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The river was prone to flooding, the earliest recorded in 1738. In 1840 the dam of
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Old bridge over the River Holme, off
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623:River Holme in Lockwood Huddersfield
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682:"Huddersfield – Huddersfield.co.uk"
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157: • coordinates
84: • coordinates
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635:The River Holme in Holmfirth
524:Smithy Place Lane, Brockholes
419:Hebble Dike/Mark Bottoms Dike
56:Physical characteristics
546:, Bridge Street, Huddesfield
196: • elevation
123: • elevation
377:period and is primarily of
325:town centre at Folly Hall.
271:River Colne, West Yorkshire
151:River Colne at Huddersfield
147: • location
74: • location
16:River in Yorkshire, England
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587:River Holme, Thongsbridge
575:River Holme, Thongsbridge
515:, Victoria Road, Holmfirth
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1426:Rivers of West Yorkshire
1192:East Riding of Yorkshire
611:River Holme at Holmfirth
127:188 metres (617 ft)
686:www.huddersfield1.co.uk
521:Miry Lane, Thongsbridge
385:interspersed with thin
357:Natural upper catchment
200:72 metres (236 ft)
1411:Rivers of Huddersfield
757:"River Valley Geology"
599:River Holme - Towngate
536:B6110, Armitage Road,
518:Bridge Lane, Holmfirth
509:Hollowgate, Holmfirth
506:Dobb Lane, Holmbridge
533:Magdale road, Honley
305:then north to reach
179:53.63917°N 1.78444°W
106:53.22083°N 1.82417°W
809:Rivers of Yorkshire
763:on 3 September 2003
501:A6024 Woodhead Road
221:Basin features
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1406:Rivers of Kirklees
330:Environment Agency
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1385:Wyming Brook
1375:Totley Brook
1340:Porter Brook
1168:Tyersal Beck
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1123:Hebble Brook
1017:Skelton Beck
927:Holgate Beck
907:Greta (Lune)
867:Crimple Beck
765:. Retrieved
761:the original
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503:, Holmbridge
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484:Huddersfield
464:Thongsbridge
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415:River Ribble
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323:Huddersfield
299:Thongsbridge
284:
275:civil parish
263:Holme Valley
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1365:Shire Brook
1330:Meers Brook
1259:Trent Falls
1234:Hedon Haven
1229:Gypsey Race
1148:Pudsey Beck
1118:Harden Beck
1093:Black Brook
1007:Skeeby Beck
942:Malham Beck
912:Gypsey Race
837:Bedale Beck
459:Netherthong
438:Settlements
428:Dean Clough
403:Tributaries
293:. It flows
226:Progression
182: /
109: /
24:River Holme
1400:Categories
1320:Little Don
1315:Limb Brook
1209:Arram Beck
1133:Holme Beck
922:Hodge Beck
892:Eller Beck
857:Costa Beck
827:Arkle Beck
665:References
469:Brockholes
444:Holmbridge
381:with some
363:Holme Moss
311:Berry Brow
303:Brockholes
287:Holmbridge
213:Basin size
167:53°38′21″N
94:53°13′15″N
78:Holmbridge
1264:West Beck
1199:Aike Beck
1183:Wyke Beck
1103:Cock Beck
847:Cock Beck
767:28 August
741:28 August
716:28 August
691:16 August
479:Netherton
449:Holmfirth
425:Mag Brook
408:Dobb Dike
383:sandstone
352:Geography
291:Holmfirth
250:North Sea
97:1°49′27″W
1290:Cheswold
1224:Foulness
1138:Laneshaw
1052:Washburn
1022:Skirfare
952:Oak Beck
917:Hertford
852:Cod Beck
732:"Floods"
653:See also
454:Wooldale
337:Flooding
315:Lockwood
170:1°47′4″W
41:Location
1345:Rivelin
1310:Ea Beck
1214:Derwent
1057:Wenning
992:Sea Cut
977:Riccall
872:Derwent
562:Gallery
389:seams.
369:Geology
261:of the
50:England
46:Country
1350:Rother
1325:Loxley
1295:Dearne
1244:Humber
1173:Wharfe
1158:Ryburn
1153:Ribble
1113:Dearne
1098:Calder
1062:Wharfe
972:Ribble
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474:Honley
307:Honley
281:Course
246:Humber
234:Calder
205:Length
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65:Source
1370:Torne
1360:Sheaf
1355:Ryton
1178:Worth
1128:Holme
1108:Colne
1067:Wiske
1042:Twiss
1027:Swale
1012:Skell
1002:Seven
937:Leven
862:Cover
393:Lists
319:Colne
259:Holme
230:Colne
137:Mouth
1380:Went
1305:Dove
1254:Ouse
1239:Hull
1204:Aire
1163:Spen
1083:Aire
1037:Tutt
1032:Tees
997:Seph
957:Ouse
947:Nidd
932:Kyle
902:Foss
887:Dove
877:Dibb
842:Burn
832:Bain
822:Aire
769:2011
743:2011
718:2011
693:2009
544:A616
513:A635
387:coal
328:The
313:and
301:and
289:and
257:The
242:Ouse
238:Aire
1300:Don
1047:Ure
987:Rye
897:Esk
882:Doe
297:to
295:NNE
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