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The '''Red Beck''' stream flows down the valley, joining the [[River Calder, West Yorkshire|River Calder]] at '''Brookfoot'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shibden Hall Halifax |url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/search/controlservlet?PageId=Detail&DocId=102316 |website=www.calderdale.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> It runs for {{convert|10|km|order=flip|0}} and drains an area of {{convert|16|km2|order=flip|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Beck, Source to Calder and Hebble |url=https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB104027062720 |website=environment.data.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> |
The '''Red Beck''' stream flows down the valley, joining the [[River Calder, West Yorkshire|River Calder]] at '''Brookfoot'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shibden Hall Halifax |url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/search/controlservlet?PageId=Detail&DocId=102316 |website=www.calderdale.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> It runs for {{convert|10|km|order=flip|0}} and drains an area of {{convert|16|km2|order=flip|0}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Beck, Source to Calder and Hebble |url=https://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB104027062720 |website=environment.data.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> |
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[[Southowram]] stands on the southern side of the valley, and [[Northowram]] stands on the northern side of the valley. Shibden Valley stretches from Halifax through to [[Queensbury, West Yorkshire|Queensbury]] in the south-west of [[Bradford]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document Volume 6: Thornton and Queensbury |url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/2984/vol6_thorntonandqueensbury_october2008.pdf |website=bradford.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019 |page=11 |format=PDF |date=October 2008}}</ref> A medieval road, the ''Magna Via'', crosses west to east in the lower part of the valley over Beacon Hill.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Magna Via|num=1005782|grade=<!--Not applicable to this listing-->|accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> This was an ancient road between Halifax and [[Wakefield]] and the road still retains its [[Hollow way]] |
[[Southowram]] stands on the southern side of the valley, and [[Northowram]] stands on the northern side of the valley. Shibden Valley stretches from Halifax through to [[Queensbury, West Yorkshire|Queensbury]] in the south-west of [[Bradford]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document Volume 6: Thornton and Queensbury |url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/2984/vol6_thorntonandqueensbury_october2008.pdf |website=bradford.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019 |page=11 |format=PDF |date=October 2008}}</ref> A medieval road, the ''Magna Via'', crosses west to east in the lower part of the valley over Beacon Hill.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Magna Via|num=1005782|grade=<!--Not applicable to this listing-->|accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> This was an ancient road between Halifax and [[Wakefield]] and the road still retains its [[Hollow way]] character with stone [[setts]] for some of the route.<ref>{{cite web |title=Register of ancient monuments Reference number 1005782 Magna Via Dark Lane Southowram Halifax Calderdale |url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/environment/conservation/ancient-monuments/monuments-full.jsp?propno=HSKG1SDWL2000 |website=www.calderdale.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> The [[A58 road|A58]] also crosses the valley as does the [[Caldervale line]] between {{rws|Bradford Interchange}} and {{rws|Halifax|West Yorkshire}}, though this is in a {{convert|1,105|yard|adj=on}} tunnel under Beacon Hill.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Brailsford |editor1-first=Martyn |title=Railway track diagrams. Book 2, Eastern |date=2016 |publisher=TRACKMaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1 |at=41 |edition=4}}</ref> |
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[[Shibden Hall]] lies in the valley set in the grounds of Shibden Park which is accessible to the public and has walks, a boating lake and a miniature railway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shibden Miniature Railway {{!}} Britain's Great Little Railways |url=https://www.bglr.org/category/shibden-miniature-railway/ |website=www.bglr.org |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shibden Park |url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/parks/shibden-park |website=www.calderdale.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> |
[[Shibden Hall]] lies in the valley set in the grounds of Shibden Park which is accessible to the public and has walks, a boating lake and a miniature railway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shibden Miniature Railway {{!}} Britain's Great Little Railways |url=https://www.bglr.org/category/shibden-miniature-railway/ |website=www.bglr.org |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shibden Park |url=https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/parks/shibden-park |website=www.calderdale.gov.uk |accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref> |
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53°43′34″N 1°50′20″W / 53.726°N 1.839°W
Shibden Valley (also known as Shibden Dale)[1] is to the east of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, where the community of Shibden lies. The name of the Shibden valley comes from scepe dene meaning "sheep valley" or "Sheep Vale".[2] The area was heavily involved in wool production[3] but was also a site of much coal production and flagstones from Northowram, Southowram and Hipperholme areas.[4]
The Red Beck stream flows down the valley, joining the River Calder at Brookfoot.[5] It runs for 6 miles (10 km) and drains an area of 6 square miles (16 km2).[6]
Southowram stands on the southern side of the valley, and Northowram stands on the northern side of the valley. Shibden Valley stretches from Halifax through to Queensbury in the south-west of Bradford.[7] A medieval road, the Magna Via, crosses west to east in the lower part of the valley over Beacon Hill.[8] This was an ancient road between Halifax and Wakefield and the road still retains its Hollow way character with stone setts for some of the route.[9] The A58 also crosses the valley as does the Caldervale line between Bradford Interchange and Halifax, though this is in a 1,105-yard (1,010 m) tunnel under Beacon Hill.[10]
Shibden Hall lies in the valley set in the grounds of Shibden Park which is accessible to the public and has walks, a boating lake and a miniature railway.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "288" (Map). Bradford & Huddersfield. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319244852.
- ^ The story of old Halifax at the Internet Archive
- ^ Crabtree, Diane (11 April 2011). "Change brings a desirable home". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "A walk around Beacon Hill and Shibden Dale, Halifax" (PDF). wyorksgeologytrust.org. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Shibden Hall Halifax". www.calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Red Beck, Source to Calder and Hebble". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document Volume 6: Thornton and Queensbury" (PDF). bradford.gov.uk. October 2008. p. 11. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Magna Via (1005782)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Register of ancient monuments Reference number 1005782 Magna Via Dark Lane Southowram Halifax Calderdale". www.calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2016). Railway track diagrams. Book 2, Eastern (4 ed.). Frome: TRACKMaps. 41. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ "Shibden Miniature Railway | Britain's Great Little Railways". www.bglr.org. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Shibden Park". www.calderdale.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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