Springwood, Huddersfield

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Springwood Air Shafts from Merton Street

Springwood is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. [1]

It is immediately to the west of Huddersfield town centre [1] and stretches as far as the town's Greenhead Park.[ citation needed ]

There is a large 800 space car park which is used by workers and shoppers to the town centre.[ citation needed ] It is a buffer between the Springwood's housing and the town centre.[ citation needed ]

The Huddersfield and Penistone railway lines run underneath Springwood and two giant ventilation shafts overlook the area built as an outlet for steam trains from the early days of rail. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Springwood | Huddersfield guide - information, travel, places to go, things to do". huddersfield.guide. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

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