Meltham
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Meltham
Station Street and St Bartholemew Church, Meltham
Old Town Hall and Huddersfield Road, Meltham
Peak District National Park
Meltham in winter
Meltham 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 is in the Holme Valley North ward of Kirklees Council, the metropolitan district council.
Kirklees Council
website
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.
Meltham Town Council
website.
Travel
Bus services
321
Every day late evening, after end of 324 service
Huddersfield
-
Lockwood
-
Netherton
Meltham Road, Moor Lane, Coppice Drive, Netherton Moor Road, Falconers Ride, Hawkroyd Bank Road
-
Meltham
Market Place,
Broadlands
Timetable at
Metro
324
Every day until mid-evening, then see 321
Huddersfield
-
Lockwood
-
Netherton
Meltham Road
-
Meltham
Market Place,
Broadlands
Most early morning services withdrawn and Monday-Saturday daytime frequency cut from 15 to 20 minutes from July 2, 2023
Timetable at
Metro
First service information at
First
335
Monday to Saturday daytime
Wilberlee
*
-
Slaithwaite
-
Holt Head
-
Meltham
-
Wilshaw
-
Netherthong
-
Holmfirth
Bus station
* Only one weekday early morning journey starts at Wilberlee.
Timetable at
Metro
Timetables
(.pdf format)
at
Stotts Coach Travel
389
Infrequent service. Monday to Saturday daytime
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
CHECK TIMETABLE FOR EXTENT OF JOURNEY
One Monday to Friday morning journey:
Meltham - Slaithwaite (
continues to Wilberlee on schooldays
).
One Monday to Saturday afternoon journey:
Slaithwaite - Meltham (also calls at Meltham Morrisons).
One Monday to Saturday afternoon journey:
Meltham - Blackmoorfoot only (also calls at Meltham Morrisons).
Timetable at
Metro
Timetables
(.pdf format)
at
Stotts Coach Travel
911
Monday to Saturday
Meltham
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
Timetable at
Metro
Timetables
(.pdf format)
at
Stotts Coach Travel
937
Infrequent service. Monday to Friday: Marsden - Honley. Saturday: Marsden - Meltham Morrisons only
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
* Terminates at Meltham Morrisons on Saturdays
Timetable at
Metro
Timetables
(.pdf format)
at
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
Timetable at
Metro
Timetables
(.pdf format)
at
South Pennine Community Transport
HX3
Saturdays
Holmfirth
Bus station
-
Parkhead, Ford Inn
-
Meltham
-
Holt Head
-
Slaithwaite
-
Wilberlee
-
Pole Moor
- Sowood - Stainland - Holywell Green - West Vale - Halifax
Timetables
(.pdf format)
at
South Pennine Community Transport
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.
Also in Huddersfield.guide
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