South Crosland

Holy Trinity Church, South CroslandMidway, South CroslandSouth Crosland is a rural village above Netherton about 3 miles south-west of Huddersfield town centre (3.5 miles by road).

The village is a farming community with additional residential development from recent years, sitting high above the wooded sides of the valley of Hall Dike which flows into Mag Brook.

South Crosland used to have its own pub, The Kings Arms, but this was closed in 2012.

Between 1894 and 1938, South Crosland was also a civil parish with its own Urban District. Local government reorganisation in 1938 saw this divided between the Huddersfield County Borough, Holmfirth Urban District and Meltham Urban District.

Around South Crosland

South Crosland CE (A) Junior School is in Moor Lane in the neighbouring village of Netherton.

South Crosland CE (A) Junior School website

Holy Trinity Church, South Crosland, is in Church Lane.

The Emmanuel Team - Holy Trinity Church web pages

Local government

Civil parish council

There is no civil parish council for this area, which prior to 1974 was mostly in the Huddersfield County Borough.

Metropolitan district council

South Crosland is in the Crosland Moor and Netherton ward of Kirklees Council

Kirklees Council website

Travel

Bus services

354 Monday to Saturday daytime (4 journeys each way). See also 355

Huddersfield Bus station - Aspley - Lowerhouses - Longley - Castle Hill at Ashes Lane / High Lane - Hall Bower High Lane, Hall Bower Lane - Berry Brow
↓ Waingate -
↑ Station Lane, Berry Brow station Penistone Line, Birch Road -
Armitage Bridge Bank Foot Lane - Netherton Marten Drive, Delph Lane, Netherton Moor Road, Falconers Ride, Hawkroyd Bank Road, Moor Lane - South Crosland

Timetable at

Metro Timetables (.pdf format) at

South Pennine Community Transport

355 Monday to Saturday (2 journeys each way, one on Saturdays). See also 354

Huddersfield Bus Station - Lockwood - Armitage Bridge Armitage Road, Bank Foot Lane - Netherton Marten Drive, Delph Lane, Moor Lane - South Crosland

Timetable at

Metro. Timetables (.pdf format) at

South Pennine Community Transport

Road Travel

South Crosland is reached by minor roads just off the B6108 Huddersfield Road to Meltham.

Other places near South Crosland: Crosland Hill Blackmoorfoot Netherton

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