Outlane Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Outlane
Coordinates:53.657°N -1.874°W
Static Image:Outlane - a linear village - geograph.org.uk - 33028.jpg
Static Image Width:220
Static Image Caption:Outlane and the M62 motorway
Population:710
Population Ref:(2001 Census)
Metropolitan Borough1:Kirklees
Metropolitan Borough2:Calderdale
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster1:Colne Valley
Constituency Westminster2:Calder Valley
Post Town:HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode District:HD3
Postcode Area:HD
Dial Code:01422
Os Grid Reference:SE085179

Outlane is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 2.5miles south-west of Elland, 3.7miles north-west of Huddersfield and 4.5miles south of Halifax.

The village is situated next to the M62 motorway near Junction 23 and straddles the Kirklees and Calderdale borough boundary; while the bulk of the village is within Kirklees, the north-western part of the village is part of Calderdale and the Stainland & District civil parish. The A640 Huddersfield to Rochdale road passes through the village.

Outlane Cricket Club, who currently play in the Halifax Cricket League, objected to the building of the motorway in the 1960s as it would go through their ground. However the Ministry of Transport turned down the objection. Outlane has a golf course that borders the motorway.

Slack Lane is the location of Slack Roman fort, whose Roman name was possibly Cambodunum.[1]

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  1. http://www.roman-britain.org/places/cambodunum.htm Cambodunum