Editing Colne Valley (section)

==Industry and economy==
The Colne Valley played a significant role in the development of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. Most of the population had been hand loom weavers for generations but when water-powered [[Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution|textile]] mills were built on the  streams and rivers, the area was set to become a major producer of [[textile]]s. The Colne and the [[Huddersfield Narrow Canal]] provided transport links which were added to by [[A62 road|road]] and railway links to Huddersfield and [[Leeds]] to the east and [[Manchester]] and [[Liverpool]] to the west.

By the end of the [[World War II|Second World War]], the importance of the Colne Valley as a centre of textile production had begun to decrease and Huddersfield Narrow Canal was largely abandoned in 1944. The area is now primarily residential, its transport links making it ideal for commuters. Tourism is promoted: the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was reopened in 2001 and boat trips into [[Standedge Tunnels|Standedge Canal Tunnel]] are available; the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] advertises walks on [[Marsden Moor Estate]]; and television programmes such as ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' and ''[[Where_the_Heart_Is_(UK_TV_series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' have been filmed there.