OS grid reference SE159075 Post town HOLMFIRTH Dialling code 01484 | Sovereign state United Kingdom | |
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Scholes is a Pennine hilltop village, situated 1 mile (2 km) to the southeast and above Holmfirth, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 1,990. The name Scholes may have originated from the Scandinavian language meaning 'the temporary huts or sheds'.
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Map of Scholes, Holmfirth, UK
The village contains one non denominational primary school, originally built in 1908, modernised in 1976 and extended in 1986. The school caters for approximately 213 pupils aged four to eleven.
Scholes was the birthplace of the entertainer Roy Castle, well known as the presenter of the long-running BBC show Record Breakers.
Local sports
Scholes has a successful cricket team in the Drakes Huddersfield League and teams in the Huddersfield & District FA competition.