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]