Wadsworth
Parish in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.77, -2.012 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 99 30 |
Wadsworth is an upland civil parish in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, sitting on the rounded moorland of the Pennines. The landscape is a patchwork of rough pasture, drystone walls and scattered stone-built hamlets, with long views toward nearby towns such as Hebden Bridge and Halifax.
Historically shaped by sheep farming and connections to the woollen trade, the area still feels rural and sparsely populated; today its economy mixes agriculture with commuting and leisure tourism from walkers and birdwatchers. Local life is anchored by small community halls, occasional village events and a strong sense of place born from its upland geography and historic field patterns.
Postcode districts covering Wadsworth
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 22.4 miles
- Leeds 19 miles
- Bradford 10.2 miles
- Oldham 16.3 miles
- Burnley 9.8 miles
- Huddersfield 12.1 miles
- Blackburn 19.4 miles
- Bolton 21.2 miles
- Salford 22.3 miles
- Wakefield 21.5 miles
- Rochdale 12.6 miles
- Harrogate 24.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heptonstall Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Calder Ward 1.8 miles
- Hebden Bridge Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Erringden Parish 2.7 miles
- Blackshaw Parish 3 miles
- Mytholmroyd Built-up area 3 miles
- Luddendenfoot Ward 3.1 miles
- Hebden Royd Parish 3.6 miles
- Oxenhope Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Luddenden Built-up area 4 miles
- Cragg Vale Built-up area 4.2 miles
- Worth Valley Ward 4.7 miles
Example postcodes in Wadsworth
HX7 8SW, HX7 8QT, HX7 8RQ, HX7 8TD, HX7 8SD, HX7 8TP, HX7 8HX, HX7 8RF, HX7 8RY … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 30.7 miles
- Hebden Bridge Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Mytholmroyd Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Wadsworth Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 6.3 miles
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 7.3 miles
- Holdsworth House 4 5.6 miles
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 9 miles
- Steeton Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 9.3 miles
- Dalesgate Hotel - Self Check in 3 8.6 miles
- The Old Post Office Public House & Hotel 7.1 miles
- The Imperial Crown Hotel 7.2 miles
- Mercure Bradford, Bankfield Hotel 3 9.2 miles
- The King's Head Hotel 7.6 miles
Schools in Wadsworth
- Old Town Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 8.8 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 9 miles
- The University of Bradford University 10.1 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 10.4 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 10.5 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 10.6 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 12.3 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 13.4 miles