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Between 1840 and 1962 the village was served by [[Luddendenfoot railway station]]. |
Between 1840 and 1962 the village was served by [[Luddendenfoot railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Disused Stations:Luddendenfoot Station|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/luddendenfoot/index.shtml|website=www.disused-stations.org.uk|accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:55, 30 May 2017
| Luddendenfoot | |
|---|---|
 Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot | |
  Luddendenfoot Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 10,653 (Ward2011) |
| 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]
Government
The settlement is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.[3]
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.
References
- ^ "Calderdale Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Disused Stations:Luddendenfoot Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luddendenfoot.