Salendine Nook: what to know before moving day
The area's past is in its street names. The Morton family made earthenware pots here from local clay, and the last Morton pottery closed in the 1980s; Kiln Court, Pottery Street and Morton Way recall it, and Celandine Avenue and Drive nod to the plant the place may be named after. Old weavers' cottages stand near the crossroads, and 91 and 93 Moor Hill Road are listed three-storey houses.
The Baptist chapel of 1843 is the oldest landmark still in use, and its congregation goes back to a barn registered as a meeting house in 1689. The New College and the high school share a campus with playing fields out to Longwood Edge, so avoid the start and end of the college day in term time if you can. Nearby streets include Laund Road, Raw Nook Road, Pennine Crescent, Deer Croft Drive and Maplin Avenue, and there is a Sainsbury's by New Hey Road.
How the van gets to Salendine Nook
New Hey Road, the A640, runs through Salendine Nook between M62 junction 23 at Outlane and Huddersfield town centre. Moor Hill Road and Laund Road branch off it into the housing. From Bradford the van joins the M62 at Chain Bar and leaves at junction 23 or 24; the estimate is roughly 25 to 35 minutes.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 35 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Salendine Nook
Each service below links to its Elland page, which covers how the job works in and around Elland.
Salendine Nook: questions before you book
What does 'Sally Nook' mean round here?
'Sally Nook' is the local nickname for Salendine Nook High School, in this area. On the booking, use the full postcode, which will start HD3.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): HD3 3GB is in Lindley ward, Kirklees, unparished area
- Salendine Nook (Wikipedia): 2 miles north-west of Huddersfield, between Quarmby and Outlane, Longwood Edge, weavers' cottages near the crossroads, the Morton potters and the last pottery closing in the 1980s, the celandine name theory, the Baptist chapel (barn registered 1689, chapel 1843), Kiln Court, Pottery Street, Morton Way, 'Sally Nook', New College and the high school
- Salendine Nook High School (Wikipedia): adjacent to Huddersfield New College, opened 1956
- Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Lindley Ward) (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): 91 and 93 Moor Hill Road, three storeys; Salendine Nook Baptist Chapel 1843
- A640 road (Wikipedia): through Outlane and Salendine Nook to Huddersfield; junction 23
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract): New Hey Road (A640), Moor Hill Road, Laund Road, Raw Nook Road, Pennine Crescent, Celandine Avenue and Drive, Pottery Street, Kiln Court, Morton Way, Deer Croft Drive, Maplin Avenue, Sainsbury's, Huddersfield New College, Salendine Nook High School