Lepton is a village near Huddersfield in the parish of Kirkburton, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. It is 4.25 miles (7 km) to the east of Huddersfield on the A642 road, 120 metres (390 ft) above the town centre directly north of Lepton Great Wood. In 1931 the parish had a population of 3,323.[1]
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The name "Lepton" may mean 'leap farm/settlement'.[2] Lepton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Leptone.[3] Lepton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirkheaton,[4] from 1866 it was a civil parish until it was abolished on 1 April 1938 and merged with Kirkburton.[5]
Some of the more notable aspects of the village include;