Longwood

Longwood is a village and suburb of the town of in the county of . It is situated some 2.5 miles west of Huddersfield town centre, in the valley of the Longwood Brook, a tributary of the River Colne.
Wikipedia
Photo: AndyRiley, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Longwood, Huddersfield”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mark and Huddersfield New College.

Church
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

College
is a former grammar school and current sixth form college located in on the outskirts of , in the county of , England.

Bridge
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quarmby and Milnsbridge.

Suburb
is a district of , , . It is situated 2 miles west of Huddersfield town centre between , and Longwood.

Village
Photo: Whohe!, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of , , England, situated 2 miles west of the town centre, and in the Colne Valley. The name is said to have derived from the water-powered mill and the bridge that stood alongside it in the 13th century.

Village
is an area of in , England. It is 2 miles to the north-west of central Huddersfield, and is bordered to the north-east by Laund Hill, Weather Hill and Low Hill and to the south-west by the natural scar of Longwood Edge, above the suburb of Longwood.

Longwood

Latitude
53.64737° or 53° 38′ 51″ north
Longitude
-1.83649° or 1° 50′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C5WJ5W7+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1997154596
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q6674506
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Old English—“Longwood” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Longwood, West Yorkshire”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Langwuda, West Þriðing”
  • “Longwood”

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Localities in the Area

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