Oakes
Until the mid-19th century Oakes was little more than a hamlet of a few houses and possibly the trees that saw it then named as Oaks on the map.
The textile industry grew in the area initially as place where there were "tenters" fields at the roadside where woollen cloth was stretched out and dried in the open air, but soon there came the building of mills in the area and with it a village with rows of Victorian housing, the Oakes Baptist Church and a school.
Oakes Mills, which were built alongside New Hey Road, have been demolished only in recent years to make way for new development. Today the edges of Oakes seem difficult in places to distinguish from its neighbouring districts.
Around Oakes
Oakes has a convenience store and hairdressers.Oakes has a fish and chip shop, Chinese, pizza and burger takeaways.
The Bay Horse is at the junction of New Hey Road and Acre Street.
The Highgate is in New Hey Road, Oakes.
Oakes has a coffee shop in New Hey Road at the junction of Crosland Road.
Reinwood Infant and Nursery School is in Burfitts Road, Oakes.
Reinwood Junior School is in Burfitts Road, Oakes.
Huddersfield Salvation Army Church and Community Centre is in New Hey Road, Oakes.
Oakes Baptist Church is in Oakes Road.
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
Oakes is in the Lindley ward of Kirklees Council. Kirklees Council website
Travel
Bus services
370
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371
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373 Service operating when Huddersfield New College is open
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377 Monday to Saturday daytime
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378 Monday to Saturday daytime
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536 Monday-Saturday evenings, Sunday daytime to early evening
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537 Daily
Sowood - Stainland - Holywell Green
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900 Monday to Saturday (Infrequent service)
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901 902 901 Daily (902 Monday-Friday)
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Road travel
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