Dalton, West Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°39′04″N 1°44′28″W / 53.6512°N 1.7411°W
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Dalton shown within West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE171172 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Kirklees |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Postcode district | HD5 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Huddersfield |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Dalton is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England. It is situated approximately one mile east of the town centre between Moldgreen and Kirkheaton.
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, and attended Rawthorpe Junior School and Rawthorpe High School.[1]
[edit] 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]
[edit] References
- ^ "Lost years of the 'nice boy' who killed 25", David Sapsted and Duncan Gardham, Daily Telegraph, 16 July 2005
- ^ Huddersfield Examiner - History spotlight ... Dalton (24 October 2005)
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