Holmbridge
CountryEngland
Static imageFormer National School, Bank Top Lane, Holmbridge, Austonley - geograph.org.uk - 1112595.jpg
Static image width250px
Coordinates53.557404°N 1.819417°W
Metropolitan boroughKirklees
Metropolitan countyWest Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Constituency westminsterColne Valley
Post townHolmfirth
Postcode districtHD9
Postcode areaHD
Dial code01484

Holmbridge is a small village on the A6024 about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the southwest of Holmfirth and about 8 miles (13 km) south of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the parish of Holme Valley and the metropolitan borough of Kirklees.[1]

In the 1950s, it was a site in the Survey of English Dialects.

On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the village.[2]

The village has one pub, the Pickled Pheasant, one church, the Parish Church of St David, and a Village / Parish Hall.[3] The former Four Inns Walk started at St. David's Church.

Holmbridge Cricket Club, who play in the Huddersfield Cricket League,[4] are one of the village's central features.

References

  1. ^ "Holmbridge". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Home". www.holmbridgechurch.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ^ "Huddersfield Cricket League". Retrieved 2025-06-18.