Bailiff Bridge is a village 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, and is 5 miles (8.0 km) from Huddersfield and 7 miles (11 km) from Bradford. Bailiff Bridge falls within the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward of Calderdale Council.
Bailiff Bridge | |
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Bailiff Bridge Bailiff Bridge Location within West Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | SE145245 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRIGHOUSE |
Postcode district | HD6 |
Dialling code | 01484 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
The village is centred on the A649 and A641 roads which connect it to nearby towns and cities.[1]
The village was served by Bailiff Bridge railway station on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917 (which was, coincidentally, the date of the Russian Revolution).[2] One of the main employers in the village was Firth's carpets.[3] Notable residents from the village are Danny and Richard McNamara from the band Embrace, who grew up in the village.[4]
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