In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Paddock like this:
PADDOCK, a chapelry in Huddersfield township and parish, W. R. Yorkshire; within Huddersfield borough, and comprising a W suburb of Huddersfield town. It was constituted in 1842. Post-town, Huddersfield. Pop.in 1861, 3, 940. Houses, 830. The inhabitants arelargely employed in the woollen manufacture. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £150.* Patron, the Vicar of Huddersfield. The church was built in 1830, at a cost of £2, 500; and has an embattled tower. There are dissenting chapels, and a national school.
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Paddock through time
Paddock is now part of Kirklees district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kirklees has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Paddock itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Paddock, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24554
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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