Kirkheaton is a small village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, lying a few miles east of Huddersfield on the rolling foothills of the Pennines. The settlement has medieval origins around a parish church and expanded in the 18th–19th centuries with small stone mills and weaving, leaving a legacy of stone terraces and converted industrial buildings that hint at its textile past.
Today Kirkheaton keeps a strong village identity with green spaces, local pubs and community groups; many residents commute to Huddersfield or Leeds, yet the area still celebrates its local heritage and rural character through conservation of historic buildings and informal cultural activities.
Postcode districts covering Kirkheaton
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 24 miles
- Sheffield 22.7 miles
- Leeds 12.4 miles
- Bradford 9.2 miles
- Oldham 17.3 miles
- Burnley 23.3 miles
- Huddersfield 2.8 miles
- Stockport 24.6 miles
- Rotherham 21.5 miles
- Wakefield 9.1 miles
- Rochdale 18.5 miles
- Harrogate 24.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dalton Ward 0.8 miles
- Almondbury Ward 1.6 miles
- Mirfield Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Lepton Built-up area 2 miles
- Ashbrow Ward 2.3 miles
- Moor Top Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Huddersfield Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Greenhead Ward 2.8 miles
- Grange Moor Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Newsome Ward 2.9 miles
- Rastrick Ward 3.2 miles
- Kirkburton Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Kirkheaton
HD5 0DW, HD5 0HN, HD5 0DS, HD5 0DQ, HD5 0ED, HD5 0PG, HD5 0DJ, HD5 0JP, HD5 0JS … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 30.8 miles
- Deighton Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Mirfield Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Kirkheaton Ad
- Manor House Lindley 5 3.9 miles
- The Foxglove by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3 miles
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- 315 Bar and Restaurant 5 2.3 miles
- Healds Hall Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 4 3.1 miles
- Stay Hotel 2.5 miles
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 4.2 miles
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 8.1 miles
Schools in Kirkheaton
- Kirkheaton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 1.7 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.6 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.1 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 9.3 miles
- The University of Bradford University 9.4 miles
- Outwood Library Library 9.7 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 10.2 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 10.4 miles
- Stanley Library Library 11 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 11.4 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 12.1 miles