Holme Valley
Civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
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Holme Valley, formerly Holmfirth, is a large civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. The parish is the successor to the Holmfirth urban district. It has a population of 25,049 (2001 census), increasing to 34,680 for the two wards in the 2011 Census.[1][2] Its administrative centre is in Holmfirth. Other sizeable settlements in the parish include, Brockholes, Honley and New Mill. It is named from the River Holme that runs through the parish.
- Holme Valley
| Holme Valley | |
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Location of Holme Valley within Kirklees | |
  Holme Valley Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 34,680 (2011 census) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
History
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".[3]
