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'''Luddendenfoot''' or '''Luddenden Foot''' is a community in [[Calderdale]], [[West Yorkshire]], England. It lies along the [[Upper Calder Valley]] below the village of [[Luddenden]], between [[Sowerby Bridge]] and [[Mytholmroyd]]
'''Luddendenfoot''' or '''Luddenden Foot''' is a village in [[West Yorkshire]], England. It is in the borough of [[Calderdale]], to the northwest of [[Sowerby Bridge]] and west of [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]]. The population of Luddendenfoot is 2,547,<ref>Based on the output areas E00055030, E00055031, E00055032 , E00055037, E00055038, E00055039 and E00055040 in the 2011 census.</ref> with the wider Calderdale Ward having a population of 10,653 at the 2011 Census.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=1237321038|title=Luddendenfoot Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=7 February 2019}}</ref> The village lies along the [[Upper Calder Valley]] below [[Luddenden]], between Sowerby Bridge and [[Mytholmroyd]].


==History==
==History==
The settlement grew up around the confluence of Luddenden Brook and the River Calder and the existence of the woollen textile industry. The industrial growth facilitated by the opening of the [[Rochdale Canal]] in 1804 and the opening of the [[Manchester and Leeds Railway]] in 1840. There were several mills including Boy Mill, Luddendenfoot Mill, Delph Mill and Denholme Mill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/c.html#c1490|title=James Clay & Company Limited|last=|first=|date=|website=Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> None of these mills remain in their original use.
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>
==Government==

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>
Luddendenfoot grew up around the industry along the river and brook, then later the canal; then the railway and then the A646 Burnley Road.

In the late 20th century, many houses along Burnley Road were cleared and a new housing estate at Kershaw was developed. In the early 21st century, housing has been built on a cleared mill site in the centre of the village.

==Governance==
There is just one tier of local government covering Luddenden Foot, at [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] level, being [[Calderdale Borough Council]], based in Halifax.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>

The village historically straddled the [[chapelry|chapelries]] of [[Midgley]], [[Sowerby, West Yorkshire|Sowerby]] and [[Warley Town|Warley]], all of which formed part of the [[ancient parish]] of Halifax. The three chapelries became separate [[civil parish]]es in 1866. The village was made a [[Local board of health|local government district]] in 1868, governed by a local board.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=23336|page=7012|date=24 December 1867}}</ref> Such local boards were reconstituted as [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district councils]] in December 1894 under the [[Local Government Act 1894]]. The 1894 Act also said that parishes could not straddle district boundaries, and so a new parish called Luddendenfoot was created at the same time covering the same area as the urban district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10444470|title=Relationships and changes Luddenden Foot CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Annual Report of the Local Government Board |date=1895 |location=London |page=287 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqAaAQAAIAAJ&dq=annual+report+local+government+board+luddendenfoot&pg=PA287 |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 2,881.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10444470/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Luddenden Foot CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref>

On 1 April 1937, the parish and urban district were abolished and absorbed into the neighbouring parish and [[urban district]] of Sowerby Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/halifax.html|title=Halifax Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref> Sowerby Bridge Urban District was in turn abolished in 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] and the area became part of the [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Calderdale]]. No [[successor parish]] was created for the former Sowerby Bridge Urban District and so Luddendenfoot is directly administered by Calderdale Borough Council.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70}}</ref>

The settlement is part of the Luddendenfoot [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] of the 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 Luddendenfoot ward covers a wider area and includes the villages of Mytholmroyd, Luddenden, [[Midgley]], Booth, [[Wainstalls]], [[Cragg Vale]] and [[Boulderclough]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/maps/offices-political|website=www.calderdale.gov.uk|title=Political boundaries map|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>

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. The current councillors by date elected are Jane Scullion (Deputy Leader of Calderdale), Scott Patient and Roisin Cavanagh.


==Education==
==Education==
There is a primary school called Luddendenfoot Academy, formerly Luddendenfoot Junior and Infant school.
There are two primary schools in Luddendenfoot; Luddendenfoot Academy, formerly Luddendenfoot Junior and Infant School and Luddenden CE School.


==Cultural reference and notable people==
==Cultural reference and notable people==
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* Luddendenfoot is the subject of a poem by [[Simon Armitage]], in which he comments on the rumoured pagan practices of the town.
* 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 (English actor)|Peter Alexander]], who starred in [[Emmerdale Farm]] and numerous pantomimes in Yorkshire, lives here.
* The actor [[Peter Alexander (English 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]]''.
*Luddenden was also used as the exterior funeral parlour for the then [[Yorkshire Television]]'s ''[[In Loving Memory (TV series)|In Loving Memory]]''.
*The [[Rochdale Canal]] in the village was used as a filming location in [[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]
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*Luddendenfoot Rugby League Club appeared in the first round of the [[Challenge Cup|Rugby League Challenge Cup]] in [[1899 Challenge Cup|1899]] as an amateur side, losing 63–3 away at [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]].
*[[Branwell Brontë]] worked at Luddendenfoot Railway Station in 1841

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Luddendenfoot]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rochdale Canal near Luddenden Foot - geograph.org.uk - 985276.jpg|[[Rochdale Canal]]
File:Fender, by Joss Smith, at Luddendenfoot (11937295596).jpg|alt=Public Art by the Rochdale Canal|Public Art by the Rochdale Canal
File:Division of Luddendenfoot and Warley (3306510677).jpg|alt=Former boundary marker denoting Luddendenfoot and Warley districts.|Former boundary marker denoting Luddendenfoot and Warley districts.
File:Luddendenfoot .jpg|alt=Luddendenfoot viewed from the south east.|Luddendenfoot in the summer
File:Winter Luddendenfoot.jpg|alt=Luddendenfoot in the winter|Luddendenfoot in the winter
File:Luddendenfoot in the autumn.jpg|alt=Luddendenfoot in the Autumn|Luddendenfoot in the Autumn
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Luddendenfoot}}
{{Commons category|Luddenden Foot|Luddendenfoot}}
* [http://www.luddendenfoot.org.uk/ Luddendenfoot Junior & Infant School website]
* [http://www.luddendenfoot.org.uk/ Luddendenfoot Junior & Infant School website]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sowerbybridgenews/ Sowerby Bridge Chronicle newspaper website]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sowerbybridgenews/ Sowerby Bridge Chronicle newspaper website]

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[[Category:Villages in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Villages in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Geography of Calderdale]]
[[Category:Geography of Calderdale]]
[[Category:Wards of Calderdale]]

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53°43′04″N 1°56′17″W / 53.717797°N 1.938139°W / 53.717797; -1.938139

Luddendenfoot or Luddenden Foot is a village in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the borough of Calderdale, to the northwest of Sowerby Bridge and west of Halifax. The population of Luddendenfoot is 2,547,[2] with the wider Calderdale Ward having a population of 10,653 at the 2011 Census.[1] The village lies along the Upper Calder Valley below Luddenden, between Sowerby Bridge and Mytholmroyd.

History

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The settlement grew up around the confluence of Luddenden Brook and the River Calder and the existence of the woollen textile industry. The industrial growth facilitated by the opening of the Rochdale Canal in 1804 and the opening of the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840. There were several mills including Boy Mill, Luddendenfoot Mill, Delph Mill and Denholme Mill.[3] None of these mills remain in their original use.

Between 1840 and 1962 the village was served by Luddendenfoot railway station.[4]

Luddendenfoot grew up around the industry along the river and brook, then later the canal; then the railway and then the A646 Burnley Road.

In the late 20th century, many houses along Burnley Road were cleared and a new housing estate at Kershaw was developed. In the early 21st century, housing has been built on a cleared mill site in the centre of the village.

Governance

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There is just one tier of local government covering Luddenden Foot, at unitary authority level, being Calderdale Borough Council, based in Halifax.[5]

The village historically straddled the chapelries of Midgley, Sowerby and Warley, all of which formed part of the ancient parish of Halifax. The three chapelries became separate civil parishes in 1866. The village was made a local government district in 1868, governed by a local board.[6] Such local boards were reconstituted as urban district councils in December 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894. The 1894 Act also said that parishes could not straddle district boundaries, and so a new parish called Luddendenfoot was created at the same time covering the same area as the urban district.[7][8] In 1931 the parish had a population of 2,881.[9]

On 1 April 1937, the parish and urban district were abolished and absorbed into the neighbouring parish and urban district of Sowerby Bridge.[10] Sowerby Bridge Urban District was in turn abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and the area became part of the metropolitan borough of Calderdale. No successor parish was created for the former Sowerby Bridge Urban District and so Luddendenfoot is directly administered by Calderdale Borough Council.[11]

The settlement is part of the Luddendenfoot ward of the part of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.[12] The Luddendenfoot ward covers a wider area and includes the villages of Mytholmroyd, Luddenden, Midgley, Booth, Wainstalls, Cragg Vale and Boulderclough.[13]

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. The current councillors by date elected are Jane Scullion (Deputy Leader of Calderdale), Scott Patient and Roisin Cavanagh.

Education

[edit]

There are two primary schools in Luddendenfoot; Luddendenfoot Academy, formerly Luddendenfoot Junior and Infant School and Luddenden CE School.

Cultural reference and notable people

[edit]

See also

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[edit]
  • Rochdale Canal
    Rochdale Canal
  • Public Art by the Rochdale Canal
    Public Art by the Rochdale Canal
  • Former boundary marker denoting Luddendenfoot and Warley districts.
    Former boundary marker denoting Luddendenfoot and Warley districts.
  • Luddendenfoot viewed from the south east.
    Luddendenfoot in the summer
  • Luddendenfoot in the winter
    Luddendenfoot in the winter
  • Luddendenfoot in the Autumn
    Luddendenfoot in the Autumn

References

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Luddendenfoot Ward (as of 2011) (1237321038)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Based on the output areas E00055030, E00055031, E00055032 , E00055037, E00055038, E00055039 and E00055040 in the 2011 census.
  3. ^ "James Clay & Company Limited". Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion.
  4. ^ "Disused Stations:Luddendenfoot Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "No. 23336". The London Gazette. 24 December 1867. p. 7012.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Luddenden Foot CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ^ Annual Report of the Local Government Board. London. 1895. p. 287. Retrieved 2 September 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ "Population statistics Luddenden Foot CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Halifax Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70
  12. ^ "Luddendenfoot". 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Political boundaries map". www.calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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