Hebden Bridge
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 45 ′ N , 2 ° 1 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 4500 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | HEBDEN BRIDGE | ||
| ZIP code section | HX7 | ||
| prefix | 01422 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Shire county | West Yorkshire | ||
| District | Calderdale | ||
| British Parliament | Calder Valley | ||
| Website: http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/ | |||
Hebden Bridge is a country town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale the English county of West Yorkshire . According to the 2001 census, Hebden Bridge had a total of 4,500 residents.
geography
Hebden Bridge is located approximately 25 km west of Bradford, 25 km northwest of Huddersfield, 25 km northeast of Rochdale, 20 km east of Burnley and 40 km northeast of Manchester.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Hebden Bridge is located on the A-road A646 ( Halifax - Burnley ), about 20 km from the M62 and 25 km from M65 station. The city is also connected to the rail network: from here trains run on the Calder Valley Line to Halifax , Bradford , Leeds and York in the east and to Burnley, Rochdale and Manchester in the west. The closest international airports are Leeds Bradford International Airport and Manchester Airport .
Culture
The Hebden Bridge Blues Festival (HBBF) won the British Blues Award in the blues festival category in 2014 . It has been held annually at the end of May since 2011 and primarily brings the British blues band scene to the stage.
Miller's Grave is a Bronze Age cairn near Hebden Bridge.
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran was born here.
Web links
- Website of the city (English)