Calderdale

Borough of Calderdale
View over Mytholmroyd in the Upper Calder Valley
View over Mytholmroyd in the Upper Calder Valley
Motto(s): 
Industria Arte Prudentia
(Latin: Industry, skill and foresight)
Calderdale shown within West Yorkshire
Calderdale shown within West Yorkshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Metropolitan countyWest Yorkshire
Admin. HQHalifax
Established1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan Borough
 • BodyCalderdale Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet
 • MPsJosh Fenton-Glynn (L) (Calder Valley),
Kate Dearden (L)
(Halifax)
Area
 • Total363.9 km2 (140.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 estimate)
 • Total211,439 (Ranked 96th)
 • Density581/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
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Religion (2021)
 • Religion
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Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode areasHD2–HD6, HX1–HX7, OL14, WF14, BD13–BD19
Dialling Codes01422 (central core)
01484 (Brighouse/Rastrick)
01706 (Todmorden area)
01274 (Shelf area)
ONS code00CY (ONS)
E08000033 (GSS)
ISO 3166-2GB-CLD
Websitewww.calderdale.gov.uk

Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 211,439.[2] It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the upper river flows, while the actual landform is known as the Calder Valley. Several small valleys contain tributaries of the River Calder. The main towns of the borough are Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden.

Calderdale covers part of the South Pennines, and the Calder Valley is the southernmost of the Yorkshire Dales, though it is not part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The borough was formed in 1974 by the merger of nine local government districts.

Halifax is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough. Calderdale is served by Calderdale Council, which is headquartered in Halifax, with some functions based in Todmorden.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Calderdale Local Authority (E08000033)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022.