Golcar
Located in Meltham, Kirklees Coordinates: 53°38′24″ N 1°51′21″ W
- Population
- 6,900
- 6.9K
- Elevation
- 219 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Golcar
Golcar is a village. Location: Meltham, Kirklees. Population: 6,900. Elevation: 219 m.
Golcar (pronounced ) is a village on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The 2021 population census lists the village as having 18,725 permanent residents. The main transport access is from the A62 (Manchester Road), through Milnsbridge in the valley bottom or via Scapegoat Hill from the A640 (New Hey Road) at the top of the hill.
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In comparison
- No. 3 of 4 places in Meltham by population
- Nearest larger town: Huddersfield, 5 km E
- 36 sights and natural places within 10 km Wholestone Moor, Old Lindley Moor
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wholestone Moor Mountain, Kirklees2 km W
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Moorside Edge Transmitting Station, Mast A Landmark, Kirklees2.6 km W
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Moorside Edge Transmitting Station, Mast B Landmark, Kirklees2.6 km W
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Vicars Lot Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Ripponden2.8 km NW
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Bait-us-Samad Attraction, Kirklees5.2 km E -
Old Lindley Moor Mountain, Calderdale2.5 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources