Calderdale is a

metropolitan borough A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of districts of England, local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan distric ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and

dale Dale or dales may refer to: Locations * Dale (landform), an open valley * Dale (place name element) Geography ;Australia * The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean ;Canada * Dale, Ontario ;Ethiopia * Dale (woreda), district ;Norway * ...

, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the upper river flows, while the actual landform is known as the Calder Valley. Several small valleys contain tributaries of the River Calder. Calderdale covers part of the

South Pennines The South Pennines is a region of moorland and hill country in northern England lying towards the southern end of the Pennines. In the west it includes the Rossendale Valley and the West Pennine Moors. It is bounded by the Greater Manchester ...

, and the Calder Valley is the southernmost of the

Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales is an upland area of the Pennines in the historic county of Yorkshire, England, most of it in the Yorkshire Dales National Park created in 1954. The Dales comprise river valleys and the hills rising from the Vale of York w ...

, though it is not part of the

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. The borough was formed in 1974 by the

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of six local government districts, from east to west

Brighouse Brighouse is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 ...

Elland Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It h ...

, Halifax, Sowerby Bridge,

Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge is a market town in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, England. It is west of Halifax and 14 miles (21 km) north-east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the Hebden Water. The town is the largest ...

and

Todmorden Todmorden ( ; ) is a market town and civil parish in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is north-east of Manchester, south-east of Burnley and west of Halifax. In 2011 it had a population of 15,481. Todm ...

Mytholmroyd Mytholmroyd (pronounced ) is a large village in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, England, east of Hebden Bridge. It lies east of Burnley and west of Halifax. The village, which has a population of approximately 4,000 is in the L ...

, together with Hebden Bridge, forms Hebden Royd. Halifax is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough. Calderdale is served by Calderdale Council, which is headquartered in Halifax, with some functions based in Todmorden.

History

The

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settlement of Cambodunum was probably located within Calderdale. A Roman fort has been excavated in Slack, which is in the neighbouring borough of

Kirklees Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also inclu ...

, but its identity is not yet certain. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the

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, by the merger of the then

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of Halifax, the boroughs of

and the urban districts of

, Hebden Royd, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, part of Queensbury and Shelf urban district and

Hepton Rural District Hepton was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. The district included four civil parishes: *Heptonstall, * Blackshaw * Erringden *Wadsworth It was created in 1894 as the Todmorden rural district. It w ...

. The Coat of arms of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council was granted to the new

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just a few months after the borough was formed. The Paschal lamb is the emblem of

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, the patron saint of wool workers. It was shown on the former arms of Halifax. The green and blue wavy line of the

shield A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of ...

symbolises the River Calder and Calder Valley. The white rose is for

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. The crest shows a rose bush with nine white flowers representing the nine former authorities that now comprise the Calderdale district. The bush is shown growing out of a mural crown, a common feature in municipal arms. The lion

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are taken from the arms of Halifax and also for

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. A lion also featured on the shield of the arms of

. The black crescents, also from the arms of Brighouse, are featured on the arms of the Brighouse family. The blue wave around each lion's collar is from the arms of

and represents the Calder again. The motto, , is Latin for 'Industry, skill, and foresight'. The formal description, or

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, of the arms is:

For the arms: Vert a Paschal Lamb proper supporting over the shoulder a Cross Staff Or flying therefrom a forked Pennon of St. George between in chief a Bar wavy Argent charged with a Barruret wavy Azure and in base a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper; and for the crest: On a Wreath Argent and Vert out of a Mural Crown a Rose Tree of nine branches proper each terminating in a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper; and for the supporters: On either side a Lion Or gorged with a collar wavy Azure and holding aloft in the interior forepaw a Crescent Sable; Motto: .

Settlements

As well as the six towns, there are numerous settlements including: * Bailiff Bridge, Bank Top,

Barkisland Barkisland () is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is east of Ripponden, south of Sowerby Bridge and south-west of Halifax town centre. The village falls within the Ry ...

Blackley Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk. History The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name derives from ...

, Blackshaw Head, Boothtown, Boulderclough, Bradshaw * Chiserley,

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, Colden, Copley, Cornholme, Cottonstones,

Cragg Vale Cragg Vale is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, located south of Mytholmroyd on the B6138 road which joins the A58 and the A646. The village is part of Luddendenfoot Ward of Calderdale Council. History Early days There is e ...

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* Fountain Head, Friendly * Gauxholme, Greetland * Heptonstall, Highroadwell,

Hipperholme Hipperholme is a village in West Yorkshire, England, located between the towns of Halifax and Brighouse in the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 11,3 ...

Holmfield Holmfield is an area of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England, north of the town centre. Early maps show no village in the area. Holmfield was developed in the 19th century after a mill, known as Holme Field Mill, was built on Strines Beck in the ...

Holywell Green Holywell Green is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately south-west of Elland, south of Halifax and north-west of Huddersfield. Holywell Green is part of the Greetland and Stainland Ward of ...

, Hove Edge, Hubberton * Illingworth * Jagger Green * Kebroyd, King Cross, Krumlin * Lee Mount,

Lightcliffe Lightcliffe is a village in the Calderdale district in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated approximately three miles east of Halifax and two miles north west of Brighouse. Lightcliffe was ...

, Luddenden, Luddendenfoot, Lumbutts, Lydgate * Mankinholes,

Midgley Midgley () is a hill-top village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east from Burnley and west-north-west of Halifax, and just north of the A646 road. Nearby villages are Mytholmroyd to the west-south-west, ...

, Mill Bank,

Mixenden Mixenden is a village in Calderdale, on the outskirts of Halifax in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The name Mixenden derives from the Anglo Saxon 'mixen' (compost or dung heap) and 'den' usually refers to pasture land, usually for pig ...

Mount Tabor Mount Tabor ( he, הר תבור) (Har Tavor) is located in Lower Galilee, Israel, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, west of the Sea of Galilee. In the Hebrew Bible (Joshua, Judges), Mount Tabor is the site of the Battle of Mount Tabo ...

, Mytholm,

* Norland Town,

Northowram Northowram () is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England that stands to the east of Halifax on the north side of Shibden valley. Southowram stands on the southern side of the valley. The village was documented in the 19th century a ...

, Norton Tower, Norwood Green * Ogden,

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, Ovenden * Peckett Well, Pellon,

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, Pye Nest * Rastrick, Ripponden, Rishworth *

Salterhebble Salterhebble is an area of Halifax, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. The town falls within the Skircoat ward of Calderdale Council. Salterhebble is located where the Hebble Brook flows into t ...

, Savile Park, Shelf,

Skircoat Green Skircoat Green () is an area to the south of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Skircoat is a ward of the Borough of Calderdale whose population at the 2011 Census was 12,712. In the 13th century, the land was granted to the Earl Warren, and ...

, Siddal, Slack, Sowerby,

Soyland Soyland is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is just north of Ripponden Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding o ...

, Southowram, Sowood, Soyland, Stainland, Stone Chair, Stump Cross *

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* Upper Edge *

Wainstalls Wainstalls is a village in the unparished area of Halifax, in West Yorkshire, England. The area is rural and much of the area is farmland. Wainstalls is in the HX postcode area and in the HX2 postcode district and the Luddendenfoot ward of Calde ...

, Walsden, Warland,

Warley Town Warley Town is an area of Halifax in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Warley is a ward of Calderdale. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 12,215. History Warley Town was listed in the Domesday book as ''Werlafeslei ...

, West Vale, Wholestone Hill, Wheatley

Education

Two

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s in Calderdale jointly administer an 11+ admissions exam:

The Crossley Heath School The Crossley Heath School is an 11–18 mixed, grammar school and sixth form with academy status in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1985 following the amalgamation of Heath Grammar School and Crossley and Porter School ...

, in Savile Park and

North Halifax Grammar School The North Halifax Grammar School (NHGS) is a state grammar school, and former specialist Science college (with academy status) in Illingworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. 11+ The school has approximately one thousand students, aged 11 ...

in Illingworth. Both schools achieve excellent

GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...

and

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results, achieving a large proportion of A* to C grades at GCSE level. In 2005 the Crossley Heath School was the highest ranking co-educational school in the north of England. Calderdale College is a local further education college on Francis Street, in Halifax. In December 2006 it was announced that Calderdale College, in partnership with

Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the city centre and Headingley. The univ ...

, would open a new higher education institution in January 2007 called University Centre Calderdale.

Local government

Northgate House from Beacon Hill Road - geograph

The borough is divided into 17 wards and each is represented on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council by three councillors. Each councillor is normally elected on a

first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...

basis for a four-year period which is staggered with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. Exceptions to this include

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election ( Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to ...

s and ward boundary changes. The wards are: Brighouse; Calder; Elland; Greetland and Stainland; Hipperholme and Lightcliffe; Illingworth and Mixenden; Luddendenfoot; Northowram and Shelf; Ovenden; Park; Rastrick; Ryburn; Skircoat; Sowerby Bridge; Todmorden; Town; and Warley. ;Mayors of Calderdale * 1974–75: Joseph Tolan * 1975–76: Mrs Kathleen M. Cawdry * 1976–77: Mrs Mona Ross Mitchell * 1977–78: Eric Dennett * 1978–79: Richard Deadman * 1979–80: Mrs Betty Wildsmith * 1980–81: Harry Wilson * 1981–82: Eric Whitehead * 1982–83: David Trevor Shutt * 1983–84: Kevin Gordon Lord * 1984–85: John Bradley * 1985–86: Thomas Lawler * 1986–87: David J. Fox * 1987–88: Wilfred Sharp * 1988–89: Albert Berry * 1989–90: Joseph Kneafsey * 1990–91: Joseph Tolan * 1991–92: Thomas J. McElroy * 1992–93: William C. A. Carpenter * 1993–94: Anthony D. J. Mazey * 1994–95: Stephen J. Pearson * 1995–96: Graham E. A. Reason * 1996–97: Dawn Neal * 1997: Susan Tucker * 1997–98: Alan Worth * 1998–99: Alan Worth * 1999–2000: Graham Hall * 2000–01: Peter Sephton Coles * 2001–02: Chris O'Connor * 2002–03: Patrick Phillips * 2003–04: Mrs Geraldine Carter * 2004–05: Olwen Jean Arlette Jennings * 2005–06: John Williamson * 2006–07: Colin Stout * 2007–08: Martin Peel * 2008–09: Conrad Winterburn * 2009–10: Arshad Mahmood * 2010: Ann McAllister * 2010–11: Keith Watson * 2011–12: Nader Fekri JP * 2012–13: John Hardy * 2013–14: Ann Martin * 2014–15: Pat Allen * 2015–16: Lisa Lambert * 2016–17: Howard Blagbrough * 2017–18: Ferman Ali * 2018–19: Marcus Thompson * 2019–21: Dot Foster * 2021–22: Chris Pillai * 2022–23: Angie Gallagher

Demographics

The largest ethnic group within Calderdale at the 2011 census was

White British White British is an ethnicity classification used for the native white population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census. In the 2011 census, the White British population wa ...

at 86.7%, down from 90.8% in 2001. The next largest ethnic group are Pakistanis, comprising 6.8% of the population (4.9% in 2001). In 2011,

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ� ...

comprised 60.6% of the borough's population. This was followed by those of no religion (30.2%) and

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

(7.8%). In 2019, those who were not born in the UK formed 8% of Calderdale's population.

Public services, transport and facilities

Health

Calderdale is part of the Calderdale

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, South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. The borough has two hospitals and one

hospice Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life b ...

. The main hospital (part of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust) is the

Calderdale Royal Hospital The Calderdale Royal Hospital is a hospital situated in the English town of Halifax. It is located in the suburb of Salterhebble and provides general services, emergency services and some specialist services. It is managed by Calderdale and Hud ...

, located on the main route to Huddersfield in

. It has specialist departments: Calderdale's A&E department and the Calderdale Birth Centre. The hospital was built and opened in 2001 on the site of the original Halifax General Hospital. After the new hospital opened, the Royal Halifax Infirmary closed and all services were transferred, as were services from Northowram Hospital. NHS Ambulance services are provided by the

Yorkshire Ambulance Service Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) is the NHS ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. It is one of ten NHS Ambulance Trusts providing England with emergency medical services as part of the National Health Service it r ...

from stations in Halifax, Brighouse and Todmorden. Overgate Hospice provides specialist

palliative care Palliative care (derived from the Latin root , or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Wit ...

for adults in Calderdale. Elland Hospital, Calderdale's only private hospital, is located by the Calderdale Way. Formerly

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Elland Independent Hospital, it is now owned and operated by Classic Hospitals.

Police

Calderdale is served by

West Yorkshire Police West Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the fourth largest territorial police force in England and Wales by number of officers. History West Yor ...

; whose Calderdale Division headquarters is at Halifax police station. Other police stations are located in Todmorden and at Brighouse, which reopened in 2009.

Fire and rescue

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue covers Calderdale and it has five fire stations in the borough. These are located at Rastrick (Since 2015), King Cross (Halifax Fire Station), Mytholmroyd, Illingworth, and Todmorden.

Libraries

Calderdale Libraries provides services through 22 local library branches, including a central library in Halifax, and also offer a home library service and digital library service. In 2014, construction began on a new central library and archive building in Halifax, adjacent to the Piece Hall and the

Square Chapel The Square Chapel in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, was designed by Thomas Bradley and James Kershaw at the instigation of Titus Knight, a local preacher. Construction started in 1772 and the chapel was visited by John Wesley in July of tha ...

. The new Central Library and Archive officially opened in September 2017.

Sports in Calderdale

Pools, There are three current swimming pools in Calderdale. These are located in

and Sowerby Bridge. Halifax is currently in the phase of getting a new swimming pool after the old pool shut in 2021. Sports Facilities, Sports Facilities include North Bridge Leisure Centre (Halifax, Currently Closed), Sowerby Bridge Swimming Pool,

Leisure Centre and Pool,

Swimming Pool, The Shay Stadium ( Halifax Towns Football Pitch) and Spring Hall (Halifax, Track and field).

Transport

Railway stations,

, Halifax,

, Mythomroyd, Sowerby Bridge,

, Walsden and the currently funded Elland station in planning.

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Calderdale.

Individuals

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: 13 September 2012. * Sally Wainwright: 12 March 2020.

Military units

* The

Duke of Wellington's Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he di ...

: 27 July 2002.

References

External links

Calderdale Council website

Calderdale College website

* ttps://www.calderdale.gov.uk/environment/conservation/listedbuildings/list-results.jsp Listed buildings in Calderdale
Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion
* (Twinned with Calderdale)

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