Fartown, Huddersfield
Fartown is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England that starts 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the town centre.
| Fartown | |
|---|---|
 View from the top of Woodhouse Hill | |
  Fartown Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Postcode district | HD2 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Fartown runs for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) either side of the A641 main Huddersfield to Bradford Road. The district area stretches from the top of Woodhouse Hill to the Halifax Old Road with a population of 4,735 according to the 2001 Census.
Fartown currently has a multi-ethnic population with a significant percentage of people hailing from South Asian and West Indian backgrounds.
Two major hills are also situated in Fartown, Woodhouse Hill towards Sheepridge and York Avenue towards Cowcliffe. North Huddersfield Trust School is situated just off Woodhouse Hill.
Huddersfield's Rugby League club Huddersfield RLFC played at the Fartown Ground on Spaines Road from 1878 until 1992 [1] as did the Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1873–1955 and used for one day matches until 1982. The ground hosted an FA Cup semi final in 1882. The ground there now is little used for sporting events.[2]
Trivia
Fartown's name was cited as "nice, isn't it?" and "just ridiculous" in the XFM radio show presented by Ricky Gervais in 2003.[3]
A house in Ashfield Street was used as the main family home in the British feature film Between Two Women.
References
- "Fartown hosted years of success". YorkshireLive. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "FARTOWN A GROUND NEARLY LOST". We All Stand Together. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "08 November 2003/Transcript - Pilkipedia".