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Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge is a market town in the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, England. It is in the Upper Calder Valley, 8 miles (13 km) west of Halifax and 14 miles (21 km) north-east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the Hebden Water.[1] The town is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Hebden Royd.[2]

In 2015, the Calder ward, covering Hebden Bridge, Old Town, and part of Todmorden, had a population of 12,167.[3] The town had a population of 4,500.

Transport[edit]

Hebden Bridge railway station lies on the Calder Valley Line between Manchester Victoria and Leeds City. It is served by frequent rail services to towns and cities in Lancashire, Greater Manchester, as well as West and North Yorkshire including Leeds, Blackpool North, York, Manchester Victoria and Todmorden. There are also some infrequent services to Dewsbury via Brighouse. The station is still in the original Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway colours, decorated with hanging baskets, original signage and luggage trolleys.


Bus services in the town are operated by three companies. First West Yorkshire operate the 12-minute frequency 592 service between Halifax and Todmorden, with services extending to Burnley (592) and Rochdale (590) in evenings and at weekends. Keighley Bus Company connect Hebden Bridge with Haworth, Oxenhope and Keighley with its hourly BrontëBus service. The "Hebden Bridger" is a local bus network operated by TLC Travel, that operates across seven services to local towns and hilltop villages. TLC Travel also operate the hourly 900 and 901 services between Hebden Bridge and Huddersfield.


Leeds Bradford is the nearest airport, accessible by bus and train.

actor, grew up in Hebden Bridge and was at school there.

Kirk Barker

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, lives in Hebden Bridge.

Richard Bedford

illustrator and author of children's books, settled in and has written about Hebden Bridge.[61][62]

Lynn Breeze

author, known for travel, memoir, nature and children's books, lives in the town.

Horatio Clare

sculptor, began his career while living at Hebden Bridge.

Edward Cronshaw

Chief Press Secretary to Margaret Thatcher, was educated at Hebden Bridge Grammar School.

Bernard Ingham

actor with roles including Kylie Platt of Coronation Street, remains a resident of the town and also runs a drama school there.

Paula Lane

author of The Outrun, lives in Hebden Bridge.

Amy Liptrot

author and journalist, is a resident.

Benjamin Myers

photographer, lived in Hebden Bridge, c. 1975–80.[63]

Martin Parr

comedian, lived near Hebden Bridge with his wife Lucy Beaumont

Jon Richardson

a 13-year-old girl from the town, went missing in 1994. Her body was found in the Rochdale Canal the following year.

Lindsay Jo Rimer

(1881–1957), suffragette and writer, born and grew up in Hebden Bridge.[64]

Lavena Saltonstall

singer/songwriter, spent his early childhood in Hebden Bridge.[65]

Ed Sheeran

author and journalist, lives in Hebden Bridge

Adelle Stripe

(1872–1957), blacksmith and watercolour artist, lived in Peckett Well.

Thomas Frederick Worrall

Listed buildings in Hebden Royd

Hebden Bridge Web

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Visit Hebden Bridge