Erringden Explained
53.734°N -2.011°WErringden is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. Previously it was a township within the chapelry of Heptonstall.
History
The first recorded mention of Erringden is in a deed from 1321, where it is named Heyrikdene,[1] and it is described as a park for hunting.
Plans of an estate in Erringden produced in 1761 are the first known work by the land surveyor and engineer Robert Whitworth, who went on to become one of the leading canal engineers of his generation.
In the 1870s Erringden was described as
'A township in Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire; adjacent to the York and Manchester railway, 7 miles NNW of Halifax. It includes part of Hebden-Bridge village, and part of Mytholmroyd hamlet; and has a fair, at Erringden-Moor, on the Friday after 11 Oct'.[2]
Contemporary Erringden
In the 2001 census it had a population of 194.[3] By the 2011 census the population had dropped to 159.[4]
See also
Bibliography
- Book: Skempton
, Sir Alec. A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: Vol 1: 1500 to 1830 . Thomas Telford . 2002 . 0-7277-2939-X . etal.
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Notes and References
- Book: Watson, John . Book . The History and Antiquities of The Parish of Halifax . 1775 .
- Book: Wilson, John. Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. 1870–72. A. Fullarton and Co.. Edinburgh. 22 April 2013.
- Web site: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Calderdale . Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics . 2 September 2009 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195547/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790270 . dead .
- Web site: Key Figures For 2011 Census: Key Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 22 April 2013.
