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Meltham
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Also known as Meltham, Kirklees, Meltham, West Yorkshire

Meltham is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Holme Valley, below Wessenden Moor, south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had a population of 8,089 at the 2001 census, which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005. The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534. According to the 2021 Census, the civil parish of Meltham had a population of 8,590 people living in 3,695 households.

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Place details

Locality
Kirklees
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
7,836
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Meltham
UK place.population
8,590
UK place.population_ref
(2021 census)
UK place.civil_parish
Meltham
UK place.metropolitan_borough
Kirklees
UK place.metropolitan_county
West Yorkshire
UK place.region
Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.constituency_westminster
Colne Valley
UK place.post_town
HOLMFIRTH
UK place.postcode_district
HD9
UK place.postcode_area
HD
UK place.dial_code
01484
UK place.os_grid_reference
SE099106
UK place.static_image_name
Meltham & Lower Holme Valley.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption
Meltham and lower Holme Valley

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Wikidata facts

Population
8534
Image
Meltham & Lower Holme Valley.JPG
Dialing code
01484
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Commons category
Meltham
OS grid reference
SE099106
postal code
HD9
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Meltham is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Holme Valley, below Wessenden Moor, south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It had a population of 8,089 at the 2001 census, which was estimated to have increased to 8,600 by 2005. The population assessed at the 2011 Census was 8,534. According to the 2021 Census, the civil parish of Meltham had a population of 8,590 people living in 3,695 households.

It has 12 elected council members who meet up around every 6 weeks.

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