Soothill

Soothill
Houses along Soothill Lane
Soothill is located in West Yorkshire
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53°42′47″N 1°37′01″W / 53.713°N 1.617°W / 53.713; -1.617

Soothill is a small village in the town of Batley, in the Kirklees district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Soothill is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast from the town of Dewsbury and directly north of Hanging Heaton.

History

The name derives from the Old English "sot" and means a place where wood was burnt.[1]

Soothill was formerly a township in the parish of Dewsbury,[2] in 1866 Soothill became a separate civil parish,[3] in 1894 the parish was abolished and split to form Soothill Nether and Soothill Upper.[4] In 1891 the parish had a population of 11,493.[5]

Soothill was on the Great Northern Railway's Leeds to Batley branch line, although no station was provided.[6] The colliery at Soothill, adjacent to the railway, was the scene of a rail accident in February 1920 between a goods train and a passenger train. The accident was not fatal with only injuries being recorded.[7] The railway was closed in 1953[8] leaving a disused tunnel (Soothill Tunnel) north east of the settlement. This tunnel has been bricked up as it contains toxic gases.[9]

References

  1. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4th ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 431. ISBN 0198691033.
  2. ^ "History of Soothill, in Kirklees and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Soothill CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Dewsbury Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Soothill CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ "SE22" (Map). Batley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Leeds, Liversedge, Morley. 1:25,000. Ordnance Survey. 1955. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Soothill Wood Colliery 1920" (PDF). railwaysarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Batley - Beeston 1890 - 1951". lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Soothill Tunnel". www.forgottenrelics.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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