- Dalton, West Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 53°39′04″N 1°44′28″W / 53.6512°N 1.7411°W
Dalton 
Dalton
Dalton shown within West YorkshireOS grid reference SE171172 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]
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]
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)
Categories:- Geography of Huddersfield
- Kirklees
- West Yorkshire geography stubs
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