Copley, Yorkshire
| Copley | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Copley from Greetland | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE085227 |
| Location: | 53°42’4"N, 1°52’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,541 |
| Post town: | Halifax |
| Postcode: | HX3 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Calderdale |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Halifax |
Copley is a village in of the West Riding of Yorkshire, found to the south of Halifax and east of Sowerby Bridge. It is situated by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation canal.
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Facilities
The village was served by Copley railway station from 1856 to 1931.[1]
Today the village has a small range of local businesses, a health spa, a garage and car dealerships[2] and one pub, The Volunteer Arms.[3] St Stephens Church, built in 1861-1865 by Colonel Edward Akroyd for the workers at his textile mill is an early work of the local architect William Henry Crossland.[4]
One of the key computer data centres for Lloyds Banking Group is located a few miles outside the village.[5][6]
Sport
- Cricket: Copley Cricket Club
- Rugby: Old Rishworthian
Both of these clubs are located in picturesque settings with the Calder and Hebble Navigation to the north and the River Calder to the south.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Copley, Yorkshire) |
References
- ↑ Burgess, Neil (2014). The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding. The central section : Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 92. ISBN 9781840336573.
- ↑ "Stonelake of Halifax". Stonelake of Halifax. https://www.stonelakehalifax.co.uk/about-us/. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "Volunteer Arms". Halifax Courier. https://findit.halifaxcourier.co.uk/company/875690203127808. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "St Stephen's Church, Copley, West Yorkshire". Churches Conservation Trust. https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/church-listing/st-stephen-copley.html#undefined3. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "Main Office Locations". Lloyds Banking Group. https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/locations/main-office-locations/. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "Lloyds is 'one of the best places to work' in the UK". Halifax Courier. 6 July 2018. https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/lloyds-one-best-places-work-uk-1016682. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
