Mytholmroyd /ˈmaɪðəmrɔɪd/ is a town in Hebden Royd within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Hebden Bridge and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west of Halifax.
Population: 3,813
Latitude: 53° 43' 50.34" N
Longitude: -1° 58' 57.29" W
Shaw and Crompton is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of Oldham, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south…
Saddleworth Moor is an area of the South Pennines in Northern England. It is within the Dark Peak area of the Peak District National Park. The land reaches over 1,312 feet (400 m) above sea level.
Boundary Park, known as SportsDirect.com Park for sponsorship purposes, is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.
Bacup /ˈbeɪkʌp/ is a town within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. It is located in the South Pennines, along Lancashire's eastern boundary with West Yorkshire. The town sits within a rural setting in the Forest of Rossendale in the ste…
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a 5-mile-long (8 km) branch line that served mills and villages in the Worth Valley and is now a heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England. It runs from Keighley to Oxenhope.
Odsal Stadium, also known as Provident Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a sports stadium in Odsal, Bradford, West Yorkshire. It has been home to Bradford Rugby League club since opening in 1934 and was previously home to the speedway team Bradfor…
Shaw National Distribution Centre (also known as Shaw NDC) is the main distribution and order processing centre for British retailer Shop Direct Group, and is located in Shaw and Crompton, a town in Greater Manchester, England. Shaw NDC is a "state-…
Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England. It adjoins the Lancashire boroughs of Burnley and Ribble Valley, the North Yorkshire district of Craven and the West Yorkshire districts of Calderdale and the City of Bradford…
The 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning was the accidental arsenic poisoning of more than 200 people in Bradford, England, in 1858; an estimated 20 people died when sweets accidentally made with arsenic were sold from a market stall.
The Shay is a multi-use sports stadium in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, near Shaw Hill. FC Halifax Town (football) and Halifax (rugby league) both play their home games at the Shay. The stadium is owned by Calderdale Metropolitan Council after t…
Royton (pop. 21,000) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Irk, on undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-northwest of Oldham…
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England.
The Standedge Tunnels are four parallel tunnels beneath the Pennines in northern England. Three are railway tunnels and the other is a canal tunnel. They are located at the Standedge (pronounced Stannige) crossing point between Marsden and Diggle, a…
The HD postcode area, also known as the Huddersfield postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Brighouse, Holmfirth and Huddersfield in England.
The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, founded in 1844, was an early consumer co-operative, and one of the first to pay a patronage dividend, forming the basis for the modern co-operative movement. Although other co-operatives preceded them, th…
The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.
The Rochdale Canal is a navigable broad canal in Northern England, between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, part of the connected system of the canals of Great Britain.
Spotland Stadium (known locally as just Spotland) is a sports venue located at Willbutts Lane in the Spotland area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It is currently home to Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale Hornets R.L.F.C.