Linthwaite
View down valley to Linthwaite from High House Edge, Blackmoorfoot
Linthwaite Location within West Yorkshire
Population	3,835 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SE1027614439
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district	HD7
Dialling code	01484
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Colne Valley
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°37′35″N 1°50′46″W / 53.6264°N 1.8461°W / 53.6264; -1.8461

Linthwaite (known as Linfit in the local community)^[1] is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Huddersfield, on the A62 in the Colne Valley. The village together with Blackmoorfoot had a population of 3,835 according to the 2001 census.

The River Colne, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, the Huddersfield to Manchester railway line and A62 main road all pass near to the village. After they were constructed, textile mills were then built to produce cloth making use of the river. This led to the growth of the village. Linthwaite Hall on Linfit Fold was built around 1600.

Currently, it is a busy village with five pubs, including the Sair Inn, a traditional pub, formerly known as the 'New Inn' and now one of the few 'own brew' pubs still in the country. It won the CAMRA National Pub of the Year Award in 1997.

Linthwaite is believed to be given where the surname Dyson started in 1316.^[2]

Blackmoorfoot Reservoir, at the top of Gilroyd Lane, is a wintering site for migrating wildfowl and wading birds.

Education

There are two primary schools and a secondary in the village: Linthwaite Ardron Memorial Junior School and the Linthwaite Clough Junior Infant and Early Years School for local children; and Colne Valley High School, whose catchment area is described in the name.

Sport

In sport the village has two teams in the Huddersfield District Cricket League: Broad Oak (near the church) won the 2023 Sykes Cup and Linthwaite (in the valley).

Linthwaite have 3 senior football teams playing in the Huddersfield District League. They won the Division One & Barlow Cup double in 2018/19.^[3][4]

Linthwaite also has football teams playing in the RCD Junior Football League from under-8s right up to under-18s. They also have a football group of 5-to-7 year olds.

Industry

The largest employer in the village is pharmaceutical drug manufacturer Thornton & Ross, the producer of Covonia cough medicine. The company, which was founded by Nathan Thornton and Phillip Ross in 1922, was acquired by STADA Arzneimittel in a £221 million deal in August 2013.^[5][6]