[huhd-erz-feeld] 
| a town in West Yorkshire, in N central England. 130,060. |
| Hud·ders·field (hŭd'ərz-fēld') A borough of north-central England northeast of Manchester. First settled in Roman times, it is an industrial center specializing in textiles. Population: 146,000. |
Huddersfield
town, Kirklees metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. Huddersfield lies in the valley of the River Colne 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Leeds. It grew in the 18th century from a large village, one of several that had a domestic weaving industry, and benefited from construction of the Calder and Marsden canals. The locality's traditional textile industry, together with coal and water supplies, stimulated ancillary dyestuff, chemical, and heavy engineering industries that gradually replaced textile manufacture as the town's major employers. The choral and madrigal societies of Huddersfield are nationally known, as are its football (soccer) teams. Pop. (2001) 146,234.
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