32-523: Hebden Water (alternative name: River Hebden ) is a short river in Calderdale , West Yorkshire, flowing for about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) generally south-eastward from the confluence of two upland streams, Graining Water and Alcomden Water, to the River Calder at Hebden Bridge . Its wooded valley is a much-visited beauty spot, but it has many times flooded in its lower stretches. The name
64-781: A central library in Halifax, and also offer a home library service and digital library service. In 2014, construction began on a new central library and archive building in Halifax, adjacent to the Piece Hall and the Square Chapel . The new Central Library and Archive officially opened in September 2017. Calderdale has seven operational railway stations: Brighouse , Halifax , Hebden Bridge , Mythomroyd , Sowerby Bridge , Todmorden , Walsden . A new Elland railway station received planning permission in 2023 and construction
96-541: A common feature in municipal arms. The lion supporters are taken from the arms of Halifax and also for England . A lion also featured on the shield of the arms of Brighouse . The black crescents, also from the arms of Brighouse, are featured on the arms of the Brighouse family. The blue wave around each lion's collar is from the arms of Todmorden and represents the Calder again. The motto, Industria arte prundentia ,
128-625: A large proportion of A* to C grades at GCSE level. In 2005 the Crossley Heath School was the highest ranking co-educational school in the north of England. Calderdale College is a local further education college on Francis Street, in Halifax. In December 2006 it was announced that Calderdale College, in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University , would open a new higher education institution in January 2007 called University Centre Calderdale. In terms of television, Calderdale
160-563: Is Latin for 'Industry, skill, and foresight'. The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Calderdale. 53°43′N 1°58′W / 53.72°N 1.97°W / 53.72; -1.97 Metropolitan borough A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district ) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by
192-485: Is at Halifax police station. Other police stations are located in Todmorden and at Brighouse, which reopened in 2009. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue covers Calderdale and it has five fire stations in the borough. These are located at Rastrick (Since 2015), King Cross (Halifax Fire Station), Mytholmroyd, Illingworth, and Todmorden. Calderdale Libraries provides services through 22 local library branches, including
224-517: Is divided into 17 wards and each is represented on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council by three councillors. Each councillor is normally elected on a first past the post basis for a four-year period which is staggered with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. Exceptions to this include by-elections and ward boundary changes. The largest ethnic group within Calderdale at
256-783: Is expected to begin in 2024 for a potential opening date of December 2025. The train operators in the borough are Northern and Grand Central . Destinations for services include Bradford Interchange , Huddersfield , Leeds , York , Manchester Victoria , Blackpool North , Wigan North Western , Chester , Warrington Bank Quay , Hull , Preston , Burnley Manchester Road and London King's Cross . Two selective schools in Calderdale jointly administer an 11+ admissions exam: The Crossley Heath School , in Savile Park and North Halifax Grammar School in Illingworth. Both schools achieve excellent GCSE and A-level results, achieving
288-476: Is first recorded in 1279 as aqua de Heppedene . Hebden comes from Old English hēopa + denu, meaning 'bramble or wild rose valley'. Hebden Water is formed by the union of two streams: Graining Water, which flows generally south-eastward, and Alcomden Water, which flows generally southward, both rising near the Lancashire / West Yorkshire county boundary on the southern slopes of Boulsworth Hill . One of
320-808: Is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter. Radio stations for the area: There are three current swimming pools in Calderdale. These are located in Todmorden , Brighouse and Sowerby Bridge . Halifax is currently in the phase of getting a new swimming pool after the old pool shut in 2021. Other sports facilities include North Bridge Leisure Centre (Halifax, Currently Closed), Sowerby Bridge Swimming Pool, Brighouse Leisure Centre and Pool, Todmorden Swimming Pool, The Shay Stadium ( Halifax Towns Football Pitch) and Spring Hall (Halifax, Track and field). There are eight civil parishes in Calderdale, covering
352-769: Is the Calderdale Royal Hospital , located on the main route to Huddersfield in Salterhebble . It has specialist departments: Calderdale's A&E department and the Calderdale Birth Centre. The hospital was built and opened in 2001 on the site of the original Halifax General Hospital . After the new hospital opened, the Royal Halifax Infirmary closed and all services were transferred, as were services from Northowram Hospital . NHS Ambulance services are provided by
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#1732801885265384-500: The 2011 census was White British at 86.7%, down from 90.8% in 2001. The next largest ethnic group are Pakistanis, comprising 6.8% of the population (4.9% in 2001). In 2011, Christians comprised 60.6% of the borough's population. This was followed by those of no religion (30.2%) and Muslims (7.8%). The 2021 census showed further changes in the borough, with the White British population declining slightly to 82.7% and
416-571: The County of London between 1900 and 1965. There were 28 of these metropolitan boroughs, which were replaced by a new system of larger London boroughs in 1965, when the County of London was replaced by Greater London . The current metropolitan boroughs originated as metropolitan districts created in 1974 as subdivisions of new metropolitan counties, created to cover the six largest urban areas in England outside Greater London. The new districts replaced
448-554: The Local Government Act 1972 , metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan counties . All of the metropolitan districts have been granted or regranted royal charters giving them borough status (and in some cases, they also have city status ). Metropolitan boroughs have been effectively unitary authority areas since the abolition of metropolitan county councils by
480-419: The Local Government Act 1985 . Metropolitan boroughs pool much of their authority in joint boards and other arrangements that cover whole metropolitan counties, such as Local enterprise partnerships and Combined authorities and combined county authorities , with most of the latter having a directly elected metropolitan mayor . The term "metropolitan borough" was first used for administrative subdivisions of
512-529: The River Calder , and dale , a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the upper river flows, while the actual landform is known as the Calder Valley . Several small valleys contain tributaries of the River Calder. The main towns of the borough are Brighouse , Elland , Halifax , Hebden Bridge , Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden . Calderdale covers part of
544-748: The South Pennines , and the Calder Valley is the southernmost of the Yorkshire Dales , though it is not part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park . The borough was formed in 1974 by the merger of nine local government districts. Halifax is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough. Calderdale is served by Calderdale Council , which is headquartered in Halifax, with some functions based in Todmorden. The Roman settlement of Cambodunum
576-589: The Yorkshire Ambulance Service from stations in Halifax, Brighouse and Todmorden. Overgate Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults in Calderdale. Elland Hospital , Calderdale's only private hospital, is located by the Calderdale Way . Formerly BUPA Elland Independent Hospital, it is now owned and operated by Classic Hospitals . Calderdale is served by West Yorkshire Police ; whose Calderdale Division headquarters
608-463: The Baptist , the patron saint of wool workers. It was shown on the former arms of Halifax . The green and blue wavy line of the shield symbolises the River Calder and Calder Valley. The white rose is for Yorkshire . The crest shows a rose bush with nine white flowers representing the nine former authorities that now comprise the Calderdale district. The bush is shown growing out of a mural crown,
640-623: The Muslim population remaining relatively stable increasing to 9.5%. The large majority of Calderdale residents were born in England - falling slightly from 90.6% to 89.7% between 2011 and 2021. Calderdale is part of the Calderdale Primary Care Trust , South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust . The borough has two hospitals and one hospice . The main hospital (part of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust)
672-468: The Old Bridge, Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, built c. 1510 (Grade II*, also a scheduled monument ); St George's Bridge, St George's Square, Hebden Bridge, built in 1892; Foster Mill Bridge, Slater Bank Lane, Hebden Bridge, probably built in the late 18th century; New Bridge, Midge Hole Road, Wadsworth , built in the 18th or early 19th century; and Gibson's Bridge, Hardcastle Crags, Heptonstall , built in
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#1732801885265704-691: The best local run of its kind in West Yorkshire" for canoeists and kayakers. Standing on the banks of Hebden Water is Gibson Mill, one of the earliest Industrial Revolution cotton mills , dating from c. 1800. It is now a Grade II listed building , and has been renovated by its owner, the National Trust, as a visitor and education attraction. Hebden Water is in its short course crossed by six bridges listed for their architectural interest, at Grade II unless otherwise stated. These are West End Bridge, West End, Hebden Bridge, built in 1771–1772;
736-406: The early 19th century. There are also early 19th-century Grade II listed bridges over Graining Water at Blake Dean, and over Alcomden Water at Holme Ends. 53°44′N 2°01′W / 53.733°N 2.017°W / 53.733; -2.017 Calderdale Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire , England, which had a population of 211,439. It takes its name from
768-451: The headwaters of Graining Water, Old Hay Dike, feeds Widdop Reservoir, while another, Reaps Water, feeds Gorple Upper and Lower reservoirs. Alcomden Water has been dammed in three places to form Walshaw Dean Upper, Middle, and Lower Reservoirs . Hebden Water, beginning between Blake Dean and Black Dean at Grid Reference SD959314, flows first eastward and then southward through a steep-sided wooded valley, Hebden Dale, passing Gibson Mill and
800-537: The previous system of county boroughs , municipal boroughs , and urban and rural districts . Metropolitan districts were originally parts of a two-tier structure of local government, and shared power with metropolitan county councils. They differed from non-metropolitan districts in the division of powers between district and county councils. Metropolitan districts were local education authorities , and were also responsible for social services and libraries . In non-metropolitan counties these services were (and are)
832-406: The proportion of residents of Pakistani heritage increasing to 8.5%. Younger residents showed a higher level of ethnic diversity with 74.7% of Calderdale's population aged under 16 identifying as White British compared with 93.5% of the population over 65. Those holding no religion had risen to 42.0% of the population, now comprising a slightly higher proportion of residents than Christians (41.5%) and
864-477: The responsibility of county councils . Many metropolitan districts were boroughs from their establishment on 1 April 1974; others gained borough status later. In 1986 the metropolitan county councils were abolished under the Local Government Act 1985 and most of their functions were devolved to the metropolitan boroughs, making them, to a large extent, unitary authorities in all but name. At
896-537: The rocks of Hardcastle Crags . It then turns eastward and is joined from the north by Crimsworth Dean Beck before reverting to a southward course. The valley opens out somewhat as it approaches the town of Hebden Bridge. In Hebden Bridge the river debouches into the River Calder at Grid Reference SD991271. Hebden Water is approximately 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) in length. The catchment of Hebden Water covers an area of 59 square kilometres (23 sq mi), of which about 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) in
928-488: The upper reaches drain into the reservoirs mentioned above. The water quality of the river was in 2019 recorded as moderate for ecological status (likewise in 2022), but it failed on the score of its chemical composition. The lower stretches are prone to flooding, which has often impacted the town of Hebden Bridge, but measures to reduce the risk of flood have been undertaken by the National Trust , which owns most of
960-597: The upper section of the river, and the volunteer group Slow the Flow. These include the creation of leaky dams on feeder streams and the thinning of woodland to encourage undergrowth. The wooded valley of the Hebden Water, considered attractive and picturesque, has a history of attracting visitors as a picnic spot on Sundays and Bank Holidays. There are public footpaths running along the river's banks for most of its length, and Hebden Water itself has been called "probably
992-416: The western part of the borough. The eastern part of the borough, covering Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Shelf and Sowerby Bridge, is an unparished area . The two parish councils of Hebden Royd and Todmorden take the style "town council". The borough contains numerous settlements, including: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council was granted a coat of arms in 1977. The Paschal lamb is the emblem of John
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1024-684: Was probably located within Calderdale. A Roman fort has been excavated in Slack , which is in the neighbouring borough of Kirklees , but its identity is not yet certain. The metropolitan district of Calderdale was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . It covered the area of eight former districts and part of a ninth, which were all abolished at the same time: In 2022, Yorkshire Water built an emergency water pipeline from Calderdale to Ponden Reservoir in Haworth as Yorkshire experienced its driest period on record. The borough
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