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HuddersfieldHuddersfield is a university town in the county of West Yorkshire in England, south of Bradford, on the River Colne, the Huddersfield Broad Canal, the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. It is in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees. The picture on the New Zealand wine "Castle Hill" is of Victoria Tower on Castle Hill overlooking Huddersfield. History A village during Anglo Saxon times, Huddersfield appeared in the Domesday Book as 'Oderesfelt.' There had however been settlement in the vicintiy since Roman times with the discovery of the remains of a Roman fort at Slack, just west of the town. Castle Hill, a major landmark of the town was originally an Iron Age Fort. During his Easter holiday in 1856, Sir William Perkin discovered here in a laboratory at his home, at the age of 18, by chance the first aniline dye, mauveine. In 1952, in recognition of historic ties and links with The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) Huddersfield conferred on the regiment the Freedom of the Town; this gives the regiment the right to march through the town with "Flags Flying, Bands playing and Bayonets fixed". Many of the town and district's male residents have served in the regiment during its 300+ year history. Institutions Schools and Colleges Huddersfield is the home to two sixth form colleges (Huddersfield New College located at Salendine Nook and Greenhead College), Huddersfield Technical College and the University of Huddersfield. Historical Landmarks These include a columned Railway Station, once described as 'a stately home with trains in it'. A clock tower in the village of Lindley (now a suburb to the west of the town) constructed in 1902 by a local mill-owner so that his workers would not have any excuse to be impunctual for work! St Peters' Church, or 'Huddersfield Parish Church' was constructed in 1838. Sport Rugby On August 29, 1895, the George Hotel in the centre of Huddersfield was the meeting place for 22 rugby clubs from across the North of England who voted to secede from the Rugby Football Union and set up their own Northern Rugby Football Union, which became the Rugby Football League in 1922. Huddersfield is still a focus for rugby league, being represented by the Huddersfield Giants in the Superleague, and thee Huddersfield Underbank Rangers in National League 3, as well as many amateur teams. The Huddersfield Giants play in claret and gold hooped shirts and white shorts. Football Huddersfield Town A.F.C. are the town's senior Association Football team, and were founded in 1908. In the 1920s they became the first club to win the English League Championship three times in a row, a feat only matched by Arsenal F.C., Liverpool F.C. and Manchester United. They left their ground on Leeds Road in 1994 and currently share the Galpharm Stadium with the Giants rugby league team and play in blue and white vertical stripes. Their most famous ex-players are Scottish international Denis Law (later of Manchester United) and Ray Wilson, a World Cup winner with England in 1966. They have been managed by Bill Shankly and Herbert Chapman. Arts Huddersfield is home to the Lawrence Batley Theatre, the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra and the Huddersfield Singers. Notable people from Huddersfield External links Suburbs of the Town Almondbury, Aspley, Berry Brow, Birkby, Bradley, Brockholes, Crosland Moor, Dalton, Deighton, Emley, Fartown, Flockton, Golcar, Grange Moor, Hepworth, Holmfirth, Honley, Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Lepton, Lindley, Marsden, Meltham, Moldgreen, Nettleton Hill, Newmill, Newsome, Outlane, Salendine Nook, Scammonden, Scholes, Shelley, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe, Slaithwaite, South Crosland, Upper Heaton and more.
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