Kebroyd is a small

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in the

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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 of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census, and 7,421 in 2011. Rippo ...

, in the

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 ...

district, in

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, England, within the valley of the

River Ryburn The River Ryburn is a river in West Yorkshire, England. It flows through the villages of Rishworth, Ripponden and Triangle before flowing into the River Calder at Sowerby Bridge. Course The river becomes known as Ryburn at the confluence of R ...

, between

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and Ripponden. Kebroyd has an approximate population of 548 people as per the

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History

The name Kebroyd is believed to have derived from the

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words "keb" and "royd", keb meaning "shelter for lambs" or "old sheep", and "royd" meaning clearing. The hamlet has a rich history, with evidence of human settlement dating back to the Iron Age. During the

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, Calderdale became a hub for

textile manufacturing Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...

, with several mills being established in the area including Kebroyd Silk Mills. There are several

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s dating to the 17th century in Kebroyd, including Kebroyd Hall, Denton House and the row of Mill cottages on Halifax Road.{{NHLE , desc=Denton House, Ripponden , num=1231963 , access-date=15 April 2023

Gallery

File:Kebroyd Lane.jpg, Kebroyd Lane File:Halifax Road Kebroyd.jpg, Halifax Road File:Kebroyd Avenue in Kebroyd.jpg, Kebroyd Avenue

References

Hamlets in West Yorkshire Ripponden