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Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is near the east Pennine foothills. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire , primarily in woollen manufacture with the large Piece Hall square later built for trading wool in the town centre.
5,646. Postcodes (total) 7,392. Statistics as at May 2020 [1] The HX postcode area, also known as the Halifax postcode area, [2] is a group of seven postcode districts in England, within four post towns. These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in western West Yorkshire, including Halifax, Elland, Sowerby Bridge and Hebden ...
The conurbation of Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds and Wakefield makes up the West Yorkshire Built-up Area, which is the fourth-largest in the United Kingdom and the largest within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire. In Parliament, 13 out of 22 of West Yorkshire's MPs are Labour and 9 are Conservative. At local level ...
Shelf is a village in Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Halifax and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Bradford, on the A6036 road. [2] In 2001 it had a population of 4,496. [3] At the 2011 Census Shelf was measured as part of the Calderdale ward of Northowram and Shelf.
Halifax (UK Parliament constituency) Appearance. Coordinates: 53°43′N1°53′W53.717°N 1.883°W. This article is about the electoral district in the United Kingdom. For Canadian Parliament constituency, see Halifax (federal electoral district). Halifax. Borough constituency for the House of Commons. Boundaries since 2024.
Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England.It lies on the Calder Valley line and is 17 miles (27 km) west from Leeds.. Platform 2 is used by eastbound services towards Bradford and Leeds, while platform 1 accommodates westbound trains towards Brighouse, Huddersfield, Sowerby Bridge, Blackpool North and Manchester Victoria.
List of cities in the United Kingdom. Examples of major urban areas in the United Kingdom; Liverpool, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne; and London. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated as such as of 12 November 2022. [ 1][ 2] It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or ...
Earl of Halifax is a title that has been created four times in British history—once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Great Britain, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name of the peerage refers to Halifax, West Yorkshire . The first and fourth creations were elevations for the holders of the first and second ...