Upperthong
Upperthong is a village approximately 807 feet above sea level, in the civil parish of Holme Valley, in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, near the town of Holmfirth, approximately 7 miles south of Huddersfield.Places of Interest
Highlights: The Picturedrome and Holy Trinity Church, Holmfirth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnlee and Holmfirth.
Upperthong
- Type: Village with 1,940 residents
- Description: village in West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Holme Valley, Kirklees, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.57214° or 53° 34′ 20″ north
Longitude
-1.80731° or 1° 48′ 26″ west
Population
1,940
Elevation
817 feet (249 metres)
Open location code
9C5WH5CV+V3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Upperthong” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Upperthong”
- French: “Upperthong”
- Irish: “Upperthong”
- Polish: “Upperthong”
- Swedish: “Upperthong”
- Urdu: “اپرتھونگ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Parkhead and Booth House.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Upperthong Mobile Post Office and Upperthong Village Hall.
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