Editing Golcar (section)

==History==
Named after [[Guthlac|St Guthlac]], who preached in the area during the 8th century, its name is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Goullakarres''. During the [[Industrial Revolution]] Golcar became an important centre for [[weaving]].  Pharmacologist James Burrows grew up in the area.

The village has been a site of extensive [[dialectology|dialect research]]. It was first a site in the English [[Survey of English Dialects]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sounds.bl.uk/Accents-and-dialects/Survey-of-English-dialects/021M-C0908X0010XX-0100V1|publisher=British Library|title=Syrvey of English Dialects: Golcar, Yorkshire|date=1974|access-date=26 November 2020|archive-date=8 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708203420/https://sounds.bl.uk/Accents-and-dialects/Survey-of-English-dialects/021M-C0908X0010XX-0100V1|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later a site in the ''[[Atlas Linguarum Europae]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Eder|first=Birgit|year=2003|title=Ausgewählte Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen in den Sprachen Europas|publisher=Peter Lang|location=Frankfurt am Main |page=300|isbn=3631528736}}</ref>

Golcar was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] and [[chapelry]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/394|title=History of Golcar, in Kirklees and West Riding|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> in 1866 Golcar became a separate [[civil parish]], in 1894 Golcar became an [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]], on 1 April 1937 the district was abolished to form [[Colne Valley Urban District]], part also went to the [[County Borough of Huddersfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061842|title=Relationships and changes Golcar UD through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form Colne Valley, part also went to Huddersfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428476|title=Relationships and changes Golcar CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 9812.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428476/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Golcar CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref>