Blackshaw
Parish in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.747, -2.073 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 95 27 |
Blackshaw is a small, predominantly rural civil parish set on the moorland fringe above the Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The landscape is a patchwork of upland pastures, heather moors and dry‑stone walls, with scattered hamlets and farms rather than a single nucleated village. Its elevated position gives wide views towards the Pennines and makes it popular with walkers and birdwatchers seeking quieter routes away from the busier valley bottoms.
Economically and socially the area remains rooted in farming - sheep and smallholdings are common - while its proximity to towns such as Hebden Bridge and Todmorden means residents often mix rural life with the cultural and artisan scenes of the nearby valleys. Historic buildings and field patterns hint at a long agricultural past, and conservation interests around moorland biodiversity and landscape character are increasingly prominent in local community discussions.
Postcode districts covering Blackshaw
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 20 miles
- Leeds 21.7 miles
- Bradford 12.9 miles
- Oldham 14.3 miles
- Burnley 7.9 miles
- Huddersfield 13.2 miles
- Blackburn 16.9 miles
- Bolton 18.3 miles
- Stockport 23.5 miles
- Salford 19.7 miles
- Wakefield 23.5 miles
- Rochdale 10 miles
Neighbouring places
- Calder Ward 1.5 miles
- Erringden Parish 2 miles
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 2 miles
- Heptonstall Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Todmorden Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Wadsworth Parish 3 miles
- Hebden Royd Parish 3.8 miles
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Cragg Vale Built-up area 4 miles
- Luddendenfoot Ward 4.2 miles
- Cliviger with Worsthorne Ward 5 miles
- Cliviger Built-up area 5 miles
Example postcodes in Blackshaw
HX7 7PJ, HX7 7JL, HX7 7EL, HX7 6PG, HX7 7HY, HX7 6NS, HX7 7JS, HX7 7JJ, HX7 6DB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 18.7 miles
- Manchester Airport 28.4 miles
- Todmorden Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Hebden Bridge Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Blackshaw Ad
- White Lion Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Host & Stay | The Artist's House 1.8 miles
- IOU Hebden Bridge Vegetarian Hostel 2.6 miles
- Above Hotels 5 7.5 miles
- 19 Bacup Road 4 3.3 miles
- The Old Registry Haworth 4 7.5 miles
- The Fleece Inn 3 7.6 miles
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 8.3 miles
- Old Silent Inn 6.5 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 9.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Turf Moor Stadium 7.1 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 7.3 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 7.5 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 7.5 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 9 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 12.3 miles
- The University of Bradford University 12.9 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 13.3 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 13.4 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 13.4 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 14 miles