In the late 19th century Joseph Crowther and two of his sons moved from Marsden, West Yorkshire down the Colne Valley to Milnsbridge after purchasing two mills, where they began the successful production of woollen cloth.
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The Huddersfield to Manchester road route A62 passes Milnsbridge along the south side of the valley.
Cowlersley is a district 2 miles (3 km) west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England it is situated between Milnsbridge and Linthwaite.
Longroyd Bridge is where the A62, Manchester Road, route to Manchester passes over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the River Colne, it then travels down through the Colne Valley passing Milnsbridge, Linthwaite, and Slaithwaite to Marsden before crossing the Pennine hills to Oldham and Manchester.