Old Town is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on a hilltop above Hebden Bridge and across the Hebden valley from Heptonstall. The village falls within the Calderdale Ward of Luddendenfoot. 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 which has a café situated within.[2][3][4] The village has a population of about 1,070.
Old Town | |
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Mill Lane | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SD998284 |
Civil parish | |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HEBDEN BRIDGE |
Postcode district | HX7 |
Dialling code | 01422 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Famous people
edit- Stuart Fielden, Great Britain rugby league player
References
edit- ^ "Property details: My Property: Calderdale Council". www.calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ "Hebden Bridge.Com - Surrounding Villages". www.hebdenbridge.com. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ "Hare And Hounds". www.hareandhounds.me.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- ^ hebdenbridge.info
External links
editMedia related to Old Town, West Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons