Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8LX

Shelley is a locality within Huddersfield, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield functions as the administrative centre and largest settlement in the borough. Residents of Shelley are within close proximity to Shelley College, a co‑educational upper school and sixth form situated on the border between the villages of Shelley and Skelmanthorpe. The college gained Academy status in September 2011 as Shelley College – A Specialist Centre for Science, although it is no longer a specialist in science as of November 2014. The area falls under the postal district HD 8, placing it within the broader Huddersfield urban area. The locality benefits from the town’s role as a central hub for the surrounding region, offering a mix of residential and educational facilities within a well‑connected setting.