Marsden is a large village in the Colne Valley, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the South Pennines close to the Peak District which lies to the south. The village is 7 miles (11 km) west of Huddersfield at the confluence of the River Colne and Wessenden Brook. It was an important centre for the production of woollen cloth. In 2020, the village had an estimated population of 3,768.
Marsden Mill
St Bartholomew's Church
Peel Street, including the Mechanics Institute
Mellor Bridge, one of Marsden's two packhorse bridges, with St Bartholomew's Church in the background
Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. It is governed by Kirklees Council. Kirklees had a population of 422,500 in 2011; it is the third-largest metropolitan district in England by area, behind Doncaster and Leeds.
Image: Huddersfield (16037400213)
Image: Dewsbury Minster in 2021
Image: Cleckheaton Town Hall geograph.org.uk 2936199
Image: Central Holmfirth geograph.org.uk 3229940