Cragg Vale
Built-up area in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.709, -1.998 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SE 00 23 |
| Population: | 650 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 (Halifax) |
Cragg Vale is a long, sparsely populated valley and hamlet in Calderdale, England, set high on the Pennine moorland above the Calder Valley. The area is marked by drystone walls, scattered stone cottages and narrow winding lanes; its single road climb is often claimed to be one of the longest continuous gradients in England, which makes it popular with cyclists and walkers seeking expansive views over the surrounding valleys.
Historically the valley is remembered for the 18th‑century "Cragg Coiners", a notorious band of counterfeiters, while more broadly the locality has long ties to upland farming and the textile era of Calderdale. Today the economy is largely agricultural with some tourism and outdoor recreation, and residents commonly look to nearby towns such as Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd for shops and services, preserving a small‑community, rural character.
Postcode districts covering Cragg Vale
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 18.8 miles
- Leeds 19.5 miles
- Bradford 11 miles
- Oldham 12.4 miles
- Burnley 11.8 miles
- Huddersfield 9.2 miles
- Blackburn 20.2 miles
- Bolton 19.6 miles
- Stockport 21.7 miles
- Salford 19.1 miles
- Wakefield 20.1 miles
- Rochdale 9.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hebden Royd Parish 0.7 miles
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Luddendenfoot Ward 1.9 miles
- Erringden Parish 2 miles
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Luddenden Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Heptonstall Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Ryburn Ward 3 miles
- Calder Ward 3.1 miles
- Ripponden Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Barkisland Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Cragg Vale
HX7 5SP, HX7 5SU, HX7 5SW, HX7 5SA, HX7 5SY, HX7 5FD, HX7 5SD, HX7 5QG, HX7 5TD … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 27 miles
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Hebden Bridge Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Cragg Vale Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 3.5 miles
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 5.6 miles
- Holdsworth House 4 6 miles
- Manor House Lindley 5 7.9 miles
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 7.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 8.9 miles
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 9 miles
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 9.6 miles
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 7.4 miles
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 7.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 4.9 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 8.6 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.3 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 10.7 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 11 miles
- The University of Bradford University 11 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 11.4 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 11.8 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 11.9 miles