Mytholmroyd

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Coordinates: 53°43′48″N 1°58′52″W / 53.730°N 1.981°W

Mytholmroyd
View of Mytholmroyd from the north
Mytholmroyd Mytholmroyd shown within West Yorkshire
Population	4,594 (2011)
OS grid reference	SE012260
Civil parish	Hebden Royd
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
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Mytholmroyd /ˈmaɪðəmrɔɪd/ is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Hebden Bridge and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west of Halifax.

Etymology

Mytholmroyd, recorded in the 13th century as Mithomrode, refers to a clearing where two rivers meet, and is derived from the Old English (ge)mȳthum (inflected form of (ge)mȳthe, "river mouth"), plus rodu ("field" or "clearing"). The l was probably inserted out of confusion with the common place-name element holm, Old Norse for a small island or eyot.^[1]^[2]

History

During the late 18th century, the valley to the south, known as Cragg Vale, was home to a gang of counterfeiters known as the Cragg Coiners. The gang's leader, David Hartley, or King David as he was known, was found guilty of the 1769 murder of excise official William Dighton and was hanged at the York Tyburn on 28 April 1770. Two other gang members were also executed for their part in the murder.

The town today

The town is now known to locals as 'Royd'. The town's population is roughly 4,600. Mytholmroyd is prone to flooding, and in 2012 floodwaters breached the defense wall onto the A646. The town has suffered flooding in 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2012, with the floodwaters closing popular town venues such as The Dusty Miller and Coiners Restaurant. ^{[citation needed]}

The town is part of the Valley of Lights festival every year. The town also holds markets, performances at the St. Michael's Enterprise Centre, antique shows and fairs, together with events at the sports and leisure centre and at the Ted Hughes Theatre. ^{[citation needed]}

Mytholmroyd is the home of Calder High School, the largest Comprehensive School in the Upper Calder Valley. Mytholmroyd Community Centre hosts the annual Dock Pudding Championships in April, attended in 2007 by Robbie Coltrane who entered the competition and came second.^[3]

The town is served by Mytholmroyd railway station, located on New Road on the viaduct.

New Road, Mytholmroyd, from beneath the Caldervale Line Railway viaduct

Government

The town is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the Metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.^[4]

At a district level Mytholmroyd Urban District Council was set up in 1894. In 1937 it merged with Hebden Bridge Urban District Council to become Hebden Royd Urban District Council. At a county level Mytholmroyd was administered by the West Riding County Council. Both of these were abolished as part of the reforms introduced in the Local Government Act 1972. They were replaced with West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, and Hebden Royd Town Council. The Town Council area forms a civil parish. West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986, leaving Mytholmroyd with a borough and town council.

Sport

Mytholmroyd F.C., where Eric Harrison began his career, were based in the town.

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Calderdale

Mytholmroyd is the birthplace of the English Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. He was married to American poet Sylvia Plath who is buried at nearby Heptonstall.

References

↑ Mills, Anthony David (2003). Oxford dictionary of British place names. Oxford University Press. p. 513.
↑ Goodall, Armitage (1913). Place-names of South-West Yorkshire. Cambridge University Press. p. 216.
↑ http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/news07/32.html
↑ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

External links

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