In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Scholes like this:
Scholes, small town, Kirkburton par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles S. of Huddersfield, 763 ac., pop. 1182; is a local government district.
Scholes through time
Scholes is now part of Kirklees district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kirklees has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Scholes itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scholes, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1176
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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