Heptonstall

Heptonstall
View of Heptonstall across the Hebden Valley
Heptonstall is located in Calderdale
Heptonstall
Heptonstall
Heptonstall is located in West Yorkshire
Heptonstall
Heptonstall
Location within West Yorkshire
Population1,470 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD988279
• London175 mi (282 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Heptonstall
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEBDEN BRIDGE
Postcode districtHX7
Dialling code01422
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°45′11″N 2°02′14″W / 53.75309°N 2.03716°W / 53.75309; -2.03716

Heptonstall is a small village and civil parish within the Calderdale borough of West Yorkshire, England, historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The population of Heptonstall, including the hamlets of Colden and Slack, is 1,448,[2] increasing to 1,470 at the 2011 Census.[1] The town of Hebden Bridge lies directly to the south-east.[3] Although Heptonstall is part of Hebden Bridge as a post town, it is not within the Hebden Royd town boundaries.

The village is on the route of the Calderdale Way, a 50-mile (80 km) circular walk around the hills and valleys of Calderdale.[4]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Heptonstall parish (E04000177)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Heptonstall parish (00CY004)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications. 1980. p. 224.
  4. ^ "Calderdale Way". The Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 18 May 2016.