Editing Slaithwaite (section)

=== Civil parish ===
Slaithwaite was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] and [[chapelry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/452|title=History of Marsden, in Kirklees and West Riding|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> From 1866, Slaithwaite was a civil parish in its own right.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10468917|title=Relationships and changes Slaithwaite Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1937, the parish was abolished to form Colne Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/huddersfield.html|title=Huddersfield Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> In 1931, the parish had a population of 5,183.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10468917/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Slaithwaite Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref>