In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Luddenden like this:
LUDDENDEN, a village and a chapelry in Halifax Parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on an affluent of the river Calder, near the Manchester canal, 1 ¼ mile N of Luddendenfoot r. station, and 3½ W by N of Halifax; is partly in Midgley township, but chiefly n that of Warley; and has a post. ...
office under Man.chester.—The chapelry contains also the villages of Midgley and Luddendenfoot. The acreage and pop. are returned with the parish. Rated property, £11,762. The property is much subdivided. The Hollins, Glen Royd, Oats Royd, Brearley, Brearley House, and Ewood Hall are chief residences. There are large cotton and worsted mills, a paper-mill, and stone quarries. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £.300. * Patron, the Vicar of Halifax. The church is a stone edifice, in the pointed style; was recently imp roved in the interior; and comprises aisles and chancel, with a tower. There are two chapels for Independents, one each for Calvinists, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and New Connexion Methodists, a national school, and charities £39.
Luddenden through time
Luddenden is now part of Calderdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Calderdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Luddenden itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Luddenden, in Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21002
Date accessed: 18th May 2024
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