Scholes, Holme Valley

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Scholes is a Pennine hilltop village, situated 1 mile (2 km) to the southeast and above Holmfirth, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley of West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,925 in the 2001 census. The name Scholes may have originated from the Scandinavian language meaning 'the temporary huts or sheds'.

View of Scholes, Holmfirth, from Mount
View of Scholes, Holmfirth, from Mount

The village contains one non denominational primary school, originally built in 1908, modernised in 1976 and extended in 1986. The school caters for approximately 213 pupils aged four to eleven. [1].

Scholes was the birthplace of the entertainer Roy Castle, well known as the presenter of the long-running BBC show Record Breakers.

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[edit] Local sports

Scholes has a successful cricket team in the Drakes Huddersfield League and teams in the Huddersfield & District FA competition.

[edit] See also

There is also a small village called Scholes[1], to the northwest of Kimberworth near Rotherham in South Yorkshire.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scholes Junior and Infants School

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