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Soyland is a village in the
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
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 of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census, and 7,421 in 2011. Rippo ...
, in
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 ...
,
West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England. It is just north of Ripponden off the
A58 road The A58 is a major road in Northern England running between Prescot, Merseyside and Wetherby, West Yorkshire. Route from West to East Its westbound start is at Prescot on the outskirts of Liverpool via Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire to ...
and is south west of Halifax. The village referred to as Soyland Town, used to be the site of several textile mills, but these have closed down. The walking route Calderdale Way passes through the area.


Governance

Soyland was formerly a
township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in the parish of Halifax, in 1866 Soyland became a separate civil parish, in 1894 Soyland became an
urban district An urban district is a division generally managed by a local government. It may also refer to a city district, district, urban area or quarter Specific urban districts in some countries include: * Urban districts of Denmark * Districts of Germa ...
, on 1 April 1937 the urban district and parish were abolished, the urban district was merged with
Ripponden Urban District An urban district is a division generally managed by a local gove ...
and the parish was merged with Ripponden. In 1931 the parish had a population of 3059.


References

Villages in West Yorkshire Former civil parishes in West Yorkshire Ripponden {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub