Holme Valley

Holme Valley, formerly Holmfirth is a large civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

Other sizeable settlements in the parish include, Brockholes, Honley and New Mill.

An urban district covering Holmfirth was created in 1894 by the Local Government Act 1894 and then in 1938, under a County Review Order, absorbed parts of the Holme, Honley, New Mill, South Crosland and Thurstonland and Farnley Tyas urban districts, keeping the name.

Under the Local Government Act 1972, the Holmfirth urban district was abolished on 1 April 1974, but its area was retained as a single civil parish with a parish council.

On 1 April 1976 the parish was renamed from "Holmfirth" to "Holme Valley".

Upper Holme Valley, looking north and westerly, from Mount at Jackson Bridge over Totties & New Mill to Honley & Crosland Moor .
Lower end of the Holme Valley, looking north from Meltham across Netherton and Crosland Moor to Huddersfield and beyond towards Dewsbury .