Golcar
Village in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Golcar (pronounced gɔʊkə(r)) is a village on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
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Golcar | |
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Golcar Village | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Population | 6,900 [1] |
OS grid reference | SE1020015735 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HUDDERSFIELD |
Postcode district | HD7 |
Dialling code | 01484 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
53.6378°N 1.8457°W / 53.6378; -1.8457 |
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The 2021 population census lists the village as having 18,725 permanent residents. .[1] The main transport access is from the A62 (Manchester Road), through Milnsbridge in the valley bottom or via Scapegoat Hill from the A640 (New Hey Road) at the top of the hill.
The township of Golcar consists of Bolster Moor, Golcar, Wellhouse, Pole Moor and Scapegoat Hill.