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Warley Town is a settlement near Halifax, in the Calderdale district, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. [1] Warley is a ward of Calderdale. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 12,215.
The GNR sysytem in Yorkshire in 1857. The GNR's access to West Yorkshire was further enhanced by the opening to the public on 5 October 1857 of the Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway. Its line ran from Wakefield Kirkgate station to Holbeck junction, immediately south of Leeds. The new line enabled direct running into Leeds Central, avoiding ...
Since 2009 the pantomimes have been headlined by actor, Neil Hurst. who has gone on to achieve notability in Halifax, West Yorkshire due to his involvement with these shows. On 28 February 2019, Hurst announced his departure from the Victoria Theatre pantomime after 10 years and almost 1,000 performances on that stage.
Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Sowerby appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, and was an important settlement long before Halifax began to dominate. The ancient district of Sowerbyshire, a stretch of forest centred on the town leading down the Ryburn and Calder valleys and almost up to Halifax, was a Royal chase.
Illingworth is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. The appropriate Calderdale Ward is called Illingworth and Mixenden. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,739. It is situated 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north-west of Halifax.
Holmfield is an area of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town centre.. Early maps show no village in the area. [1] Holmfield was developed in the 19th century after a mill, known as Holme Field Mill, was built on Strines Beck [2] in the township of Ovenden, in the ancient parish of Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Hand-drawn map of Yorkshire by Christopher Saxton from 1576. During the English Civil War, ... West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire Ilkley: Stacks Field 2,000 (40 seats)
This is a list of people from Halifax, a town in West Yorkshire, England. They include actors, comedians, artists, television presenters, footballers and rugby players. A native of Halifax is referred to as a Haligonian, a demonym shared with Halifax in Novia Scotia. [1] [2] This list is arranged alphabetically by surname: