Cleckheaton sits in the eastern part of the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, occupying a compact market-town centre in the heart of the old Spen Valley. It grew rapidly in the 19th century on the back of the woollen textile trade, and you still see Victorian civic buildings, former mill units and a compact high street that hints at that industrial past alongside pockets of greener, semi-rural land.
Today the area combines local retail and light manufacturing with a significant number of residents who commute to nearby centres such as Bradford and Huddersfield, being within easy reach of the M62 corridor. Community life is steady and local - sports clubs, churches, and annual events give the place a social focus, while converted mills and ongoing regeneration work reflect a mix of historic character and modest modern change.
Postcode districts covering Cleckheaton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Bradford 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Oldham 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Burnley 21.7 miles35 km
- Huddersfield 6.2 miles10 km
- Wakefield 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Rochdale 20 miles32.1 km
- Harrogate 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Halifax 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Barnsley 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Castleford 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Morley 5.3 miles8.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Cleckheaton Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Scholes Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Oakenshaw Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Gomersal and Birkenshaw Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Liversedge and Gomersal Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wyke Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Liversedge Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Norwood Green Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Heckmondwike Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Moor Top Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Cleckheaton
BD19 6DZ, BD19 4AP, BD19 4BY, BD19 3PY, BD19 3AP, BD19 6JN, BD19 4DT, BD19 4DD, BD19 4AR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 34.2 miles55.1 km
- Brighouse Railway Station 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Bradford Interchange 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.9 miles16 km
Hotels near Cleckheaton Ad
- Healds Hall Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 4 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Cedar Court Bradford 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Woodlands Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Corn Mill Lodge Hotel 3 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 8.5 miles13.8 km
Schools in Cleckheaton
- Hightown Primary School Primary
- Scholes Village Primary School Primary
- Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy Secondary
- Whitechapel C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.5 miles4.1 km
- National Media Museum Museum 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The University of Bradford University 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles9 km
- Elland Road Stadium 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Spring Wood Forest 8.9 miles14.3 km