Netherthong including Deanhouse

Town Gate, NetherthongAll Saints Church, Netherthong Giles Street, NetherthongOutlane, Netherthong Netherthong is just over 4 miles south of Huddersfield town centre (6 miles by road) and about 1 mile north of Holmfirth.

The village is on the western side of the Holme Valley, the centre of the village being on a ridge between the Holme Valley and the valley of Dean Brook.

Netherthong was a small village with a long history, but has seen considerable expansion with new housing since the latter part of the 20th century.

The connected hamlet in the valley of Dean Brook is known as Deanhouse and was the location of local mills, which have now been replaced with housing.

The Deanhouse Wesleyan Church built at Haigh Lane, Deanhouse, in 1769 was one of the oldest in the area and John Wesley himself preached there in 1772 and 1773. It later became known as Netherthong Wesley's Methodist Church. The congregation joined the Netherthong Zion Methodist Church in 1958 and the original chapel was converted to a house. The Zion chapel in Giles Street had been built by breakaway Wesleyan Reformers in 1872, but this chapel had also closed by 1985.

The Huddersfield Poor Law Union built a workhouse at Deanhouse, which opened in 1862. It continued to be used as a hospital called St Mary's from 1938 to 1968, but this was demolished two years later to become a housing estate.

Around Netherthong

There is a convenience store in Town Gate, Netherthong.

The Cricketers Arms, Deanhouse.The Clothiers Arms, School Street, Netherthong. The Clothiers Arms is in School Street, Netherthong.


The Cricketers Arms is at Deanhouse.

The Clothiers Arms has a Bengal restaurant and takeaway.

Netherthong Primary School is in School Street.  Netherthong Primary School website

All Saints Church Netherthong is in Town Gate.  All Saints Church Netherthong website


Local government

Civil parish council

Netherthong in the civil parish run by Holme Valley Parish Council.  Holme Valley Parish Council website

Metropolitan district council

Holmfirth is in the Holme Valley South ward of Kirklees Council.
 Kirklees Council website



Netherthong has HD9 postcode addresses for which Holmfirth is the postal town. Unless you place total dependance on a full correct postcode, a line with the Netherthong or Deanhouse name on is still an essential part of the address as there are many duplicate street names within the postal area, eg Town Gate, School Street, Miry Lane. Also Outlane, a street in Netherthong, should not be confused with the village of that name 4 miles west-north-west of Huddersfield.

Travel

Bus services

308 Huddersfield - Holmfirth — most Monday to Saturday daytime journeys      Huddersfield - Honley — evenings and Sundays and a few other journeys

Huddersfield Bus station - Primrose Hill Cross Lane - Newsome Lockwood Scar, Church Lane, Newsome Road South - Berry Brow Waingate, Parkgate, Hangingstone Road (outbound)* - Honley Bridge - Honley village centre, Bradshaw Road
- Oldfield - Netherthong - Holme Valley Memorial Hospital - Thongsbridge - Holmfirth Bus sta.

Evening and Sunday buses and a few Monday to Friday daytime buses operate only to/from Honley as 308 Honley.
308 operates via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill/Newsome and mostly via Hangingstone Road (outbound)* at Berry Brow.
*operates via Woodhead Road during daytime on Sundays and a weekday afternoon 308 Honley service.

See also 307 Honley via Newsome Road.

Timetable at  Metro      Timetables at  First Bus

309 Monday to Saturday (one morning journey from Honley, one early afternoon journey to Honley)

Honley Station Penistone Line, Honley Bridge, Westgate (village centre), Moor Bottom, Roundway, Stony Lane, Springfield Avenue, Long Lane, Oldfield Road, Upper Hagg Road* - Deanhouse Dean Brook Road* - Netherthong Dean Avenue*, Denham Drive*, Holmdale Crescent*, West End, Town Gate, New Road - Holmfirth Bus station
* Hail and ride service on some sections of route. See also 309A.

Timetable at  Metro      Timetables at  South Pennine Community Transport

309A Monday to Saturday (one morning journey from Honley, one late afternoon journey to Honley)

Honley Station Penistone Line, Honley Bridge, Westgate (village centre), Moor Bottom, Meltham Road, Bradshaw Road, Knoll Lane - Netherthong Moor Lane, West End, Town Gate, New Road - Holmfirth Bus station
See also 309.

Timetable at  Metro      Timetables at  South Pennine Community Transport

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.
Timetable at  Metro      Timetables at  Stotts Coach Travel

H5 Monday to Saturday daytime

Holmfirth Bus station - Greenfield Road - Burnlee Burnlee Road - Woodside View, Shawfield Avenue, Shaw Lane -
Hinchliffe Mill -
Woodhead Road, Co-op Lane, Dobb Lane, Dobb Top Road
Woodhead Road, Fairfields Road
Holmbridge Smithy Lane, Woodhead Road, Broadfield Park, Field End Lane, Holmclose

Timetable at  Metro     Timetables (.pdf format) at  Stotts Coach Travel


Road travel

Netherthong is on the B6107 leading from the A6024 near Holmfirth towards Meltham.



Other places near Netherthong: Brockholes Thongsbridge Holmfirth Honley Wilshaw


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