Ripponden Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Ripponden
Coordinates:53.672°N -1.946°W
Population:7,421
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Ripponden
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Calderdale
Metropolitan Borough:Calderdale
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Calder Valley
Post Town:SOWERBY BRIDGE
Postcode District:HX6
Postcode Area:HX
Dial Code:01422
Os Grid Reference:SE035195
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Static Image Caption:Ripponden

Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census,[1] and 7,421 in 2011.[2]

Ripponden is the main settlement in a small group of villages (Barkisland, Ripponden, Rishworth and Soyland) whose citizens are represented on Ripponden Parish Council.[3] The area is a substantial part of the Ryburn Ward, itself part of Calderdale metropolitan borough.[4]

Ripponden and its villages were formerly served by the Rishworth branch line from Sowerby Bridge; Ripponden and Barkisland railway station closed to passengers in 1929 and the line was closed completely in 1958.[5]

The area is of archaeological note as it is rich in neolithic and Bronze Age remains.[6] At nearby Ringstone Edge can be found a small stone circle.[7]

Ripponden is the terminus of the annual Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival.[8]

The village is on the route of the Calderdale Way, a 50mile circular walk around the hills and valleys of Calderdale.[9]

Ripponden Junior & Infant School has a capacity of 240 children ages 4 - 11.

The Old Bridge Inn in the village is the home of an annual pork pie competition.[10] [11] [12] The Old Bridge Inn is a Grade II listed building and is one of the oldest pubs in Yorkshire; its construction is dated to 1307.[13] The Old Bridge, or Waterloo Bridge, near the Inn is on the old packhorse road through the village and is also known as the Packhorse Bridge.

On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France, from York to Sheffield, passed through the village. On leaving Ripponden at the 112.5km (69.9miles) point, riders undertook the third climb of the stage, the Category 3 Côte de Ripponden. It was 1.3km (00.8miles) long with an average gradient of 8.6%. The first rider over the top to claim two points in the King of the Mountains competition was Cyril Lemoine of Cofidis. The other point available was claimed by David De La Cruz Melgarejo.[14]

Notable people

Sport

The village has a football team Ryburn United FC, they are a Charter Standard Community football club, and provide football for all ages, their grounds are on Ripponden Wood Playing Fields.[18] Stones Cricket Club play near the village and are members of the Halifax Cricket League.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Calderdale. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics. 2 September 2009.
  2. Web site: Civil parish population 2011. 23 February 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. Web site: Welcome. Ripponden Parish Council. 22 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Ryburn ward map – Resources. data.gov.uk. 22 June 2017.
  5. Book: Burgess. Neil. The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding. 2014. Stenlake. Catrine. 9781840336573. 66. 1.
  6. Web site: Relics are found in Ripponden reservoir . 28 October 2014 . Halifax Courier . Johnstone Publishing . 11 May 2016 . An exciting discovery made at a reservoir in Ripponden has given a new insight into the lives of prehistoric civilizations in the area . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228153756/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/relics-are-found-in-ripponden-reservoir-1-6909519 . 28 December 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Ringstone Edge Cairn Circle . Bennett . Paul . 9 September 2009 . The Northern Antiquarian . 11 May 2016 . If we visit this site today, all we are left with is a scattered mass (or perhaps that should that be ‘mess’) of many hundreds of stones . https://web.archive.org/web/20160511160909/https://megalithix.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/ringstone-edge/ . 11 May 2016.
  8. Web site: Rushbearing Festival is one of a kind . 11 September 2015 . Halifax Courier . Johnstone Publishing . 11 May 2016 . The weekend drew to a close as the procession arrived in Ripponden . https://web.archive.org/web/20160102094409/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/slideshow-rushbearing-festival-is-one-of-a-kind-1-7456145 . 2 January 2016 . dead .
  9. Book: Hannon. Paul. Calderdale way.. 2001. Hillside. 978-1-870141-71-0. 10. 2.
  10. Web site: Pork Pie Battle Hits Ripponden . Porkpieclub.net . 15 January 2010 . 1 March 2014.
  11. Web site: Events & Festivals . Visitcalderdale.com . 1 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301163837/http://www.visitcalderdale.com/EventsFestivals/tabid/474/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 1 March 2014 .
  12. Web site: Ripponden pub hosts 23rd annual pork pie competition . 11 September 2015 . Halifax Courier . Johnstone Publishing . 11 May 2016 . Professional and amateur pork pie enthusiasts battled it out in an annual pork pie competition . https://web.archive.org/web/20150812204012/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/ripponden-pub-hosts-23rd-annual-pork-pie-competition-1-7231233 . 12 August 2015 . dead .
  13. Web site: Home – The Old Bridge Inn – Pub in Ripponden, Halifax . 16 April 2023 . The Old Bridge Inn .
  14. Web site: Tour de France Stage 2. 15 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140725103415/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-2.html. 25 July 2014. dead.
  15. News: Newtown. The Late Mr. James Walton . Shrewsbury Chronicle . 30 November 1883 .
  16. Web site: 1933 Who's Who in British Aviation: Name B. gracesguide.co.uk. 22 June 2017.
  17. Book: Feynman, Richard P. . Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman . Richard Feynman . Basic Books . 2005 . 978-0465023714 .
  18. Web site: Ryburn United Football Club :: THE Club to Play For . 16 April 2023 .

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