Norwood Green is a small village situated between
Bradford
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,
Halifax and
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...
in
West Yorkshire
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, England. It is in the
metropolitan borough
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of
Calderdale
Calderdale () is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the ...
. The village falls within the Calderdale ward of Hipperholme and Lightcliffe. It once had a railway station on the
Calder Valley line
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.
Atmosphere and residents
Norwood Green has declined in terms of liveliness, unlike its neighbours such as
Wyke and
Hipperholme
Hipperholme is a village in West Yorkshire, England, located between the towns of Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax and Brighouse in the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale. The population of this ward at ...
. Earning the nickname the 'retirement village', due to its vast population of elderly. Many experiencing the fresh countryside and lack of people, agree Norwood Green holds a 'timeless and peaceful' atmosphere, free from noise and traffic.
There is also a Norwood Green newsletter and villag
websitewhich informs the residents of local events.
History
Formerly a potential rival to
Halifax, with plans to extend the village into a town, which did not materialise. 'The Village of Peace', had a local shop, school and Police station, with the community spirit in full flow. Judy Woods, is the graveyard to old coal mines, dating back to pre 1900s.
See also
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Listed buildings in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
External links
Villages in West Yorkshire
Geography of Calderdale
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