Bailiff Bridge is a village north from

Brighouse Brighouse is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 m ...

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, and is from

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 ...

and from

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

. Bailiff Bridge falls within the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward of Calderdale Council. The village is centred on the A649 and A641 roads which connect it to nearby towns and cities.

History

The village was served by

Bailiff Bridge railway station Bailiff Bridge railway station was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to serve the village of Bailiff Bridge north of Brighouse in West Yorkshire, England. History Opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the station was then ...

on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917 (which was, coincidentally, the date of the

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). One of the main employers in the village was Firth's carpets. Notable residents from the village are Danny and Richard McNamara from the band

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, who grew up in the village.

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Geography of Calderdale Villages in West Yorkshire {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub

History

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