Rishworth
Rishworth | |
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Oldham Road, Rishworth | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Civil parish | |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SOWERBY BRIDGE |
Postcode district | HX6 |
Dialling code | 01422 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Rishworth is a village in the civil parish of Ripponden, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a small church, farms and schools, including Rishworth School.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 838.[2]
St. Johns Rishworth CofE Primary School provides primary-level education for children in Rishworth. The school is a Church of England school, with classes making occasional trips to the church situated on Godley Lane.
Former railway
[edit]Rishworth was the terminus of the Rishworth branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from Sowerby Bridge. It opened in 1881 and closed to passengers in 1929.
Governance
[edit]Rishworth was a township in the parish of Halifax.[3] From 1866 Rishworth was a civil parish[4] until 1 April 1937 it was abolished to form Ripponden.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Contact information". Rishworth School. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Population statistics Rishworth Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "History of Rishworth, in Calderdale and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Rishworth Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Halifax Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 August 2023.