Slaithwaite
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Template:GBthumb Slaithwaite (pronounced Slathwait or Slawit but never Slaythwait) is a small town in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, near Huddersfield, on the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
Slaithwaite is famed for being the Skelthwaite in the British TV show 'Where the Heart is' - an over-sentimental depiction of everyday life based around a doctor's surgery. Locals watch the programme with the sound off to see if they can spot the landmarks.
It is served by Slaithwaite railway station.