Rastrick

Rastrick
St Matthew's Church on Church Street
Rastrick is located in Calderdale
Rastrick
Rastrick
Rastrick is located in West Yorkshire
Rastrick
Rastrick
Location within West Yorkshire
Population11,351 (Ward. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE140217
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIGHOUSE
Postcode districtHD6
Dialling code01484
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Yorkshire
53°41′32″N 1°47′18″W / 53.6921°N 1.7883°W / 53.6921; -1.7883

Rastrick is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, between Halifax, 5 miles (8 km) north-west and Huddersfield, 4 miles (7 km) south.

The population of the Calderdale Civil Ward at the 2011 census was 11,351.[1] It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse, 1 mile (2 km) north-east, with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. Along with Brighouse, it is part of Calderdale, but shares a Huddersfield postcode and phone number.

Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is on an incline facing north-east, the Parish Church, is vertically in the middle.

The area around the Parish Church is known as "Top o' t'Town" and the area around the Junction public house is known as "Bottom o' t'Town", this reflects the days when Rastrick had its own governance in the form of a Town Board whose Offices and lock-up were situated halfway between the two, on Ogden Lane.

Remains of a fort have been found at Castle Hill, just below Top o' Town.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rastrick Ward (as of 2011) (E05001381)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2022.