Copley, West Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°41′53″N 1°52′16″W / 53.698°N 1.871°W
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| Population | 1,541 |
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| OS grid reference | SE0822 |
| Metropolitan borough | Calderdale |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALIFAX |
| Postcode district | HX3 |
| Dialling code | 01422 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Halifax |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Copley is a village in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax and east of Sowerby Bridge, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. It is known locally for the odour from the sewage works.
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[edit] History
It is the site of a community predating Sir Titus Salt's Saltaire near Bradford. Beginning in 1849, Colonel Edward Akroyd, a woollen mill owner, built a mill with decent houses for the workforce, as well as a canteen, a school, a library and a church.
It was served by Copley railway station from 1856 to 1931.
[edit] Religion
St. Stephen's Church was built on Copley Lane, but just over the river in Greetland, as the rector of Halifax did not want it built in his parish.[1] It was designed by local architect W. H. Crossland in a French inspired Gothic style.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Colonel Edward Akroyd". 2003. http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/sources/themes/edwardakroyd.html. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "The Churches Conservation Trust, St Stephen, Copley.". http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/content.php?nID=11&churchID=74. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
[edit] External links
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