Skircoat Green

Skircoat Green
Village green
Skircoat Green is located in Calderdale
Skircoat Green
Skircoat Green
Skircoat Green is located in West Yorkshire
Skircoat Green
Skircoat Green
Location within West Yorkshire
Population12,712 (Skircoat Ward. 2011)
OS grid referenceSE091228
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHALIFAX
Postcode districtHX3
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°42′08″N 1°51′49″W / 53.702348°N 1.863621°W / 53.702348; -1.863621

Skircoat Green (/ˈskɜːrkət/) is an area to the south of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Skircoat is a ward of the Borough of Calderdale whose population at the 2011 Census was 12,712.[1]

In the 13th century, the land was granted to the Earl Warren, and then passed to the Savile family. This was an independent township before being absorbed by the Borough of Halifax in 1892. The name was originally Schircotes and means building on the rocks. The Skircoat Green Area of Halifax is north of Salterhebble and is one of the most expensive areas of Halifax.

  1. ^ "Calderdale Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2016.