Ripponden

RIPPONDEN is a village in the Ryburn valley situated on the turnpike road which was once know as the cotton route and it is here that the roads from Rochdale and Oldham meet. The Queen hotel (formerly the Stansfield Arms) was a main stopping place for the Halifax to Liverpool stagecoach. By 1811 nine cotton mills were in operation in the Ripponden area deriving power from the river Ryburn making it a thriving commercial centre. The church which was dedicated to St. Bartholomew was founded C. 1460 it lies within the Elland chapelry and catered for the spiritual needs of the townships of Soyland, Rishworth and Barkisland. In 1722 there occurred a great flood when the river rose 15 above normal level to become a raging torrent, hurtling beneath the graveyard and flinging the dead from their graves.

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Useful links

Council

http://www.rippondenparishcouncil.co.uk/

St.Bartholomews Church

http://www.stbartschurchripponden.co.uk/

Junior and Infants School

http://www.ripponden.calderdale.sch.uk/

library

http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/branches/ripponden.html

Brig Royd Surgery

http://www.brigroydsurgery.co.uk/contact1.aspx?p=B84007

Fox Bar and Bistro

Elgato Negro Tapas Bar

Fleece Inn

The Old Bridge Inn

The Old Bridge Inn. The oldest pub in Halifax

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