Ovenden
| Ovenden | |
 Ovenden railway building |
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  Ovenden Ovenden shown within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE081274 |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Calderdale |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALIFAX |
| Postcode district | HX3,HX2 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Ovenden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, located next to Boothtown and Illingworth and about 1 mile from Halifax town centre.
Ovenden had a railway station, originally on the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway line. The station was closed in 1955.
The village's rugby league team, Ovenden RLFC, competes in the National Conference League.
The Ridings School was a comprehensive secondary school located in the village which gained national notoriety as one of the worst schools in the UK. The school closed on 15 July 2009 and the top section of the school where the staff room and reception were has been converted into a doctors surgery. The school sports centre is now used for sporting clubs and gym membership. In June 2013 the rest of the school was leased to the not-for-profit organisation, Threeways, who plan to convert the building into a community hub with fitness, sport and entertainment facilities.[1]
Notable residents
During the 1970s and 1980s the village was the home of American boogie woogie and blues pianist Champion Jack Dupree. A bronze plaque has been commissioned in his memory.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "BBC News - Halifax Ridings School site in community takeover". Bbc.co.uk. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
External links
Media related to Ovenden at Wikimedia Commons