golcar (pronounced 'goker' or 'golker': the 'l' is silent in local pronunciation) is a village on a hillside crest above the colne valley in west yorkshire, england, west of huddersfield, and just north of the river colne and the huddersfield narrow canal. at the time of the 2011 census the population had increased to 18,033. the main transport access is from the a62 (manchester road), through milnsbridge in the valley bottom or via scapegoat hill from the a640 (new hey road) at the top of the hill.