What Does Slaithwaite Mean?
Slaithwaite, Locally Slaithwaite, Commonly Pronounced by Locals as "Slawit" Is a Village Within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire...
Slaithwaite, locally slaithwaite, commonly pronounced by locals as "Slawit" is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England.
How did Huddersfield get its name?
From 'Odersfelt' meaning 'Oder' a Norse person's name and 'felt/feld' meaning 'field'. The town appears as 'Oderesfelt' and 'Odresfeld' in the Domesday Book in 1086.
What is Slaithwaite famous for?
The name derives from the Old Norse meaning 'timber wood clearing'. Like most Colne Valley villages it was largely built on the textile industry. The quaint Moonraking festival, which involves 'raking' a moon lantern out of the canal, is enjoyed most years.
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