Scholes, Holme Valley

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 (2 km) to the south-east and above Holmfirth, 7 miles (11 km) south-west 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'.

Scholes
Scholes is located in West Yorkshire
Scholes
Scholes
Location within West Yorkshire
Population1,990 
OS grid referenceSE159075
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLMFIRTH
Postcode districtHD9
Dialling code01484
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The village contains one non denominational primary school, originally built in 1908, modernised in 1976 and extended in 1986. The school caters for approximately 213 pupils aged four to eleven.[2]

Scholes was the birthplace of the entertainer Roy Castle, well known as the presenter of the long-running BBC show Record Breakers.

Peter Brook was born in Scholes to farmer parents.[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 2nd in Division 2 on 59 points.

View of Scholes, Holmfirth

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 two other villages and a hamlet with the same name in the county of West Yorkshire. One village is near Cleckheaton and the other one is east of Leeds. The hamlet is east of Oakworth near Keighley.

References
  1. "Kirklees Ward profile for Scholes" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  2. "Scholes Junior and Infant School - Home". www.scholesji.org.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "Peter Brook: Tribute to a modest artist who brought life to the landscape". The Yorkshire Post. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. "Relationships and changes Scholes CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. "Population statistics Scholes CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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