Portsmouth, West Yorkshire

Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Civil parish	Todmorden;
Metropolitan borough	Calderdale;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TODMORDEN
Postcode district	OL14
Dialling code	01706
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Calder Valley;
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Portsmouth is a village on the A646 road in the Calderdale District, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the towns of Burnley and Todmorden and the village of Cornholme.

History

Historically part of Lancashire, the many boundary changes in the area have resulted in the current location of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The village had a railway station, which was opened in 1849 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway. It was renamed by British Rail to Portsmouth (Lancs) and closed on 7 July 1958.

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