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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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==History==
The town originally grew up around a corn mill and bridge in the 13th century.  Three hundred years later Holmfirth expanded rapidly as the growing cloth trade grew and the production of stone and slates from the surrounding quarries increased. 

In 1850 the very first steam train pulled into Holmfirth as part of branch line built by the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] company.
 
Holmfirth was the home of [[Bamforths]]
, who were well known for their cheeky sea-side postcards for many years - although around the time of the [[First World War]], they produced postcards of a more sober nature. The printing works, on Station Road, has now been converted into residential apartments. 

During the early 1900s Holmfirth was well known for film makingIn fact the Bamforths were early pioneers of film making, before they abandoned this business in favour of postcards. During the early 1900s Holmfirth was well known for film making, and the West Yorkshire film industry for a time surpassed that of Hollywood in terms of productivity and originality. Interestingly ancient documents have the town's name spelt 'Holm Frith' which can be translated as 'Holly Wood' but less excitinglyhowever the word "Firth" is just the old English name for 'wood and woodland' so the name just means Holme woods. 

The present church dates from the 1470s. 

===Flooding===
{{main|Holmfirth Flood}}
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[[Category:Holme Valley]]
[[Category:Kirklees]]
[[Category:Towns in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]]

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