Hartshead is a village in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, 3.7 miles (6 km) west of Dewsbury and near to Hartshead Moor.The village has pre-Norman Conquest origins; the Walton Cross is believed to be dated from the 11th century.The name Hartshead is derived from Herteshevet or Herteshede which is Scandinavian in origin and means Hill of Heort, Heort meaning Hart in modern English.