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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> |
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Revision as of 15:44, 4 March 2016
| Luddendenfoot | |
|---|---|
 Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot | |
| 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.
Government
The settlement is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, part of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.[2]
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.
References
- ^ "Calderdale Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luddendenfoot.