Bailiff Bridge | |
Bailiff Bridge
Bailiff Bridge shown within West Yorkshire |
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Population | (2001 census) |
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OS grid reference | SE145245 |
Metropolitan borough | Calderdale |
Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRIGHOUSE |
Postcode district | HD6 |
Dialling code | 01484 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | Elmet |
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire |
Bailiff Bridge is a village 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England and 5 miles (8.0 km) from Huddersfield and 7 miles (11 km) from Bradford.
The village is served by the A641 main road which connects it to the nearby towns and cities.
The village was served by Bailiff Bridge railway station on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917. The main employer in the village was Firth's carpets. Most notable residents from the village were the brothers from the rock band Embrace, Danny and Richard McNamara, who grew up in the village.
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