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'''Bailiff Bridge''' is a drug filled village {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} north of [[Brighouse]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]] and {{Convert|5|mi|km}} from [[Huddersfield]] and {{Convert|7|mi|km}} from [[Bradford]].
'''Bailiff Bridge''' is a village {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} north of [[Brighouse]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]] and {{Convert|5|mi|km}} from [[Huddersfield]] and {{Convert|7|mi|km}} from [[Bradford]].


The village is served by the A641 main road which connects it to the nearby towns and cities.
The village is served by the A641 main road which connects it to the nearby towns and cities.

Revision as of 22:00, 28 August 2011

Bailiff Bridge
Population(2001 census)
OS grid referenceSE145245
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIGHOUSE
Postcode districtHD6
Dialling code01484
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Bailiff Bridge is a village 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England and 5 miles (8.0 km) from Huddersfield and 7 miles (11 km) from Bradford.

The village is served by the A641 main road which connects it to the nearby towns and cities.

History

The village was served by Bailiff Bridge railway station on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917. The main employer in the village was Firth's carpets. Most notable residents from the village were the brothers from the rock band Embrace, Danny and Richard McNamara, who grew up in the village.

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