Holme Valley sits in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, a steep-sided valley carved by the River Holme as it drops towards the River Colne. The area occupies the Pennine foothills and is ringed by moorland and reservoirs such as Digley and Bilberry; the Holme Moss transmitter is a familiar landmark. Settlements are a string of attractive villages and small towns including Holmfirth, Honley, Brockholes, Hepworth, New Mill, Wooldale, Netherthong and Holme.
Historically built on woollen and textile mills powered by the river, the valley also bears the memory of the 1852 Bilberry Reservoir disaster, which had a profound local impact. Today the local economy mixes farming and small-scale industry with tourism and an active arts and community scene - Holmfirth is famous as the setting for the long-running TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine - while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Huddersfield and Leeds. Walking, cycling and village festivals keep the social life lively and draw visitors to the landscape and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Holme Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 19.4 miles
- Sheffield 19.5 miles
- Leeds 18.4 miles
- Bradford 14.8 miles
- Oldham 13.3 miles
- Burnley 24.3 miles
- Huddersfield 5.2 miles
- Stockport 19.1 miles
- Salford 21.5 miles
- Rotherham 19.7 miles
- Wakefield 13.4 miles
- Rochdale 16.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Holme Valley South Ward 0.7 miles
- Holmfirth Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Upperthong Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Honley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Scholes Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Holmbridge Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Holme Valley North Ward 1.9 miles
- Meltham Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Shepley and Shelley Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Crow Edge Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Dunford Parish 3.6 miles
- Crosland Moor and Netherton Ward 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Holme Valley
HD9 1JL, HD9 6NB, HD9 1TY, HD9 7RY, HD9 1QD, HD4 6UP, HD9 6RJ, HD9 6LF, HD9 1XA … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 20.7 miles
- Manchester Airport 25.4 miles
- Brockholes Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Honley Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels in Holme Valley Ad
- Elephant & Castle 3
- The Rooms at the Nook
- The Huntsman Inn 4
- The Old Bridge Inn, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire 4
- The Woodman Inn 4
- Old Bridge Hotel 3
- Host & Stay | 57 Woodland View
Schools in Holme Valley
- Brockholes C of E Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hade Edge Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hepworth Junior and Infant School Primary
- Hinchliffe Mill Junior and Infant School Primary
- Holme Junior and Infant School Primary
- Holmfirth High School Secondary
- Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Honley High School Secondary
- Netherthong Primary School Primary
- New Mill Junior School Primary
- Upperthong Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 8.5 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 11.6 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 12 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 12.7 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 13 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 14.2 miles
- Outwood Library Library 14.6 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 15 miles
- The University of Bradford University 15 miles
- Stanley Library Library 15.8 miles