Dalton, Huddersfield
Dalton is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England, approximately one mile east of the town centre between Moldgreen, Rawthorpe and Kirkheaton.
| Dalton | |
|---|---|
 Street junction in Dalton | |
  Dalton Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 518 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SE171172 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Postcode district | HD5 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Located in a small valley it is mostly housing, with a small number of engineering firms to the north-west, surrounded by farmland used in the production of milk.
Germaine Lindsay, one of the suicide bombers involved in the 7 July 2005 London bombings, had lived in the area following his arrival from Jamaica aged five.[1]
History
Dalton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. This tax-motivated survey commissioned by William the Conqueror listed landholdings and resources. However, unlike other areas surrounding Huddersfield, Dalton was not listed as `waste', meaning uncultivated or unusable land, and there was economic activity. A plough was being used and the land was worth ten shillings.[2]
Sir William Fleming III seems to have been interested in farming, for he held himself the manor farm at Wath, farmed for him by Hugh Bacon and his son, Adam Bacon. He also held himself the smaller farm at Dalton near Huddersfield
Sport
Currently, the Edgerton & Dalton Cricket Club play at the ground the end of Dalton Fold Road. They are in the Huddersfield Cricket League.
The Moldgreen Amateur Rugby League team play at the DRAM (Dalton, Rawthorpe And Moldgreen) Centre fields off Ridgeway in Dalton.
References
- Sapsted, David; Gardham, Duncan (16 July 2005). "Lost years of the 'nice boy' who killed 25". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
- "History spotlight ... Dalton". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.