Halifax is a minster town, in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The town has been a centre of woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Piece Hall. Halifax is known for Mackintosh's chocolate and toffee products including Rolo, Quality Street and Rowntrees. The Halifax Bank and Yorkshire Bank were also founded in Halifax. Dean Clough, one of the largest textile factories in the world at more than 1⁄2 mile (800 m) long, was in the north of the town. The premises have since been converted for office and retail use including a gym, theatre, Travelodge and radio station.
Population: 82,624
Latitude: 53° 43' 0.01" N
Longitude: -1° 51' 0.00" W
The Brontë Parsonage Museum is maintained by the Brontë Society in honour of the Brontë sisters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë – in their former home, the parsonage in Haworth, West Yorkshire, an area of England surrounded by moorland.
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The Battle of Adwalton Moor was a battle in the English Civil War on 30 June 1643.
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