West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east,South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the south,Greater Manchester to the south-west,and Lancashire to the west. The city of Leeds is the largest settlement.
Gomersal is a town in Kirklees in West Yorkshire,England. It is south of Bradford,south west of Leeds. east of Cleckheaton and north of Heckmondwike. It is close to the River Spen and forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Cleckheaton is a town in Kirklees,West Yorkshire,England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire,it is situated south of Bradford,east of Brighouse,west of Batley and south-west of Leeds. It is at the centre of the Spen Valley and was the major town in the former borough of Spenborough. Cleckheaton has a history as a mill town and forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
The Calder Valley line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool. It is the slower of the two main rail routes between Leeds and Manchester,and the northernmost of the three main trans-Pennine routes.
The Huddersfield line is the main railway line between the English cities of Leeds and Manchester,via Huddersfield. It is one of the busiest MetroTrain lines. The route travels south-south-west from Leeds through Dewsbury. After a short westward stretch through Mirfield,where it runs on the ex-L&YR section,it continues south-west through Huddersfield,using the Colne Valley to its headwaters. The long Standedge Tunnel,just after Marsden,crosses under the watershed;the majority of the run down to Manchester is in the Tame Valley. From Manchester,some services continue to Manchester Airport and others to Liverpool.
Oakenshaw is a village located in both the City of Bradford and Kirklees in West Yorkshire,England. It is located midway between the town of Cleckheaton in Kirklees and the suburb of Wyke in Bradford. The village is close to the M606 motorway. The village's main shopping centre is on Bradford Road and its main church,dedicated to St Andrew,is a grade II listed building.
Bradford Interchange is a transport interchange in Bradford,West Yorkshire,England,which consists of a railway station and bus station adjacent. The Interchange,which was designed in 1962,was hailed as a showpiece of European design and was opened on 14 January 1973. It is served by the majority of bus services in the city centre,while the railway station,which is one of two in the city centre,is served by Northern and is also the terminus for Grand Central services from London King's Cross.
Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Calder Valley line and is 17 miles (27 km) west from Leeds.
New Pudsey railway station serves the towns of Farsley and Pudsey in West Yorkshire,England,on the Calder Valley line. It serves the adjacent suburb of Thornbury.
Bramley railway station serves the suburb of Bramley,Leeds,England. It lies on the Calder Valley line 4 miles (6 km) west from Leeds.
Brighouse railway station serves the town of Brighouse in West Yorkshire,England. The station lies on the Calder Valley line running west from Leeds. Opened in 1840,and closed in 1970,it reopened in 2000 and is served by Northern Trains and Grand Central services.
Mirfield railway station serves the town of Mirfield in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Huddersfield Line and is managed by both Northern and Grand Central train operating companies,and is served by TransPennine Express as well. The station is 4 miles (6 km) north east from Huddersfield.
Todmorden railway station serves the town of Todmorden in West Yorkshire,England,originally on the Yorkshire and Lancashire border. It was built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway and is on the Calder Valley line 23 miles (37 km) west of Leeds and 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Manchester Victoria.
The A638 is a major road in England. It runs between the A1 at Markham Moor,Nottinghamshire and Chain Bar Interchange –Junction 26 of the M62 motorway,south of Bradford in West Yorkshire.
Bradley railway station served the district of Bradley,West Yorkshire,England until closure in 1950.
Bradford Exchange railway station served the city of Bradford,West Riding of Yorkshire,England,from 1850 to 1973,before being replaced by a smaller,new-build station,which was later called Bradford Interchange. Railway lines from Halifax,Queensbury,Wakefield and Leeds met south of the city centre with services terminating in the station. In the British Rail era,many services did not terminate at Exchange station but became through services which reversed in the station to carry on their journey. Exchange station was originally opened in 1850 by the Lancashire &Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) as Drake Street,becoming Exchange in April 1867 with the arrival of services from the Great Northern Railway (GNR).
Bowling Tunnel is a railway Tunnel on the Calder Valley line,south of Bradford in West Yorkshire,England. The Tunnel was completed in 1850 after some difficulty in construction,and allowed trains from the south to access the second railway terminus in the town of Bradford. The Tunnel remains open to railway traffic with trains between Halifax and Bradford Interchange using it.
The Leeds,Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway (LB&HJR) was an English railway company. It built a line between Bradford and Leeds,and had running powers over the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to Halifax. It opened its main line in 1854 and later built a number of branch lines.
Heckmondwike Spen was a railway station opened by the London &North Western Railway (LNWR) in Heckmondwike,West Yorkshire,England. The station was one of two in the town of Heckmondwike,the other being Heckmondwike railway station which was opened by the Lancashire &Yorkshire Railway (L&Y). Both stations have been closed and the lines they served have closed too although the formations that they occupied have both been converted into greenways.
The Spen Valley Line was a railway that connected Mirfield with Low Moor through the Spen Valley in West Yorkshire,England. Opened up by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847,with full opening to Low Moor in 1848,the line served a busy industrial and textile area and allowed a connection for trains between Huddersfield and Bradford. The line was absorbed by the London &North Western Railway,the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and British Railways on Nationalisation. A separate link between Heckmondwike Central and Thornhill that opened later and was known as the Ravensthorpe Branch,allowed through running to Wakefield and beyond. The line was closed down to passengers in 1965 with freight continuing sporadically until 1981. A Spur onto the former Leeds New Line from the Ravensthorpe Branch kept the very southern end open until the late 1980s. The majority of the route is now the Spen Valley Greenway cycle path.
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