River Colne at Huddersfield

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The River Colne at Huddersfield is a West Yorkshire watercourse running through the town of Huddersfield, historically central to its textile industry and urban development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river reach
administrativeTerritory Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees
linked to: Kirklees
associatedWith Huddersfield Narrow Canal (nearby)
associatedWithIndustry dying and finishing
textiles
wool processing
country United Kingdom
crossedBy A62 road in Huddersfield
linked to: A62 road

local road bridges in Huddersfield
railway viaducts in Huddersfield
drainageBasin River Colne catchment
environmentalConcern industrial pollution (historical)
environmentalUse urban green corridor
flowsGenerallyTowards north-east through Huddersfield
flowsThrough Huddersfield town centre
linked to: Huddersfield
hasBankType engineered banks in town centre
stone retaining walls (sections)
hasFeature canalised sections
mill races (historical)
weirs
historicallyUsedFor textile industry
water power
woollen mills
worsted mills
historicalRole industrial corridor of Huddersfield
transport and power route for mills
hydrologicalSystem River Colne system in West Yorkshire
influenced industrial growth of Huddersfield
location of mills in Huddersfield
urban development of Huddersfield
locatedIn England
Huddersfield
United Kingdom
West Yorkshire
near Huddersfield railway station
Huddersfield town centre mills
historic textile warehouses in Huddersfield
industrial heritage sites in Huddersfield
partOf River Colne (Huddersfield)
presentUse amenity and recreation corridor
urban landscape feature
region Kirklees
tributaryOf River Colne (Huddersfield) lower course
linked to: River Colne
usedFor cooling water for mills (historical)
industrial water supply (historical)
wastewater discharge (historical)
waterBody River Colne
watercourseType river

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River Holme flowsInto River Colne at Huddersfield
River Colne (Lancashire) isDistinctFrom River Colne (West Yorkshire)
linked to: River Colne at Huddersfield
St James Church, Slaithwaite locatedNear River Colne (West Yorkshire)
linked to: River Colne at Huddersfield
Cooper Bridge riverCrossingOf River Colne in West Yorkshire
linked to: River Colne at Huddersfield
River Calder (Yorkshire) catchment containsWatercourse River Colne (West Yorkshire)
linked to: River Colne at Huddersfield
River Colne at Huddersfield partOf River Colne (Huddersfield)
linked to: River Colne at Huddersfield
River Colne at Huddersfield hydrologicalSystem River Colne system in West Yorkshire
linked to: River Colne at Huddersfield
River Calder (West Yorkshire) hasTributary River Colne (West Yorkshire)
linked to: River Colne at Huddersfield