▁station ▁in ▁St ▁George ' s ▁Square ▁was ▁renov ated ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 4   mill ion ▁and ▁subsequently ▁won ▁the ▁Europa ▁N ost ra ▁award ▁for ▁European ▁architecture . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁fort ▁were ▁un ear th ed ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁at ▁S lack ▁near ▁Out lane , ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁Castle ▁Hill , ▁a ▁major ▁land mark , ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁Iron ▁Age ▁hill ▁fort . ▁ ▁The ▁place - name ▁' H ud ders field ' ▁is ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 , ▁where ▁it ▁appears ▁as ▁O der es f elt . ▁It ▁appears ▁as ▁Hud res feld ▁in ▁a ▁York shire ▁char ter ▁from ▁ 1 1 2 1 – 7 , ▁and ▁as ▁Hud eres feld ▁in ▁Sub s id y ▁Roll s ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 7 . ▁The ▁name ▁means ▁' H uder ' s ▁field ▁or ▁open ▁space '. ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁name ▁Hud ders field ▁is ▁pron ounced ▁without ▁a ▁word - initial ▁/ h / ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁dialect , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁the ▁standard ▁English ▁pron unci ation ▁has ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁commonly ▁accepted ▁sp elling . ▁ ▁Hud ders field ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁market ▁town ▁since ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁times .