Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge, town with ry. sta., Halifax par., on river Hebden, N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles NE. of Todmorden sta. and 8 miles NW. of Halifax, pop. 5007; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper; has mfrs. of cotton, silk, calicoes, and fustians; it has also dyeworks and iron foundries.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Halifax AP/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Hebden Bridge

Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.