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 miles30.3 km
- Leeds 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Bradford 11 miles17.8 km
- Oldham 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Burnley 11.8 miles19 km
- Huddersfield 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Blackburn 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Bolton 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Stockport 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Salford 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Wakefield 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Rochdale 9.7 miles15.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Hebden Royd Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Luddendenfoot Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Erringden Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Luddenden Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Heptonstall Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ryburn Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Calder Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Ripponden Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Barkisland Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Cragg Vale
HX7 5SW, HX7 5SE, HX7 5SS, HX7 5TD, HX7 5SF, HX7 5SA, HX7 5SQ, HX7 5SX, HX7 5TF … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17.6 miles28.2 km
- Manchester Airport 27 miles43.5 km
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Hebden Bridge Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Cragg Vale Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Holdsworth House 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Bull on the Bridge 3.6 miles5.7 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
- Wool Merchant Hotel 6 miles9.7 km
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- The University of Bradford University 11 miles17.8 km
- National Media Museum Museum 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km