| Highburton | |
|---|---|
 North Road, Highburton | |
  Highburton Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Civil parish | |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode district | HD8 |
| UK Parliament | |
Highburton is part of the township of Kirkburton, a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is five miles southeast of Huddersfield. It occupies much of the high ground that can be found at the top of the steep inclines of Far Dene and Slant Gate and is a mixture of densely congregated housing estates and open pastoral farmland.
According to the 2001 census Highburton had a population of 3,288.[1]
- ^ Kirklees census data by settlement - Highburton (xls format) Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine