Ainley Top is a village in

Calderdale Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, whose population in 2020 was 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the u ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It is situated approximately north west of

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...

on the A629 to

Elland Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as ''Elant'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. It ha ...

and Halifax. It is situated on a hill (the Ainleys) with the

M62 motorway The M62 is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield; of the route is shared with the M60 orbital motorway around Manchester. The road is part of ...

to the north, and junction 24 of the motorway adjacent to the village. It is in the Elland ward of

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The council styles itself Calderdale Council. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshi ...

with 419 registered electors in 248 properties in 2013.Calderdale Council (2013)
Elland Ward. Retrieved 13 October 2016 File:Ainley Top Nags Head 2016 01.jpg, Nag's Head Inn File:Ainley Top Hill Top Avenue 2016.jpg, Hill Top Avenue File:Ainley Top Cedar Court Hotel 2016 01.jpg, Cedar Court Hotel, Lindley Moor Road File:Ainley Top Rbt Sign 2016.jpg, Ainley Top Roundabout Ainley Top is also the name of the roundabout just south of the village. This is the junction of the A643 and the A629 and also gives access to junction 24 of the

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Geography of Calderdale Geography of Huddersfield {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub