- Old Town, West Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 53°45′08″N 2°00′16″W / 53.752192°N 2.004482°W
Old Town
Old Town shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference SD998284 Parish Wadsworth Metropolitan borough Calderdale Metropolitan county West Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town HEBDEN BRIDGE Postcode district HX7 Dialling code 01422 Police West Yorkshire Fire West Yorkshire Ambulance Yorkshire EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber UK Parliament Calder Valley[1] List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Old Town is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Situated on a hilltop above Hebden Bridge and across the Hebden valley from Heptonstall. 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.[2][3][4]The village has a population of about 1,070.
Famous people
- Stuart Fielden Great Britain rugby league player
References
- ^ "Property details: My Property: Calderdale Council". www.calderdale.gov.uk. http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/myproperty/propertydetails.jsp?addname=&addnumber=&addroad=&addpostcode=HX7+8TN&mapeasting=400517&mapnorthing=428005&mapzoom=150&showpointer=true&fulldets=Hare+And+Hounds+Inn%2C+Lane+Ends+Lane%2C+Wadsworth%2C+Hebden+Bridge%2C+HX7+8TN&uprn=100052219691#maptop. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ "Hebden Bridge.Com - Surrounding Villages". www.hebdenbridge.com. http://www.hebdenbridge.com/showpage.php?ID=7. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ "Hare And Hounds". www.hareandhounds.me.uk. http://www.hareandhounds.me.uk/. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ hebdenbridge.info
External links
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Categories:- Villages in West Yorkshire
- Geography of Calderdale
- West Yorkshire geography stubs
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