Outlane
Encyclopedia
Outlane is a village near Huddersfield
, West Yorkshire
, England
with a population of 710 according to the 2001 census. It is situated 3.7 miles (6 km) north-west of the Huddersfield town centre
It is situated next to the M62 Motorway
(near junction 23) and it is very close to the Calderdale
and Kirklees
district boundary.
Outlane's cricket club objected to the building of the motorway in the 1960s as it would go through their ground. However the Ministry Of Transport
turned it down.
Outlane has a golf course that also borders the motorway.
Outlane is also the location of a Roman fort, also known as Slack, Roman name possibly Cambodunum
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with a population of 710 according to the 2001 census. It is situated 3.7 miles (6 km) north-west of the Huddersfield town centre
It is situated next to the M62 Motorway
M62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
(near junction 23) and it is very close to the Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
and Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
district boundary.
Outlane's cricket club objected to the building of the motorway in the 1960s as it would go through their ground. However the Ministry Of Transport
Department for Transport
In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved...
turned it down.
Outlane has a golf course that also borders the motorway.
Outlane is also the location of a Roman fort, also known as Slack, Roman name possibly Cambodunum