Outlane

Outlane
Outlane and the M62 motorway
Outlane  Outlane shown within West Yorkshire
Population	710 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SE085179
Metropolitan borough	Kirklees
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district	HD3
Dialling code	01422
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Colne Valley
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Coordinates: 53°39′25″N 1°52′26″W / 53.657°N 1.874°W

Outlane is a village near Huddersfield, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England with a population of 710 according to the 2001 census. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north-west of Huddersfield town centre

The village is situated next to the M62 motorway near junction 23 close to the Calderdale and Kirklees district boundary. The A640 New Hey Road passes through the village.

Outlane Cricket Club objected to the building of the motorway in the 1960s as it would go through their ground. However the Ministry of Transport turned it down. Outlane has a golf course that borders the motorway.

Slack Lane is the location of Slack Roman fort,^[1] whose Roman name was possibly Cambodunum.^[2]

References

1. Slack, West Yorkshire Joint Services, retrieved 29 August 2013
2. Cambodunum.

External links

• Out Lane cricket club website
• Outlane CC The History of Cricket in Kirklees and Calderdale
• Outlane Golf Club website