Crosland Moor

Crosland Moor is a district of the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.LocationIt begins 1 mile to the south west of Huddersfield town centre. Crosland Moor begins at the junction of the Manchester Road A62 and Blackmoorfoot Road the main thoroughfare. The area rises up the hillside to overlook the areas of Milnsbridge and Golcar in the Colne Valley. The name may have derived from the local landowners the Crosland family who owned much of the area in 15th and 16th centuries.The Walpole and Balmoral Avenue housing estates are also a part of Crosland Moor. The area is bordered by Lockwood, Netherton, Linthwaite, Milnsbridge, Paddock and Thornton Lodge.PoliticalThe electoral ward of Crosland Moor and Netherton, in the Colne Valley constituency. The area of Crosland Moor includes Beaumont Park, Crosland Hill and Walpole and has a population of 9,085 according to the 2001 census. The ward was renamed Crosland Moor and Netherton in time for the 2011 Census. Its population at the Census was 18,723.