What is Huddersfield?
{{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.6450|-1.7798|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Huddersfield | population = 162,949 | population_ref = (2011 Census) | metropolitan_borough = [[Kirklees]] | metropolitan_county = [[West Yorkshire]] | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = [[Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Huddersfield]] | post_town = Huddersfield | postcode_district = HD1-5, HD7-8 | postcode_area = HD | dial_code = 01484 | os_grid_reference = SE145165 | static_image_name = File:Town Hall and Concert Hall - geograph.org.uk - 321863.jpg | static_image_caption = Huddersfield Town Hall | london_distance = 163 miles }} '''Huddersfield''' is a big town in the [[Metropolitan borough]] of [[Kirklees]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It was famous for its [[cloth]] [[industry]], and where [[Rugby League]] football started.<ref>E.A. Hilary Haigh ed. 1992. Huddersfield: a most handsome town – aspects of the history and culture of a West Yorkshire town. Kirklees MC, Huddersfield, pp. 704.</ref> Huddersfield was the birthplace for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[prime minister]], [[Harold Wilson]]. It is also known for its [[football]] team, who were the first team to win the [[Football League]] first division title three years in a row (1924-26). Huddersfield had 162,949 residents at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite news|url =http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/denis-kilcommons-huddersfield-11th-biggest-4883451|title = Denis Kilcommons: Huddersfield is the 11th biggest town in Britain|date = 4 June 2013|access-date=21 May 2014|newspaper = The Huddersfield Daily Examiner}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8705932/Britains-20-biggest-towns.html|title = Britain's 20 biggest towns|date = 18 August 2011|access-date=21 May 2014|newspaper = The Telegraph}}</ref> It sits close to the [[Pennines]], {{convert|14|mi|0}} south-west of [[Leeds]], {{convert|12|mi|0}} west of [[Wakefield]], {{convert|23|mi|0}} north-