Copley, West Yorkshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Copley
Static Image Name:Copley-by-Humphrey-Bolton.jpg
Static Image Caption:Copley from Greetland
Coordinates:53.698°N -1.871°W
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Calderdale
Population:1,541
Metropolitan Borough:Calderdale
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Halifax
Post Town:HALIFAX
Postcode District:HX3
Postcode Area:HX
Dial Code:01422
Os Grid Reference:SE0822

Copley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax and east of Sowerby Bridge. It is situated by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation canal.

Facilities

It was served by Copley railway station from 1856 to 1931.[1]

Today the village has a hairdressers,[2] a health spa, a garage, Land Rover and Camper Van dealerships[3] and one pub, The Volunteer Arms.[4] St Stephens Church, built in 1861-1865 by Colonel Edward Akroyd for the workers at his textile mill is an early work of the local architect William Henry Crossland.[5]

The village has two sports clubs, Copley Cricket Club who play in the Halifax Cricket League and the Old Rishworthian rugby team. Both clubs are well established and Old Rishworthians currently play in Yorkshire 1 (level 7) of the RFU National League structure. Both clubs are located in picturesque settings with the Calder and Hebble Navigation to the north and the River Calder to the south. The main Leeds to Manchester railway line is near both grounds. Sporting events are held at both locations, as well as various other special functions throughout the year.

One of the key computer data centres for Lloyds Banking Group is located a few miles outside the village. This was formerly the main data centre for HBOS before the merger between Lloyds and HBOS.[6] [7]

Education

Copley Primary School is situated on Wakefield Road in Copley[8] which sits within the catchment area for Ryburn Valley High School.[9]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Burgess . Neil . The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding. The central section : Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield . 2014 . Stenlake . Catrine . 9781840336573 . 92.
  2. Web site: Copley Cutz Halifax . 26 March 2020 . Yell.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Stonelake of Halifax . 26 March 2020 . Stonelake of Halifax.
  4. Web site: Volunteer Arms . 26 March 2020 . Halifax Courier.
  5. Web site: St Stephen's Church, Copley, West Yorkshire . 26 March 2020 . Churches Conservation Trust.
  6. Web site: Main Office Locations . 26 March 2020 . Lloyds Banking Group.
  7. Web site: Lloyds is 'one of the best places to work' in the UK . 6 March 2020 . 6 July 2018 . Halifax Courier.
  8. Web site: Copley Primary Scholl . 26 March 2020 . Primary School.
  9. Web site: Admissions Policy . 26 March 2020 . Ryburn Valley High School.
  10. Book: Cherrington . Ernest Hurst . Standard Encyclopedia of the Alcohol Problem . 1925 . American Issue Publishing Company . 660 . 2 . Internet Archive . 1 August 2022 . en.

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