Friendly is a settlement near
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge ( ) is a market town in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The Calderdale Council ward population at the 2011 census was 11,703.
History
The town was originally a fording point over the once mu ...
in
Calderdale
Calderdale () is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 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 ...
,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
, England, lying on the
A646 road in the valley of the
River Calder. It was described in Bartholomew's 1887 ''Gazetteer of the British Isles'' as a village 3 miles west of
Halifax.
It is the home of The Friendly Band, a
brass band
A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands (particularl ...
founded in 1868, and has two
pub
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the late 17th century, to differentiate private ho ...
s, the White Horse and The Friendly Inn.
Government
The settlement straddles the boundary of the
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge ( ) is a market town in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The Calderdale Council ward population at the 2011 census was 11,703.
History
The town was originally a fording point over the once mu ...
,
Warley and
Luddenden
Luddenden is a district of Calderdale west of Halifax on the Luddenden Brook in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
History
The name means Ludd valley, or valley of the loud stream, and refers to the Luddenden Brook. An alternative meani ...
wards of the
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of districts of England, local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan distr ...
of
Calderdale
Calderdale () is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 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 ...
, part of the
Metropolitan county
Metropolitan counties are a Subdivisions of England, subdivision of England which were originally used for Local government in England, local government. There are six metropolitan counties: Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyn ...
of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
.
See also
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Listed buildings in Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge is a market town and a Ward (electoral subdivision), ward to the southwest of Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 67 Listed building#England and Wales, ...
References
Populated places in West Yorkshire
Geography of Calderdale
Sowerby Bridge
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