Crosland Moor

Coordinates: 53°37′58″N 1°48′54″W / 53.632912°N 1.814863°W / 53.632912; -1.814863

Crosland Moor is a district of the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

It begins 1 mile (1.5 km) to the south west of Huddersfield town centre. The electoral ward of Crosland Moor and Netherton, in the Colne Valley constituency. The area of Crosland Moor includes Beaumont Park, Crosland Hill and Walpole and has a population of 9,085 according to the 2001 census.

The name may have derived from the local landowners the Crosland family who owned much of the area in 15th and 16th centuries.

Crosland Moor begins at the junction of the Manchester Road A62 and Blackmoorfoot Road the main thoroughfare. The area rises up the hillside to overlook the areas of Milnsbridge and Golcar in the Colne Valley.

The former St. Luke's Hospital is situated along Blackmoorfoot Road. It was originally a workhouse for the poor and needy of the area in the 19th century. This was the headquarters for the Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust and also provides other services such as physiotherapy. The hospital closed in December 2010 . and the site has quickly fallen into disrepair.