Brown factory, kept the line open until 1965.
Regular events in the town include a Beer Festival, a Scarecrow Festival and a Meltham Memories 1940s Wartime Weekend.
Meltham Memories website
Around Meltham
Huddersfield Road and Market Place, Meltham
Meltham has a range of village shops mostly clustered around Market Place.
There is a Morrisons supermarket at the site of Meltham's former railway station at The Cobbles, off Station Street.
Meltham has chemist shops at The Cobbles and Huddersfield Road.
Meltham Post Office is located in the Carlile Institute, Huddersfield Road, Meltham.
Meltham no longer has a bank, however Morrisons supermarket has 24-hour cash machines.
The Swan is in Market Place, Meltham.
Victoria Park is in Station Street, Meltham.
The Waggon and Horses is in Huddersfield Road, Meltham.
The Travellers Rest is at Slaithwaite Road, Meltham.
There are cafes and several restaurants in Meltham including venues offering Tapas, Italian, Indian and Persian cuisine.
Meltham has several takeaways offering everything from fish and chips to Indian, balti, Chinese, Italian cuisine and burgers.
Carlisle Institute, Meltham
Meltham Library moved to the Community Hub at The Carlisle Institute in Huddersfield Road in 2016, supported by the Friends of Meltham Library.
Friends of Meltham Library social media page
Robert Ashton Memorial Park is situated at Huddersfield Road, Meltham.
Meltham Athletic have three senior teams, junior teams from under-7s upwards and a girls team and are based at Meltham Sports and Community Club, Mean Lane, Meltham.
Meltham Golf Club was founded in 1908 and is based at Thick Hollins Hall.
Meltham Golf Club website
Meltham CE Primary School is in Holmfirth Road, Meltham.
Meltham CE Primary School website
Meltham Moor Primary School is in Birmingham Lane, Meltham.
Meltham Moor Primary School
St Bartholemew, Meltham
St Bartholemew, Meltham, is in Green End Road in the centre of Meltham. The church was consecrated in 1651, though little remains of the church of that time. The present nave was built in 1786 and the tower was part of additions started in 1835. The church was completed with the addition of the chancel in 1876.
Parish of Christ the King - St Bartholemew's web page
St James, Meltham Mills, is in Huddersfield Road. The church was consecrated in 1845.
Parish of Christ the King - St James' web page
Meltham Baptist Church is in Mean Lane.
Meltham Baptist Church website
Meltham Methodist Church is in Mill Moor Road.
Meltham Methodist Church website
Meltham has HD9 postcode addresses for which Holmfirth is the postal town, but is a separate town four miles away by road. Unless you place absolute dependance on a full correct postcode, Meltham is a very essential part of the address as there are duplicate street names, including a different Huddersfield Road, in the two towns.
Places to visit
Peak District National Park
Butterley Reservoir, Wessenden Valley, MarsdenThe splendid scenery and wild moorland of the Peak District National Park, the first of Britain's national parks, starts just over five miles from Huddersfield town centre above the villages of Holme, Meltham and Marsden.
Find out more on our Peak District page.
Local government
Civil parish council
Meltham is also at the centre of the civil parish run by Meltham Town Council which has 12 members who annually elect a town mayor from the town councillors.
Metropolitan district council
Meltham is in the Holme Valley North ward of Kirklees Council, the metropolitan district council.
Travel
Bus services
321 WITHDRAWN
Huddersfield Bus station - Lockwood - Netherton Meltham Road, Moor Lane, Coppice Drive, Netherton Moor Road, Falconers Ride, Hawkroyd Bank Road -
Meltham Market Place, Broadlands
WITHDRAWN: See new First Bus 323 service
323 Only Monday - Friday (late evening), Saturday (late evening and one early morning Meltham - Huddersfield) and Sunday (all day)
Huddersfield Bus station - Lockwood - Netherton Meltham Road, Moor Lane, Coppice Drive, Netherton Moor Road, Falconers Ride, Hawkroyd Bank Road, Moor Lane, Meltham Road - Meltham Market Place, Broadlands
TIMETABLE CHANGES FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Route changed to that of previous Team Pennine 321 service
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First Bus
324 (No late evening service from Huddersfield, see 323)
324Huddersfield Bus Station - Lockwood - Netherton Meltham Road - Meltham Market Place, Broadlands
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First Bus
335 Monday to Saturday (Hourly daytime service)
335 at HolmfirthWilberlee* - Slaithwaite - Holt Head - Meltham - Wilshaw - Netherthong - Holmfirth Bus station
* Only one weekday early morning journey starts at Wilberlee and also operates more directly through Netherthong.
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Stotts Coach Travel
389 Mon - Fri (morning journey Meltham - Slaithwaite/Wilberlee*), Mon - Sat (afternoon journey Slaithwaite - Meltham - Blackmoorfoot)
Meltham Village turning circle - Helme - Blackmoorfoot -
Crosland Hill Blackmoorfoot Road - Crosland Moor Balmoral Avenue, Foster Avenue, Dryclough Road - Crosland Hill Blackmoorfoot Road, Felks Stile Road - Linthwaite Linthwaite Church, Causeway Side - Slaithwaite village centre, Hill Top - Wilberlee*
* Morning journey continues to Wilberlee on schooldays only.
Afternoon journeys call at Meltham Morrisons.
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Stotts Coach Travel
911 Monday to Saturday
911Meltham Morrisons and village turning circle - Wilshaw - Honley Village centre, Honley Bridge and station Penistone Line -
then alternating route
- Farnley Tyas - Thurstonland - Brockholes - or
- Brockholes - Thurstonland - Farnley Tyas -
- Honley Station Penistone Line, Honley Bridge and village centre - Wilshaw - Meltham Village turning circle and Morrisons
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Stotts Coach Travel
937 Monday to Saturday (one journey each way Honley - Marsden), Saturday (also 2 each way Marsden - Meltham Morrisons)
Marsden Dirker, Marsden station Huddersfield line to Manchester, village centre, Meltham Road - Holt Head - Meltham Morrisons, village centre - Meltham Mills - Honley village centre, Honley Bridge
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South Pennine Community Transport
933 Monday to Saturday morning to afternoon, regular service
Meltham - Local circular service calling at Meltham Turning Circle, Broadlands, Highfield Crescent, Meltham Mills, Deacon Close,
Westfield Avenue, Birmingham Lane, Mill Moor Road, Wessenden Head Road
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South Pennine Community Transport
HX3 Saturdays (3 journeys Halifax - Holmfirth, 2 journeys Holmfirth - Halifax)
Holmfirth Bus station - Parkhead, Ford Inn - Meltham - Holt Head - Slaithwaite - Wilberlee - Pole Moor - Sowood - Stainland - Holywell Green - West Vale - Halifax
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South Pennine Community Transport
Other places near Meltham:
Blackmoorfoot Helme Holt Head Honley Netherton Wilshaw
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