Huddersfield is a large market town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, in England. It sits in the valley of the River Colne on the edge of the Pennines, giving a dramatic setting of steep streets, Victorian stone buildings and easy access to moorland and canal towpaths - a town shaped by the textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and still notable for its handsome civic architecture.
The town has a lively cultural and academic life centred on the University of Huddersfield, a respected contemporary music festival and a busy theatre scene, and is famously associated with the 1895 meeting at the George Hotel that led to the birth of rugby league. Economically Huddersfield has diversified from textiles into manufacturing, services and digital firms, while its multicultural communities and good rail links to Leeds and Manchester keep it well connected across the region.