Slaithwaite
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Slaithwaite is a town in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is in the Colne Valley and on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, 5 miles so
St James's church through the viaduct
The parish church of St James and the Shoulder of Mutton inn
Slaithwaite Town Hall in Lewisham Road
Silent Woman public house
Marsden, West Yorkshire
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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 vi
Slaithwaite
…Moonraker" is now the nickname for a native of the town. There are similar stories and nicknames for the neighbouring settlements of Golcar ("Lillies"), Marsden ("Cuckoos") and Linthwaite ("Leadboilers"). The legend is also known in Wiltshire, where the locals are also known as 'Moonrakers'. Slaithwaite Town…
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