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Location:
Europe,
United Kingdom, Huddersfield |
Category:
City view |
Description:
View of Huddersfield Railway
Station, in St. George's Square |
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Location Information:
Huddersfield is a large market town
within the Metropolitan Borough of
Kirklees, in West Yorkshire,
England, 190 miles (310 km) north of
London, and 10.3 miles (16.6 km)
south of Bradford, the nearest city.
Huddersfield is near the confluence
of the River Colne and the River
Holme. Located within the historic
county boundaries of the West Riding
of Yorkshire, according to the 2001
Census it was the 10th largest town
in the UK and with a total resident
population of 146,234. It is the
largest urban area in the
metropolitan borough of Kirklees and
the administrative centre of the
borough. The town is well known for
its important role in the Industrial
Revolution, the birthplace of rugby
league and for being the birthplace
of the late British Prime Minister
Harold Wilson.
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