Ainley Top Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.6712°N -1.8285°W
Official Name:Ainley Top
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Calderdale
Map Type:West Yorkshire
Population:649
Population Ref:(inc. Blackley) [1]
Metropolitan Borough:Calderdale
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Calder Valley
Post Town:HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode District1:HD2
Postcode District2:HD3
Postcode Area1:HD
Postcode Area2:HD
Dial Code:01422
Os Grid Reference:SE115195
Static Image:Ainley Top Sign 2016 01.jpg
Static Image Width:200px
Static Image Caption:Village sign

Ainley Top is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire in England. It is situated approximately north west of Huddersfield on the A629 to Elland and Halifax. It is situated on a hill (the Ainleys) with the M62 motorway to the north, and junction 24 of the motorway adjacent to the village. It is in the Elland ward of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council with 419 registered electors in 248 properties in 2013.[2]

Transport

Ainley Top is also the name of the roundabout just south of the village. This is the junction of the A643 and the A629 and also gives access to junction 24 of the M62 motorway.

The M62 section, of 1.5 miles, from Outlane to Ainley Top opened on lunchtime Wednesday 20 December 1972.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/statistics/ward-information/warddigest/digest.pdf Calderdale 2004 Ward Digest
  2. http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/democracy/polling-stations/elland-ward.pdf Calderdale Council (2013)
  3. Huddersfield Examiner Wednesday 20 December 1972, page 1
  4. Huddersfield Examiner Thursday 21 December 1972, page 5