Netherthong
{{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
}}
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).[http://observatory.kirklees.gov.uk/profiles/profile?profileId=113&geoTypeId=15&geoIds=SET074], [Kirklees Observatory Area Profiles. Retrieved 10 July 2020].
History
The name Netherthong may derive from Old English 'neotherra' (lower) + '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.{{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}}
The former 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."{{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}}
= Civil parish =
Netherthong was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Almondbury,{{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}} from 1866 Netherthong was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1921 the parish was abolished and merged with Holmfirth.{{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}} In 1911 the parish had a population of 867.{{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}}
Community
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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.[https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2162423 "Netherthong Primary"], Ofsted inspection 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2020
Netherthong parish church is All Saints', built between 1829–30 by Leeds architect Robert Dennis Chantrell and remodelled in 1877 by William Swinden Barber.{{NHLE|num=1228920 |desc= Church of All Saints|accessdate=28 February 2014}}Huddersfield Chronicle 4 December 1877: "Re-opening of All Saints Church, Nethergong" The church is part of the Upper Holme Valley Team Ministry (benefice), and within the Diocese of Leeds.[https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18061/get-in-touch/ "Upper Thong"], The Church of England. Retrieved 29 January 2020
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 chain, and a post box on Giles Street.
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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