Brighouse
Built-up area in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.707, -1.79 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SE 13 23 |
| Population: | 32,872 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 (Halifax) |
Brighouse is a compact market town in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, sitting on the banks of the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. It occupies a convenient spot between Halifax and Huddersfield, with rail services on the Calder Valley line and easy road access towards the M62, so it often acts as a commuter hub for Leeds and Manchester while retaining a recognisably town-centre feel.
Historically the town grew up around 19th-century woollen mills and associated engineering, and many former industrial buildings and canal-side yards have been repurposed for light industry, housing and leisure. Today Brighouse mixes independent shops, pubs and a busy high street with green walks along the canal and river; it also has a strong local music and social scene, famously supported by a well-known local brass band, giving the place a civic pride that sits alongside its industrial heritage and Pennine-fringe countryside access.
Postcode districts covering Brighouse
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 24 miles38.7 km
- Leeds 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Bradford 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Oldham 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Burnley 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Huddersfield 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Wakefield 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Rochdale 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Harrogate 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Halifax 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Barnsley 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Bury 22.4 miles36.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Rastrick Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Norwood Green Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ashbrow Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Scholes Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Town Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Shelf and Northowram Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Elland Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Skircoat Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Wyke Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Cleckheaton Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Northowram and Shelf Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Brighouse
HX3 8BG, HD6 3QF, HD6 2FB, HX3 8UH, HD6 4BQ, HD6 2EA, HD6 3AG, HD6 2AY, HD6 2ED … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Manchester Airport 31.5 miles50.6 km
- Brighouse Railway Station 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Halifax Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
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Schools in Brighouse
- Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School Primary
- Brighouse High School Secondary
- Carr Green Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Field Lane Primary School Primary
- Highbury School Special
- Hipperholme Grammar School Independent - all ages
- Lightcliffe Academy Secondary
- Lightcliffe C of E Primary School Primary
- Longroyde Primary School Primary
- Rastrick High School Secondary
- St Andrew's C of E (VA) Infant School Primary
- St Andrew's C of E (VA) Junior School Primary
- St John's (C of E) Primary Academy, Clifton Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse Primary
- The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form Special
- Woodhouse Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles6 km
- The University of Bradford University 6 miles9.6 km
- National Media Museum Museum 6 miles9.7 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Elland Road Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 11 miles17.7 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 11.2 miles18 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km