Black Brook, West Yorkshire Explained

53.661°N -1.9°WThe Black Brook is a small river in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

The Black Brook rises near the border of Calderdale and Kirklees next to Scammonden Dam. It flows downwards through Stainland Dean, and then between Greetland and Stainland. Most of the river, at this point, forms a parish border between the parishes of Greetland and Stainland. The Holywell Brook flows into the Black Brook before flowing into the River Calder at West Vale.^[1] The combined length of the two brooks is 14.24km (08.85miles) and they drain an area of 30km2.^[2]

The valley that the Black Brook flows through is named the Blackburne Valley.^[3]

See also

• Rivers of the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. South Pennines. OL21. 2008. 1:25,000. Explorer . Ordnance Survey. A2. 978-0-319-24012-0.
2. Web site: Black Brook from Source to River Calder. environmentdata.org. Environment Agency. 25 November 2016.
3. Book: Smith. A H. The place names of the West Riding of Yorkshire part VII. 1962. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 121. 1.