Hebden Royd
Parish in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.718, -1.993 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 00 24 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 (Halifax) |
Hebden Royd sits in the steep-sided valley of the River Calder in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, and includes the market towns of Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd together with smaller settlements such as Cragg Vale. The parish is framed by moorland of the Pennines and is known for prominent landmarks and walking country like Stoodley Pike and Hardcastle Crags, while the Rochdale Canal threads through the valley’s industrial terraces and bridges.
Its industrial past of textile mills has been adapted into workshops, galleries and independent businesses, giving Hebden Bridge in particular a strong creative and community character with regular festivals and a busy independent retail scene. The area is also shaped by recurring flooding in recent decades, which has fostered notable local resilience and activism; today the economy mixes tourism, creative industries and local services with many residents commuting to larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Hebden Royd
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 19.5 miles
- Leeds 19 miles
- Bradford 10.5 miles
- Oldham 13.1 miles
- Burnley 11.7 miles
- Huddersfield 9.3 miles
- Blackburn 20.3 miles
- Bolton 20.1 miles
- Stockport 22.4 miles
- Salford 19.8 miles
- Wakefield 20 miles
- Rochdale 10.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cragg Vale Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Luddendenfoot Ward 1.2 miles
- Erringden Parish 1.8 miles
- Luddenden Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Heptonstall Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Calder Ward 2.7 miles
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Ryburn Ward 3.4 miles
- Warley Ward 3.6 miles
- Wadsworth Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Hebden Royd
HX7 8EZ, HX7 5FB, HX2 6JF, HX7 6HE, HX7 5AY, HX7 6BY, HX7 5SA, HX7 5HW, HX7 8DG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 17 miles
- Manchester Airport 27.7 miles
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Hebden Bridge Railway Station 1.5 miles
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Schools in Hebden Royd
- Burnley Road Academy Primary
- Central Street Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hebden Royd C of E Primary School Primary
- Riverside Junior School Primary
- Scout Road Academy Primary
- Stubbings Infant School Primary
- The Calder Learning Trust All ages
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5.5 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 5.6 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 7.9 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles
- The University of Bradford University 10.5 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.5 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 10.6 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 10.9 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 10.9 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 11.2 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 12.6 miles