Bailiff Bridge is a village 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, and is 5 miles (8.0 km) from Huddersfield and 7 miles (11 km) from Bradford. Bailiff Bridge falls within the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward of Calderdale Council.
Bailiff Bridge | |
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Location within West Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE145245 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRIGHOUSE |
Postcode district | HD6 |
Dialling code | 01484 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
The village is centred on the A649 and A641 roads which connect it to nearby towns and cities.[1]
History
editThe village was served by Bailiff Bridge railway station on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917.[2] One of the main employers in the village was Firth's carpets.[3] Notable residents from the village are Danny and Richard McNamara from the band Embrace, who grew up in the village.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bailiff Bridge Beck". www.bailiff-bridge.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: the central section - Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 75. ISBN 9781840336573. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Hirst, Andrew (18 November 2015). "Memories needed from people who worked at Firth's Carpets in Bailiff Bridge or lived in the village". huddersfieldexaminer. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Embrace – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours". BBC Music. BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
External links
editMedia related to Bailiff Bridge at Wikimedia Commons