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{{infobox UK place|
|country =                 England
|latitude=                 53.570
|longitude=                -1.787
|map_type=                 West Yorkshire
|scale=                    10000
|official_name=             Holmfirth
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==Description==
Holmfirth (and the surrounding countryside) is the setting for the [[BBC]]'s long-running comedy ''[[Last of The Summer Wine]]''. Thousands of tourists flock to the area each year to enjoy scenery and locations familiar from the series. More recently filming of the TV [[Slaithwaite]]-based drama, [[Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)|''Where 
  the Heart Is'']], has also taken place in and around the area.

The former Lodge's [[supermarket]] building had been sitting empty in the heart of the town since the [[Co-op]] moved to new premises in Crown Bottom.  Lodge's was built in the 1970s by the prominent local grocery company.  It was opened by [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] [[Disc Jockey|DJ]] [[Tony Blackburn]] and occupied an unusual location over the River Holme, beside the town's small bus station.  Lodge's was bought in (contracted; show full)<references/>

[[Category:Holme Valley]]
[[Category:Kirklees]]
[[Category:Towns in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]]

[[nl:Holmfirth]]