Marsden is a sizable village in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, sitting in the upper Colne Valley at the western edge of the Pennines and close to the Peak District. It offers dramatic moorland scenery - notably Marsden Moor - and sits beside the historic Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the Standedge tunnels, giving good access for walkers and visitors to the surrounding gritstone ridges and peatland habitats.
Historically the village grew on woollen mills and the transport links of canals and railways, and much of that industrial heritage still shapes the townscape. Today Marsden combines a strong local community with small independent shops, outdoor-focused tourism and commuters travelling to nearby Huddersfield, while events, conservation projects and the canal/railway heritage continue to attract visitors.
Postcode districts covering Marsden
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Leeds 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Bradford 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Oldham 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Burnley 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Huddersfield 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Bolton 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Stockport 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Salford 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Wakefield 18 miles29 km
- Rochdale 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Halifax 9.3 miles14.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Colne Valley Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Linthwaite and Slaithwaite Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Meltham Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Scapegoat Hill Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Holme Valley North Ward 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Saddleworth North Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Outlane Built-up area 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Sowood Built-up area 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Saddleworth Parish 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Netherton Built-up area 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Delph Built-up area 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Denshaw Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
Example postcodes in Marsden
HD7 6AU, HD7 6DF, HD7 6BD, HD7 6HP, HD7 6DA, HD7 6JL, HD7 6LH, HD7 6EP, HD7 6BU … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Manchester Airport 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Marsden Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Slaithwaite Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Marsden Ad
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Old Bell Inn 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.1 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Woodsome Hall Golf Club Dormy House 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
Schools in Marsden
- Marsden Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Marsden Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles12 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 10.5 miles17 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Heaton Park Estate 14.7 miles23.7 km
- The University of Bradford University 14.7 miles23.7 km
- National Media Museum Museum 14.9 miles24 km