Netherthong
| Netherthong | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Houses in Netherthong | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE139097 |
| Location: | 53°35’2"N, 1°47’28"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Kirklees |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Colne Valley |
Netherthong is a small village in the West Riding of Yorkshire near the town of Holmfirth. It lies in the Holme Valley. To the south, up the valley slope, is Upperthong.
The village is on the B6107 road to Meltham from the main A6024 Woodhead Road through the Holme Valley from Honley to Holmfirth. It had a population of 1,730 in 2001.
The village is known not so much for itself as for its name, but the name of Netherthong has nothing to do with undergarments; it is generally taken to be from Old Norse, possibly from a word þong meaning "strip of land" (although þing, meaning "court" or "assembly" has been suggested).
The village
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Netherthong is also a parish, and the village contains All Saints' Church, built between 1829-30 by Leeds architect Robert Dennis Chantrell and remodelled in 1877.
There are two pubs in the village, The Clothiers and The Cricketers in nearby Deanhouse, a post office and a small village shop.
Chapel
The former Wesleyan chapel in the village was the first in the Huddersfield area. The Chapel (now a private dwelling on the St Mary's Estate) was opened in 1771. In 1772, John Wesley himself preached there, despite his well-known feelings on the people of the Huddersfield area. In 1757, Wesley wrote:
I rode over the mountains to Huddersfield. A wilder people I never saw in England. The men, women and children filled the streets and seemed just ready to devour us."
See also
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Netherthong) |