Holdsworth, West Yorkshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:File:Holdsworth from Crooked Lane (geograph 4345987).jpg
Static Image Caption:Holdsworth from Crooked Lane
Coordinates:53.7569°N -1.8761°W
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Calderdale
Map Type:West Yorkshire
Official Name:Holdsworth
Metropolitan Borough:Calderdale
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:HALIFAX
Postcode District:HX2
Postcode Area:HX
Os Grid Reference:SE 082 290

Holdsworth is an area of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England, 2.5miles north of the town centre. It was historically a village in the township of Ovenden, in the ancient parish of Halifax in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[1] Since 1974, it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale.

Holdsworth House is a Jacobean mansion built in 1633, now used as a hotel. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Holdsworth was also the site of St Catherine's Catholic High School, which closed in 2013 and is now part of Trinity Academy. Since 2016, the school buildings have been used as 'Ackley Bridge College' for the Channel 4 school-based drama Ackley Bridge.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Holdsworth West Riding. https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26681. 11 October 2020.
  2. News: Former Halifax high school transformed for new TV drama. Halifax Courier. 3 February 2017. 11 October 2020.