Mixenden

Mixenden
Mixenden Tower Blocks
Mixenden Show map of Calderdale Mixenden Location within West Yorkshire Show map of West Yorkshire
Population	12,739 (Ward. Illingworth and Mixenden. 2011)
OS grid reference	SE061284
• London	170 mi (270 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Calderdale
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HALIFAX
Postcode district	HX2
Dialling code	01422
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Halifax
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°45′32″N 1°54′14″W / 53.759°N 1.904°W / 53.759; -1.904

Mixenden is a district of Halifax, Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the outskirts of the town.

The name Mixenden derives from the Anglo Saxon 'mixen' (compost or dung heap) and 'den' usually refers to pasture land, usually for pigs.