Dalton, Huddersfield

Dalton is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England, approximately one mile east of the town centre between Moldgreen and Kirkheaton.

Dalton

Street junction in Dalton
Dalton
Location within West Yorkshire
Population518 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSE171172
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUDDERSFIELD
Postcode districtHD5
Dialling code01484
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Located in a small valley it is mostly housing, with a small number of engineering firms to the northwest, surrounded by farmland used in the production of milk.

Germaine Lindsay, one of the suicide bombers involved in the 7 July 2005 London bombings, had lived in the area following his arrival from Jamaica aged five.[1]

History

Dalton was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. This tax-motivated survey commissioned by William the Conqueror listed landholdings and resources. However, unlike other areas surrounding Huddersfield, Dalton was not listed as `waste', meaning uncultivated or unusable land, and there was economic activity. A plough was being used and the land was worth ten shillings.[2]

Sir William Fleming III. seems to have been interested in farming, for he held himself the manor farm at Wath, farmed for him by Hugh Bacon and his son, Adam Bacon. He also held himself the smaller farm at Dalton near Huddersfield

See also

References
  1. "Lost years of the 'nice boy' who killed 25", David Sapsted and Duncan Gardham, Daily Telegraph, 16 July 2005 Archived 28 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Huddersfield Examiner - History spotlight ... Dalton (24 October 2005)
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