Bailiff Bridge Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Bailiff Bridge
Static Image Name:Bailiff Bridge Birkby Lane Bridge-by-Betty-Longbottom.jpg
Map Type:West Yorkshire
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Calderdale
Coordinates:53.7167°N -1.7817°W
Metropolitan Borough:Calderdale
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:Calder Valley
Post Town:BRIGHOUSE
Postcode District:HD6
Postcode Area:HD
Dial Code:01484
Os Grid Reference:SE145245

Bailiff Bridge is a village 1.5miles north from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, and is 5miles from Huddersfield and 7miles from Bradford. Bailiff Bridge falls within the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward of Calderdale Council.

The village is centred on the A649 and A641 roads which connect it to nearby towns and cities.[1]

History

The village was served by Bailiff Bridge railway station on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917 (which was, coincidentally, the date of the Russian Revolution).[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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bailiff Bridge Beck. www.bailiff-bridge.co.uk. 19 January 2016.
  2. Book: Burgess. Neil. The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: the central section - Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. 2014. Stenlake. Catrine. 9781840336573. 75. 19 January 2016.
  3. News: Hirst. Andrew. Memories needed from people who worked at Firth's Carpets in Bailiff Bridge or lived in the village. 19 January 2016. huddersfieldexaminer. 18 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Embrace – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours. BBC Music. BBC. 19 January 2016.