In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Highgate Lane like this:

HIGHGATE-LANE, a village in Lepton township, Kirkheaton parish, W. R. Yorkshire; 2 miles E of Huddersfield.

Highgate Lane through time

Highgate Lane is now part of KIRKLEES District. Click here for graphs and data of how KIRKLEES has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Highgate Lane itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Highgate Lane, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26679

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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