Scapegoat Hill is a small village in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, sitting on the lower slopes of the Pennines above the Holme Valley a few miles west of Huddersfield. Its elevated position gives open views across moorland and the valley, and the settlement is characterised by stone-built houses and the remnants of 19th-century mill architecture.
Like many Pennine communities, Scapegoat Hill grew with the 19th-century woollen and textile trade, and traces of that industrial past survive in converted buildings and local chapels. The village’s colourful name has attracted folklore and debate over its origins; today it is mainly residential, home to commuters and walkers, with a strong sense of local identity and small-scale economic activity rather than heavy industry.
Postcode districts covering Scapegoat Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 18.6 miles30 km
- Leeds 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Bradford 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Oldham 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Burnley 18.7 miles30 km
- Huddersfield 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Bolton 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Stockport 19.9 miles32 km
- Salford 20 miles32.1 km
- Wakefield 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Rochdale 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Halifax 6.2 miles9.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Outlane Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Linthwaite and Slaithwaite Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Golcar Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Sowood Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Lindley Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Colne Valley Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Holywell Green and Stainland Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Crosland Moor and Netherton Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Greetland and Stainland Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Netherton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Greenhead Ward 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Barkisland Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Scapegoat Hill
HD7 4NU, HD7 4PP, HD7 4NG, HD7 4NW, HD7 4DW, HD7 4PQ, HD7 4ND, HD7 4NJ, HD7 4PE … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Manchester Airport 25.9 miles41.7 km
- Slaithwaite Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Lockwood Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Scapegoat Hill Ad
- Manor House Lindley 5 2.3 miles3.8 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Pennine Manor Hotel 3 0.4 miles0.7 km
- The Cambridge Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Woodsome Hall Golf Club Dormy House 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Old Bell Inn 8.1 miles13 km
Schools in Scapegoat Hill
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 7 miles11.2 km
- The University of Bradford University 11.2 miles18 km
- National Media Museum Museum 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 15 miles24.2 km