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The settlement is part of the Luddendenfoot [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] of the [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Calderdale]], part of the [[metropolitan county]] of [[West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mapit.mysociety.org/area/8873.html |title=Luddendenfoot |year=2010 |accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref> |
The settlement is part of the Luddendenfoot [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] of the [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Calderdale]], part of the [[metropolitan county]] of [[West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mapit.mysociety.org/area/8873.html |title=Luddendenfoot |year=2010 |accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref> |
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The ward has, over the years, elected councillors from all of the three main parties. However, as of May 2019, all three seats are held by Labour councillors and this is the first time this has happened since 1973. |
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Revision as of 14:24, 25 June 2019
| Luddendenfoot | |
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 Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot | |
  Luddendenfoot Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 10,653 (Ward 2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE041246 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALIFAX |
| Postcode district | HX2 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Luddendenfoot or Luddenden Foot is a community in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The population of this Calderdale Ward at the 2011 Census was 10,653.[1] It lies along the Upper Calder Valley below the village of Luddenden, between Sowerby Bridge and Mytholmroyd
History
Between 1840 and 1962 the village was served by Luddendenfoot railway station.[2]
Governance
The settlement is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.[3]
The ward has, over the years, elected councillors from all of the three main parties. However, as of May 2019, all three seats are held by Labour councillors and this is the first time this has happened since 1973.
Education
There is a primary school called Luddendenfoot Academy, formerly Luddendenfoot Junior and Infant school and also a school called luddenden ce school situated in the heart of luddendefoot village.
Cultural reference and notable people
- Luddendenfoot is the subject of a poem by Simon Armitage, in which he comments on the rumoured pagan practices of the town.
- The actor Peter Alexander, who starred in Emmerdale Farm and numerous pantomimes in Yorkshire, lives here.
- Luddenden was also used as the exterior funeral parlour for the then Yorkshire Television's In Loving Memory.
- Luddendenfoot Rugby League Club appeared in the first round of the Rugby League Challenge Cup in 1899 as an amateur side, losing 63-3 away at Salford.
Gallery
References
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Luddendenfoot Ward (as of 2011) (1237321038)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Disused Stations:Luddendenfoot Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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