{{Short description|Village in West Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=October 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.583|-1.793|display=title|region:GB_scale:20000}} | static_image = All Saints Netherthong-geograph-2549214-by-SMJ.jpg | static_image_caption = All Saints church | official_name = Netherthong | population = 1738 | population_ref = (2018) | os_grid_reference = SE139096 | civil_parish = [[Holme Valley]] | metropolitan_borough = [[Kirklees]] | metropolitan_county = [[West Yorkshire]] | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | post_town = [[Holmfirth]] | postcode_district = HD9 | postcode_area = HD | dial_code = 01484 | constituency_westminster = [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley]] }}
'''Netherthong''' is a village and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Holme Valley]], and the [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Kirklees]] in [[West Yorkshire]], England. The village is near the town of [[Holmfirth]], and on the B6107 road to [[Meltham]] from the main A6024 Woodhead Road through the Holme Valley from Honley to Holmfirth. It has an estimated population of 1,738 (2018).<ref>[http://observatory.kirklees.gov.uk/profiles/profile?profileId=113&geoTypeId=15&geoIds=SET074], [Kirklees Observatory Area Profiles. Retrieved 10 July 2020].</ref>
==History== The name Netherthong may derive from [[Old English]] 'neotherra' (lower) + '[[wiktionary:thong|thwang]]' (narrow strip [of land]); since there is also an [[Upperthong]] which is situated on higher ground than Netherthong, the names could designate higher and lower strips of land.<ref name=Mills>{{cite book |author=Mills, A. David. |title=A Dictionary of British Place Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |date=2011 |doi=10.1093/acref/9780199609086.001.0001}}</ref>
The former [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Wesleyan]] chapel in the village was the first in the [[Huddersfield]] area. The chapel (now a private dwelling on St Mary's Estate) was opened in 1771. In 1772 [[John Wesley]] preached there; in 1757 he wrote "I rode over the mountains to Huddersfield. A wilder people I never saw in England. The men, women and children filled the streets and seemed just ready to devour us."<ref name=James>{{cite book|author=James, E. |title=Wesley, his own historian: Illustrations of His Character, Labors and Achievements. From his own diaries. |publisher=Carlton & Lanahan|location=London |date=1870}}</ref>
=== Civil parish === Netherthong was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] and [[chapelry]] in the parish of [[Almondbury]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/303|title=History of Netherthong, in Kirklees and West Riding|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> from 1866 Netherthong was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1921 the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10456198|title=Relationships and changes Netherthong Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> In 1911 the parish had a population of 867.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10456198/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Netherthong Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref>
==Community== [[File:Netherthong School - geograph.org.uk - 1277874.jpg|thumb|left|Netherthong Primary School]] The village school, of 214 mixed pupils, is Netherthong Primary. [[Ofsted]]'s last full inspection of December 2012 rated the school Grade 1 (Outstanding) in all areas and overall effectiveness.<ref>[https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2162423 "Netherthong Primary"], [[Ofsted]] inspection 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2020</ref>
Netherthong [[Church of England parish church|parish church]] is [[William Swinden Barber#Church of All Saints, Netherthong, 1877|All Saints']], built between 1829–30 by Leeds architect [[Robert Dennis Chantrell]] and remodelled in 1877 by [[William Swinden Barber]].<ref name="EH All Saints 1228920" >{{NHLE|num=1228920 |desc= Church of All Saints|accessdate=28 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="HC 4 Dec 1877" >''Huddersfield Chronicle'' 4 December 1877: "Re-opening of All Saints Church, Nethergong"</ref> The church is part of the Upper Holme Valley Team Ministry ([[benefice]]), and within the [[Anglican Diocese of Leeds|Diocese of Leeds]].<ref>[https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18061/get-in-touch/ "Upper Thong"], The Church of England. Retrieved 29 January 2020</ref>
There are two public houses: The Clothiers, and The Cricketers in nearby Deanhouse. There is a village shop and newsagent which is part of the [[Londis (United Kingdom)|Londis]] chain, and a post box on Giles Street. {{clear left}}
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Netherthong}} *[https://www.netherthongprimary.co.uk Netherthong Primary School]
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[[Category:Villages in West Yorkshire]] [[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]] [[Category:Former civil parishes in West Yorkshire]] [[Category:Geography of Holmfirth]] [[Category:Holme Valley]]