Administratively, Taylor Hill is in the Newsome Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, the latter of which includes all of Huddersfield and surrounding areas.

On 15 March 1812, Taylor Hill was the site of the first large-scale Luddite operation in the West Riding, when the cloth-finishing shop of Frank Vickerman was attacked.

Vickerman had previously been involved in coordinating the military and civil response to the Luddite threat, and a warning letter had been thrown into his premises several days earlier.

[1] The former Vickerman & Sons Ltd woollen mill,[2] on Fairlea Road has been converted into several smaller industrial units, which include a carpet manufacturers, commercial & industrial photographers, printers and lithographers, wedding cake bakery, Wrought ironwork services, clothing manufacturers & wholesalers and an independent domestic energy assessment services.

Trains on Northern's Penistone Line provide an hourly service (less frequent on Sundays) between Huddersfield and Sheffield stations, calling at Berry Brow.