Emley

Emley
St Michael the Archangel
Emley
Location within West Yorkshire
Population1,434 
OS grid referenceSE242130
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUDDERSFIELD
Postcode districtHD8
Dialling code01924
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Emley is a village in the parish of Denby Dale, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England between Huddersfield and Wakefield. In the 2021 census it has a population of 1,434. It is 6.4 miles (10 km) east of Huddersfield and 7.1 miles (11 km) west of Wakefield. The village dates from Anglo-Saxon times and is on high ground, close to the Emley Moor transmitting station.