Luddenden
Built-up area in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.727, -1.943 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 03 25 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 (Halifax) |
Luddenden in Calderdale, England is a small, stone-built village tucked into the steep-sided valley carved by the Luddenden Brook, a tributary of the River Calder. Sitting on the edge of the Pennines, it grew up in the 18th–19th century as a cluster of textile mills, terraces and packhorse bridges, and much of that industrial heritage gives the place a compact, picturesque character amid surrounding moorland.
Today Luddenden feels both rural and connected: it’s close to the lively mill towns of Hebden Bridge and Halifax, popular with walkers and cyclists, and home to a mix of long‑standing residents, small local businesses and commuters. The village’s combination of scenic valley landscape, historic buildings and a quiet community atmosphere makes it a notable little pocket of Calderdale life.
Postcode districts covering Luddenden
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Leeds 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Bradford 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Oldham 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Burnley 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Huddersfield 8.1 miles13 km
- Blackburn 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Bolton 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Stockport 23.6 miles38 km
- Salford 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Wakefield 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Rochdale 12.2 miles19.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Luddendenfoot Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Warley Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hebden Royd Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ovenden Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Cragg Vale Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Park Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Halifax Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Illingworth and Mixenden Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Skircoat Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Luddenden
HX2 6QU, HX2 6RL, HX2 6NH, HX2 6QB, HX2 6PZ, HX2 6QW, HX2 6RE, HX2 6NX, HX2 6PL … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15 miles24.1 km
- Manchester Airport 29.2 miles47 km
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Sowerby Bridge Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
Hotels near Luddenden Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Holdsworth House 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Bull on the Bridge 1.8 miles3 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Wool Merchant Hotel 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
Schools in Luddenden
- Luddenden C of E School Primary
- Wood Bank School Special
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The University of Bradford University 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 8.7 miles14 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- National Media Museum Museum 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km