Ripponden

Ripponden

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Ripponden
latitude= 53.672181
longitude= -1.946259
map_type= West Yorkshire
population =
metropolitan_borough= Calderdale
metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Calder Valley
post_town= SOWERBY BRIDGE
postcode_district= HX6
postcode_area = HX
dial_code= 01422
os_grid_reference= SE035195
london_distance=
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static_image_caption=St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden

Ripponden is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. It is the site of a Roman settlement, and there is a Roman Road over nearby Blackstone Edge, a rocky ridge of millstone grit.

Ripponden is the main settlement in a small group of villages; Barkisland, Ripponden, Rishworth and Soyland. The citizens of Ripponden are represented on Ripponden Parish Council. The area is a substantial part of the Ryburn Ward, itself part of Calderdale metropolitan borough.

Ripponden and its villages were formerly served by the Rishworth branch line from Sowerby Bridge; Ripponden and Barkisland railway station closed to passengers in 1929 and the line was closed completely in 1958.

The area is of archaeological note for the Roman road at Blackstone edge alone and is also rich in neolithic and bronze age remains. At nearby Ringstone Edge can be found a small stone circle and neolithic settlement. Upon Rishworth moor, an area of outstanding natural beauty and home to many rare animals, can be found the Cat Stones, a series of ancient round barrow burial sites.

External links

* [http://www.rippondenparishcouncil.gov.uk Ripponden Parish Council]
* [http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/information/ward-profiles/pdfs/ryburn.pdf Ryburn Ward 2004 population statistics and maps]


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