Old Town, West Yorkshire

Old Town
Old Town

 Old Town shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference SD998284
Parish Wadsworth
Metropolitan borough Calderdale
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HEBDEN BRIDGE
Postcode district HX7
Dialling code 01422
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Calder Valley[1]
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Old Town is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Situated on a hilltop above Hebden Bridge and across the Hebden valley from Heptonstall. Both Old Town and nearby Pecket Well are served by Wadsworth Parish Council. Old Town has a village green, two chapels, a pub called the Hare & Hounds (known by the locals as Lane Ends) and a post office.[2][3][4]The village has a population of about 1,070.

Famous people

References

  1. ^ "Property details: My Property: Calderdale Council". www.calderdale.gov.uk. http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/myproperty/propertydetails.jsp?addname=&addnumber=&addroad=&addpostcode=HX7+8TN&mapeasting=400517&mapnorthing=428005&mapzoom=150&showpointer=true&fulldets=Hare+And+Hounds+Inn%2C+Lane+Ends+Lane%2C+Wadsworth%2C+Hebden+Bridge%2C+HX7+8TN&uprn=100052219691#maptop. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  2. ^ "Hebden Bridge.Com - Surrounding Villages". www.hebdenbridge.com. http://www.hebdenbridge.com/showpage.php?ID=7. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  3. ^ "Hare And Hounds". www.hareandhounds.me.uk. http://www.hareandhounds.me.uk/. Retrieved 2009-05-30. 
  4. ^ hebdenbridge.info

External links

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