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 miles32.2 km
- Leeds 21.7 miles35 km
- Bradford 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Oldham 14.3 miles23 km
- Burnley 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Huddersfield 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Blackburn 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Bolton 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Stockport 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Salford 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Wakefield 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Rochdale 10 miles16 km
Neighbouring places
- Calder Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Erringden Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Heptonstall Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Todmorden Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wadsworth Parish 3 miles4.7 km
- Hebden Royd Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Cragg Vale Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Luddendenfoot Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Cliviger with Worsthorne Ward 5 miles8 km
- Cliviger Built-up area 5 miles8 km
Example postcodes in Blackshaw
HX7 6PF, HX7 6PS, HX7 6PN, HX7 6PP, HX7 7JL, HX7 6PG, HX7 7JD, HX7 6PX, HX7 7JJ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Manchester Airport 28.4 miles45.7 km
- Todmorden Railway Station 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Hebden Bridge Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Blackshaw Ad
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Holdsworth House 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel Burnley M65 Jct10 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 9.5 miles15.2 km
- The Fence Gate Lodge 5 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Bull on the Bridge 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The Oaks Hotel 8.2 miles13.1 km
Local points of interest
- Turf Moor Stadium 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 9 miles14.4 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Crown Ground Stadium 12.3 miles19.7 km
- The University of Bradford University 12.9 miles20.7 km
- National Media Museum Museum 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 14 miles22.5 km