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Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines.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.
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 Bridge .
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Halifax is a town in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 254 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, 31 are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Another Act of Parliament in 1853 allowed Halifax council to buy New Market, as it was known, from its private owners for a price of £7,700. [4] The Markets and Fairs Committee decided in 1890 to replace the overflowing market place with a new structure. Local architects Joseph and John Leeming were engaged to draw up plans.
Savile Park is a public open space in Halifax in West Yorkshire, England, 1 mile (1.6 km) south west of the town centre.There are fine Victorian mansions around the edge of the park, [1] and the park has given its name to a residential area to the north of the park.
Mixenden is a district of Halifax, Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the outskirts of the town. It lies on the outskirts of the town. The name Mixenden derives from the Anglo Saxon 'mixen' ( compost or dung heap) and 'den' usually refers to pasture land, usually for pigs.
Holmfield is an area of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town centre.. Early maps show no village in the area. [1] Holmfield was developed in the 19th century after a mill, known as Holme Field Mill, was built on Strines Beck [2] in the township of Ovenden, in the ancient parish of Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire.