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The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. The estimated population in mid-2020 was 211,439.[5] It takes its name from 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.

Borough of Calderdale
Metropolitan borough
View over Mytholmroyd in the Upper Calder Valley
Coat of arms of Calderdale Borough Council
Motto(s):  Industria Arte Prudentia (Latin: Industry, skill and foresight)
Calderdale shown within West Yorkshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Admin. HQ	Halifax
Established	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Metropolitan Borough
• Body	Calderdale Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
• Mayor	Councillor Dot Foster (Labour)[1]
• Leader of Council	Cllr Tim Swift (Labour)[2]
• Chief Executive	Robin Tuddenham[3]
• MPs	Craig Whittaker (C) (Calder Valley), Holly Lynch (L) (Halifax)
Area
• Total	363.9 km2 (140.5 sq mi)
Population  (2020 estimate)
• Total	211,439 (Ranked 86th)
• Density	581/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Ethnicity	91.1% White 6.8% S.Asian 1.0% Mixed Race
• Religion[4]	69.6% Christian 16.4% No Religion 5.3% Muslim
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode areas	HD, HX, OL
Dialling Codes	01422 (central core) 01484 (Brighouse/Rastrick) 01706 (Todmorden area) 01274 (Shelf area)
ONS code	00CY (ONS) E08000033 (GSS)
Website	www.calderdale.gov.uk

Calderdale covers part of 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 six former local government districts, spanning, from east to west, the towns of Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Sowerby Bridge, Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. Mytholmroyd, together with Hebden Bridge, forms Hebden Royd.

Halifax is the main commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough, with numerous high street chain stores, markets, central library, borough council offices, public transport hub, central police station, museums and the further and higher education college, as well as other major local organisations. Calderdale is served by Calderdale Council, which is headquartered is in Halifax, with some functions based in Todmorden.

Since May 2019, Calderdale Council has been under Labour majority control, for the first time in twenty years. The political composition is 28 Labour councillors, 13 Conservative, seven Liberal Democrat and three Independent.[6]

History

The Roman settlement of Cambodunum 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 borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the then county borough of Halifax, the boroughs of Brighouse, Todmorden and the urban districts of Elland, Hebden Royd, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, part of Queensbury and Shelf urban district and Hepton Rural District.

The Coat of arms of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council was granted to the new council just a few months after the borough was formed. The Paschal lamb is the emblem of John 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, 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, is Latin for 'Industry, skill, and foresight'. The formal description, or blazon, of the arms is:[7]

For the arms: Vert a Paschal Lamb proper supporting over the shoulder a Cross Staff Or flying therefrom a forked Pennon of St. George between in chief a Bar wavy Argent charged with a Barruret wavy Azure and in base a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper; and for the crest: On a Wreath Argent and Vert out of a Mural Crown a Rose Tree of nine branches proper each terminating in a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper; and for the supporters: On either side a Lion Or gorged with a collar wavy Azure and holding aloft in the interior forepaw a Crescent Sable; Motto: INDUSTRIA ARTE PRUDENTIA.

Settlements

As well as the six towns, there are numerous settlements including:

• Bailiff Bridge, Bank Top, Barkisland, Blackley, Blackshaw Head, Boothtown, Boulderclough, Bradshaw
• Chiserley, Clifton, Colden, Copley, Cornholme, Cottonstones, Cragg Vale
• Eastwood
• Fountain Head, Friendly
• Gauxholme, Greetland
• Heptonstall, Highroadwell, Hipperholme, Holmfield, Holywell Green, Hove Edge, Hubberton
• Illingworth
• Jagger Green
• Kebroyd, King Cross, Krumlin
• Lee Mount, Lightcliffe, Luddenden, Luddendenfoot, Lumbutts, Lydgate
• Mankinholes, Midgley, Mill Bank, Mixenden, Mount Tabor, Mytholm, Mytholmroyd
• Norland Town, Northowram, Norton Tower, Norwood Green
• Ogden, Old Town, Ovenden
• Peckett Well, Pellon, Portsmouth, Pye Nest
• Rastrick, Ripponden, Rishworth
• Salterhebble, Savile Park, Shelf, Skircoat Green, Siddal, Slack, Sowerby, Soyland, Southowram, Sowood, Soyland, Stainland, Stone Chair, Stump Cross
• Triangle
• Upper Edge
• Wainstalls, Walsden, Warland, Warley Town, West Vale, Wholestone Hill, Wheatley

Education

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 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.[8]

Local government

The borough 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 wards are: Brighouse; Calder; Elland; Greetland and Stainland; Hipperholme and Lightcliffe; Illingworth and Mixenden; Luddendenfoot; Northowram and Shelf; Ovenden; Park; Rastrick; Ryburn; Skircoat; Sowerby Bridge; Todmorden; Town; and Warley.[9]

Mayors of Calderdale

Demographics

The largest ethnic group within Calderdale at the 2011 census was White British at 86.7%, down from 90.8% in 2001.[12] The next largest ethnic group are Pakistanis, comprising 6.8% of the population (4.9% in 2001).[12]

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%).[13]

In 2019, those who were not born in the UK formed 8% of Calderdale's population.[14]

Public services, transport and facilities

Health

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) 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.[15] 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 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.

Police

Calderdale is served by West Yorkshire Police; whose Calderdale Division headquarters is at Halifax police station. Other police stations are located in Todmorden[16] and at Brighouse, which reopened in 2009.[17]

Fire and rescue

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.[18]

Libraries

Calderdale Libraries provides services through 22 local library branches, including a central library in Halifax, and also offer a home library service and digital library service.[19] In 2014, construction began on a new central library and archive building in Halifax, adjacent to the Piece Hall and the Square Chapel.[20][21][22] The new Central Library and Archive officially opened in September 2017.[23]

Sports in Calderdale

Pools,

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.

Sports Facilities,

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).

Transport

Railway stations,

Brighouse, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Mythomroyd, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden, Walsden and the currently funded Elland station in planning.

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Calderdale.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2019)

Individuals

• Hannah Cockroft: 13 September 2012.[24]
• Sally Wainwright: 12 March 2020.[25][26]

Military units

• The Duke of Wellington's Regiment: 27 July 2002.[27]

References

External links

• Calderdale Council website
• Calderdale College website
• From Weaver to Web, online visual archive of Calderdale history
• Listed buildings in Calderdale
• Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion
• (Twinned with Calderdale) County Mayo,Ireland

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Calderdale ist ein Metropolitan Borough im Metropolitan County West Yorkshire in England, der nach dem Fluss Calder benannt ist. Verwaltungssitz ist die Stadt Halifax. Weitere bedeutende Orte im Bezirk sind Brighouse, Elland, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Mytholmroyd, Queensbury, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge und Todmorden. Es besteht eine Städtepartnerschaft mit Aachen in Deutschland und Blatná in Tschechien.

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Колдердейл (англ. Calderdale) — метрополитенский район в церемониальном метрополитенском графстве Уэст-Йоркшир.

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