Rishworth Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Rishworth
Coordinates:53.665°N -1.949°W
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Calderdale
Civil Parish:Ripponden
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
Static Image:Oldham Road - Rishworth - geograph.org.uk - 987928.jpg
Static Image Caption:Oldham Road, Rishworth

Rishworth is a village in the civil parish of Ripponden, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a small church, farms and schools, including Rishworth School.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 838.[2]

St. Johns Rishworth CofE Primary School provides primary-level education for children in Rishworth. The school is a Church of England school, with classes making occasional trips to the church situated on Godley Lane.

Former railway

Rishworth was the terminus of the Rishworth branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from Sowerby Bridge. It opened in 1881 and closed to passengers in 1929.

Governance

Rishworth was a township in the parish of Halifax.[3] From 1866 Rishworth was a civil parish[4] until 1 April 1937 it was abolished to form Ripponden.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact information . Rishworth School . 22 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Population statistics Rishworth Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 11 August 2023.
  3. Web site: History of Rishworth, in Calderdale and West Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 11 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Rishworth Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 11 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Halifax Registration District. UKBMD. 11 August 2023.