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'''Huddersfield''' is a town in West [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
'''Huddersfield''' is a town in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] in [[England]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
It is located in the [[Pennines]].
It is located in the [[Pennines]].
It is the home of the Huddersfield Choral Society, one of the most well-regarded amateur classical choirs in the country.
It is the home of the Huddersfield Choral Society, one of the most well-regarded amateur classical choirs in the country.
==History==
Castle Hill, on which the late-19th century Victoria Tower now stands, which overlooks the local area has been the site of human activity for some 4000 years and was the site of an [[Iron Age]] hillfort.
Slack Roman Fort lies immediately west of the town. Discovered by archaeological digs in the 1700s, findings indicate that the fort was constructed from turf and wood to defend the Roman road in the time of [[Agricola]] in AD 79. Situated on the Roman Road between Deva Victrix ([[Chester]]) and Eboracum ([[York]]), Slack might have been the ''Cambodunum'' mentioned as a station on this route in the [[Antonine Itinerary]]. Later, during the sub-Roman era, it was suggested in 2016 by Peter Field of [[Bangor University]] in [[Wales]] that Slack may have been the location of [[Camelot]], where the legendary [[King Arthur]] (reputedly alive 5th-6th centuries) held court.
[[Category:Settlements in Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Settlements in Yorkshire]]