The 'little Italy' hillside village less than an hour from Manchester

A picturesque Yorkshire village which has been dubbed 'little Italy' is less than an hour's drive from Manchester.

Golcar is located on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley. Sitting two-and-a-half miles west of Huddersfield, Golcar is just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

It's a relatively small village made up of original weavers cottages along the staggered narrow streets, which according to one resident "all face the sun." So it's no surprise then that this charming little village is dubbed a "little Italy," reports Yorkshire Live.

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The original weavers cottages were built to house the workers of the once-booming textile industry. One of which now houses the Colne Valley museum, which displays hand weaving and spinning, as well as a gas-lit cobbler's shop. Visitors can purchase the clogs made on the premises.

Those who are born in Golcar are known as a 'Golcar Lily' and there seems to be a great pride around it. They even host an annual 'Golcar Lily Day' where the locals come together, which always has a great turnout.

According to Visitor UK "all newcomers to the village are treated with a little bit of suspicion by the older generation and have to serve a kind of probation before they are accepted."

However, one local resident Anne Hodge, who moved to Golcar from Linthwaite disagrees and said that she was welcomed to the village "with open arms."

She said: "I never felt it myself. I was a newcomer I came over from Linthwaite in 2008, everyone was really friendly. My neighbour, who has sadly passed since, took me line dancing and she