Nettleton Hill: what to know before moving day
Much of the hamlet is on the heritage list. Green Edge has a terrace at 2-12, a pair at 1 and 3 dated 1851 with a nine-light mullioned window, and 9 Green Edge from around 1800. There are listed houses at 1 and 5 Mole Head, a house and barn at 6-10 Green Lane Terrace, and New Lane Farmhouse of 1830. With stone houses this old, photos of the door and stairs help with the quote.
The lanes are New Lane and Nettleton Hill Road, with tracks such as Mold Hall and Moles Head leading off. The Pennine Manor Hotel and Outlane Golf Club are the nearest landmarks, and the Colne Valley Trail passes through the hamlet.
How the van gets to Nettleton Hill
Nettleton Hill is closest to the M62 at junction 23, Outlane. From there the A640 New Hey Road leads west, and Round Ings Road and Halifax Road are the nearest through roads to New Lane. From Bradford, roughly 30 to 40 minutes is the estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Nettleton Hill
Each service below links to its Elland page, which covers how the job works in and around Elland.
Nettleton Hill: questions before you book
Older write-ups say Golcar ward: is Nettleton Hill still in it?
Some older write-ups put it in Golcar ward, but the current postcode lookup for HD7 4LW gives Colne Valley West, in Kirklees. Council tax and bins go through Kirklees Council either way.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD7 4LW is in Colne Valley West ward, Kirklees, unparished area
- Nettleton Hill (Wikipedia): hamlet west of Huddersfield, north of Scapegoat Hill, south of Pighill Wood, Longwood reservoir to the east, listed as Golcar ward and HD7, the Colne Valley Trail
- Listed buildings in Colne Valley (eastern area) (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 2-12, 1 and 3 (1851) and 9 Green Edge; 1 and 5 Mole Head; 6-10 Green Lane Terrace; New Lane Farmhouse 1830
- A640 road (Wikipedia): New Hey Road and M62 junction 23 at Outlane
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract): New Lane, Nettleton Hill Road, Green Lane Terrace, Mold Hall and Moles Head tracks, Round Ings Road, Halifax Road, Pennine Manor Hotel, Outlane Golf Club