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 miles
- Leeds 16.9 miles
- Bradford 8.5 miles
- Oldham 14.5 miles
- Burnley 13.3 miles
- Huddersfield 8.1 miles
- Blackburn 22.3 miles
- Bolton 22.2 miles
- Stockport 23.6 miles
- Salford 21.5 miles
- Wakefield 18.1 miles
- Rochdale 12.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Luddendenfoot Ward 1.2 miles
- Warley Ward 1.5 miles
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hebden Royd Parish 2.1 miles
- Ovenden Ward 2.5 miles
- Cragg Vale Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Park Ward 2.7 miles
- Halifax Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Illingworth and Mixenden Ward 3.2 miles
- Skircoat Ward 3.4 miles
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Luddenden
HX2 6AE, HX2 6NS, HX2 6PG, HX2 6RQ, HX2 6RL, HX2 6QJ, HX2 6QW, HX2 6NG, HX2 6PA … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15 miles
- Manchester Airport 29.2 miles
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Sowerby Bridge Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Luddenden Ad
- White Lion Hotel 4 3 miles
- Shibden Mill Inn 4 4.1 miles
- The Fleece Inn 3 3.6 miles
- New Hobbit Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- The Shepherds Rest 4 2.1 miles
- The White Swan Hotel Halifax 3 3.4 miles
- IOU Hebden Bridge Vegetarian Hostel 2.9 miles
- Premier Inn Halifax Town Centre 3 3 miles
- The White Swan Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- Imperial Crown Hotel 3 3.6 miles
Schools in Luddenden
- Luddenden C of E School Primary
- Wood Bank School Special
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 7.1 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 7.2 miles
- The University of Bradford University 8.5 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 8.7 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 8.8 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 8.8 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 9.2 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 12.5 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 12.6 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 12.7 miles