Cleckheaton is a town in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, lying in the Spen Valley between Bradford and Huddersfield. It grew strongly in the 19th century around the woollen textile industry, and you can still see Victorian civic buildings and former mill architecture that speak to that industrial past.
Today Cleckheaton is largely residential with a mixed local economy of light industry, independent shops and services, and an active community life including sports clubs and local events. Good road links to the M62 make commuting straightforward, while a strong local identity within the Spen Valley keeps neighbourhood ties and traditions alive.
Postcode districts covering Cleckheaton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 8.8 miles
- Bradford 4.6 miles
- Oldham 20.2 miles
- Burnley 21.9 miles
- Huddersfield 6.1 miles
- Wakefield 9.4 miles
- Rochdale 20 miles
- Harrogate 19.7 miles
- Halifax 6.3 miles
- Barnsley 15.6 miles
- Castleford 15.4 miles
- Morley 5.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Scholes Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Liversedge and Gomersal Ward 1.4 miles
- Gomersal and Birkenshaw Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Oakenshaw Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Liversedge Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wyke Ward 2 miles
- Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward 2.1 miles
- Heckmondwike Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Moor Top Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Norwood Green Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward 2.9 miles
- Batley West Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Cleckheaton
BD19 3BU, BD19 5AZ, BD19 5DF, BD19 4TR, BD19 5AH, BD19 4LN, BD19 5AJ, BD19 3PH, BD19 5JW … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.9 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34 miles
- Brighouse Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Mirfield Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Cleckheaton Ad
- Premier Inn Bradford South 3 0.6 miles
- Gomersal Park Hotel & Bazaar Spa 3 1.9 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 2.3 miles
- Cedar Court Bradford Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- Shibden Mill Inn 4 5.2 miles
- Healds Hall Hotel West Yorkshire 2 1.9 miles
- Tong Park Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Bradford M62 3 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 3 2.5 miles
Schools in Cleckheaton
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy Secondary
- Whitechapel C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.3 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 4.6 miles
- The University of Bradford University 4.7 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 5.5 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 7.1 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.3 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 8.6 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 8.9 miles
- Outwood Library Library 9 miles