Kebroyd Explained

Official Name:Kebroyd
Country:England
Static Image Caption:Kebroyd view from Halifax Road
Os Grid Reference:SE 04363 21094
Post Town:Sowerby Bridge
Postcode District:HX6
Dial Code:01422
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Metropolitan Borough:Calderdale
Civil Parish:Ripponden
Static Image Name:Kebroyd.jpg
Coordinates:53.686°N -1.936°W
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Calderdale

Kebroyd is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Ripponden, in the Calderdale district, in West Yorkshire, England, within the valley of the River Ryburn, between Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden. Kebroyd has an approximate population of 548 people as per the UK 2011 census (Output Area E00055242[1] and E00055241).[2]

History

The name Kebroyd is believed to have derived from the Old English words "keb" and "royd", keb meaning "shelter for lambs" or "old sheep",[3] and "royd" meaning clearing.[4] The hamlet has a rich history, with evidence of human settlement dating back to the Iron Age.[5]

During the Industrial Revolution, Calderdale became a hub for textile manufacturing, with several mills being established in the area including Kebroyd Silk Mills.[6]

There are several Grade II listed buildings dating to the 17th century in Kebroyd, including Kebroyd Hall, Denton House and the row of Mill cottages on Halifax Road.

References

  1. Web site: Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics . 2023-04-15 . www.nomisweb.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics . 2023-04-15 . www.nomisweb.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Place-Names of South-West Yorkshire (1913) by Armitage Goodall - Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area. huddersfield.exposed.
  4. Web site: Calderdale history timeline 1100 - 1400AD . 2023-04-15 . www.calderdale.gov.uk.
  5. Bartley . David D. . March 1975 . POLLEN ANALYTICAL EVIDENCE FOR PREHISTORIC FOREST CLEARANCE IN THE UPLAND AREA WEST OF RISHWORTH. W. YORKSHIRE . New Phytologist . en . 74 . 2 . 375–381 . 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1975.tb02624.x . 0028-646X.
  6. Book: Carr, Julien . Mills of Rishworth Valley . Ryburn Valley History Society . 2018 . 1st . 18.