Scholes is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Holme Valley, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1 mile to the south-east and above Holmfirth, 7 miles south-west of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley. It has a population of 1,990. The name Scholes may have originated from the Scandinavian language meaning 'the temporary h…Scholes is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Holme Valley, in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1 mile to the south-east and above Holmfirth, 7 miles south-west of Huddersfield, in the Holme Valley. It has a population of 1,990. The name Scholes may have originated from the Scandinavian language meaning 'the temporary huts or sheds'.