Halifax
Built-up area in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.731, -1.876 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 08 26 |
| Population: | 82,624 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 |
Halifax sits in the steep-sided Calder Valley at the heart of the borough of Calderdale in England, with the River Calder running through and the moorland of the Pennines rising around it. Its 18th- and 19th-century prosperity as a centre for wool and worsted manufacture is visible in the grand Georgian Piece Hall, the vast mill complex at Dean Clough, and historic sites such as Shibden Hall and Halifax Minster.
Today Halifax mixes civic services, light industry and an expanding creative and cultural scene: the Piece Hall now hosts markets, exhibitions and events, while museums and regenerated mill space support galleries, studios and small businesses. There remains a strong sense of industrial heritage alongside ongoing regeneration and a socially diverse local community that draws visitors exploring the Calder Valley and nearby countryside.
Postcode districts covering Halifax
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Leeds 14.3 miles23 km
- Bradford 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Oldham 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Burnley 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Huddersfield 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Blackburn 25 miles40.2 km
- Bolton 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Salford 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Wakefield 15.4 miles24.9 km
- Rochdale 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Harrogate 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Park Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Ovenden Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Warley Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Skircoat Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Town Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Northowram and Shelf Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Illingworth and Mixenden Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Shelf and Northowram Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Queensbury Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Luddenden Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Elland Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Halifax
HX3 0ED, HX1 2JF, HX1 4RF, HX3 0LZ, HX2 9PF, HX2 8RP, HX6 2RA, HX1 2ET, HX1 3AF … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Manchester Airport 30.8 miles49.5 km
- Halifax Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sowerby Bridge Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
Hotels in Halifax Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms
- Holdsworth House 4
- The Bull on the Bridge
- Wool Merchant Hotel
- The Old Post Office Public House & Hotel
- The Imperial Crown Hotel
Schools in Halifax
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' C of E Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Broadwood School Independent - special
- Calderdale College Further education
- Christ Church Pellon C of E VC Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A C of E Academy Primary
- Lee Mount Academy Primary
- Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Moorside Community Primary School Primary
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy Primary
- Park Lane Academy Secondary
- Parkinson Lane Community Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 1.3 miles2 km
- The University of Bradford University 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.2 miles10 km
- National Media Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 7 miles11.2 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Elland Road Stadium 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 13 miles20.9 km