Scholes, Holme Valley
| Scholes | |
|---|---|
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  Scholes Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,990 |
| OS grid reference | SE159075 |
| Civil parish | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HOLMFIRTH |
| Postcode district | HD9 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Scholes is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Holme Valley, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east and above Holmfirth, 7 miles (11 km) south of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley. It has a population of 1,990.[1] The name Scholes may have originated from the Scandinavian language meaning 'the temporary huts or sheds'.
The village contains one non-denominational primary school, originally built in 1908, modernised and extended in 1976 and then further extended in 1986. The school caters for approximately 213 pupils aged four to eleven.[2]
Scholes was the birthplace of Roy Castle – entertainer and the presenter of the long-running BBC show Record Breakers.
Peter Brook was born in Scholes.[3]
Local sports
Scholes has a successful cricket team in the Drakes Huddersfield League and a football team, (Scholes FC) who sealed promotion to Division 1 of the Huddersfield & District FA competition as of the end of the 2018–19 season with a game to spare finishing second in Division 2 on 59 points.
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Civil parish
Scholes became a civil parish on 31 December 1894, being formed from Wooldale, Fulstone and Hepworth. On 1 April 1938, the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth, part also went to form Dunford.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 1571.[5]
Scholes in West Yorkshire
There are three other places called Scholes in West Yorkshire:
- Scholes, Cleckheaton, a village near Cleckheaton
- Scholes, Leeds, a village east of Leeds
- Scholes, Bradford, a hamlet near Oakworth, east of Keighley
References
- ↑ "Kirklees Ward profile for Scholes" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ↑ "Scholes Junior and Infant School - Home". www.scholesji.org.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "Peter Brook: Tribute to a modest artist who brought life to the landscape". The Yorkshire Post. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "Relationships and changes Scholes CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ↑ "Population statistics Scholes CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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