Newsome
Map view
Newsome is a large village district about 1 mile south of Huddersfield which has seen expansion into several neighbouring hamlets in recent years.
The village, reached from the town centre via King's Bridge and Newsome Road, lies at the crest of a hillside above the Holme Valley but beneath Castle Hill, which overlooks the area.
Newsome Mill with its distinctive clock tower was an iconic feature of the village and could be seen from across Huddersfield. While there had been calls for its refurbishment, the derelict grade II-listed four-storey building, sadly suffered a devastating fire on the morning of November 17, 2016 and only its clock tower, gateway and some ground floor walls now remain. It had been last used as a mill in 1983. Pictures of the mill appear on our
Memories of the mill
page.
The village centre is at Church Lane at the top of the steep Lockwood Scar.
St John's Church is just across the busy Newsome Road from the village shops. The church has recently ceased holding regular services, but there are hopes that the church building can be transferred to community use.
The village offers an attractive calling or starting point for a variety of walking routes to Castle Hill.
Around Newsome
Newsome has a selection of village shops including a bakery, general stores, off-licence and butcher together with charity shops. The shops are mostly centred on Church Lane just off Newsome Road.
Newsome has takeaways serving fish and chips, Asian and Chinese cuisine.
There is a cafe in Newsome.
While several pubs outside the village centre have closed there continues to be local places to drink at neighbouring pubs The Fountain and Clarence in Towngate. Outside the centre of Newsome there is now only the Victoria Hotel, a mock-Tudor building on the route to Castle Hill via Hall Bower.
Newsome has a chemist shop in Church Lane.
Newsome has a sub post-office at a general store in Newsome Road near its junction with Church Lane.
Newsome High School is accessed from Castle Avenue
Newsome High School
website
Newsome Junior School is off Castle Avenue
Newsome Junior School
website
Castle Hill School is accessed from Newsome Road South
Castle Hill School
website
Hillside Primary School is in Headfield Road, Newsome
Hillside Primary School
website
St John the Evangalist Church, Newsome, is in Jackroyd Lane at the juction with Newsome Road South.
The Emmanuel Team - St John's Church
web page
Berry Brow Methodist Church is in the neighbouring district of
Berry Brow
.
Newsome FC are in the Huddersfield and District Association Football League and play at Cross Lane in nearby
Primrose Hill
.
Newsome FC
social media page
Newsome Panthers Junior Amateur Rugby League Football Club play at nearby
Hall Bower
.
Newsome Panthers
social media page
Newsome is in the Newsome ward of Kirklees Council, the metropolitan district council.
Kirklees Council
website
There is no civil parish council for this area, which prior to 1974 was in the Huddersfield County Borough.
Travel
Bus services
306
Every day and evenings (Route also operated Mon-Sat daytime by Team Pennine as
319
)
Huddersfield
Bus station
-
Newsome
Newsome Road, Newsome Church, Newsome Road South
-
Berry Brow
Station
Penistone line
-
Taylor Hill
Taylor Hill Road, Blue Bell Hill
-
Newsome
Blagden Lane, Edale Avenue, Towngate, Church Lane, Newsome Road
-
Huddersfield
Bus station
Timetable at
Metro
308
Huddersfield
Bus station
-
Primrose Hill
Cross Lane
* -
Newsome
-
Berry Brow
Waingate and Parkgate -
Hangingstone Road
* -
Honley
Bridge -
Honley
village centre, Bradshaw Road
-
Oldfield
-
Netherthong
-
Holme Valley Memorial Hosp.
-
Thongsbridge
-
Holmfirth
Bus sta.
Monday to Friday daytime:
Alternate service to Honley or Holmfirth. *Honley services via Newsome Road and Woodhead Road. Holmfirth services via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow, except two early morning services via Newsome Road, NOT Cross Lane.
Monday to Friday evening:
Services to Honley only via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow.
Saturday daytime:
All services to Holmfirth via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow, except two early morning services via Newsome Road, not Cross Lane.
Saturday evening:
Services to Honley only via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow.
Sunday services:
Services to Honley only via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill but NOT via Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow.
Timetable at
Metro
Service information at
First
317
Monday to Saturday, morning and early afternoon,
Almondbury
-
Castle Hill
at Ashes Lane / High Lane
-
Hall Bower
High Lane
-
Newsome
Jackroyd Lane, Church Lane
-
Lockwood
Bridge Street, Swan Lane, Lockwood station
Penistone line
-
Crosland Moor
-
Milnsbridge
-
Paddock
Longwood Road
-
Quarmby
- Huddersfield Royal Infirmary -
Lindley
Timetable at
Metro
Timetables
(.pdf format)
at
Stotts Coach Travel
319
Monday to Saturday daytime (Route also operated every day and evenings by First as
306
)
Huddersfield
Bus station
-
Newsome
Newsome Road, Newsome Church, Newsome Road South
-
Berry Brow
Station
Penistone line
-
Taylor Hill
Taylor Hill Road, Blue Bell Hill
-
Newsome
Blagden Lane, Edale Avenue, Towngate, Church Lane, Newsome Road
-
Huddersfield
Bus station
Timetable at
Metro
Timetables and information at
Team Pennine
Service at Ashenhurst and lower part of Newsome Road:
358
Every day
Huddersfield
Bus station
-
Aspley
-
Lowerhouses
-
Longley
-
Newsome
at
Ashenhurst,
Newsome Road (lower end only), King's Mill Lane
-
Aspley
-
Huddersfield
Bus station
Timetable at
Metro
Monday to Saturday service information at
First
Monday-Saturday evening and Sunday timetables and information at
Team Pennine
Road Travel
Newsome is on a minor road, Newsome Road/Newsome Road South between Huddersfield town centre and the
A616
at Berry Brow.
Drive time to nearest A&E hospitals:
15 min Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
35 min Barnsley Hospital
35 min Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax
35 Dewsbury and District Hospital ~
41 min Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield
43 min Royal Oldham Hospital
43 min Tameside Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne
46 min Leeds General Infirmary
50 min Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
53 min Bradford Royal Infirmary
Random point in time survey (Newsome: Tue Feb 2, 2016, 17.13). Times may considerably vary according to traffic, particularly at peak commuter hours, and trans-Pennine weather conditions. PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK CURRENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. See different results in eg.
Almondbury
,
Bradley
,
Denby Dale
,
Honley
,
Holme
,
Holmfirth
,
Kirkburton
,
Marsden
,
Meltham
,
New Mill
,
Slaithwaite
. Note: ~ While A&E exists at Dewsbury and District Hospital it is planned to be downgraded starting autumn 2016 to spring 2017 such that if you attend the A&E department at Dewsbury but you need to be admitted for specialist treatment then you will be transferred to Pinderfields.
Also in Huddersfield.guide
Home
Villages
Castle Hill
Other places near Newsome:
Berry Brow
Hall Bower
Lockwood
Longley
Primrose Hill
Taylor Hill
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