Bailiff Bridge

{{Short description|Village in West Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = Bailiff Bridge | static_image_name = Bailiff Bridge Birkby Lane Bridge-by-Betty-Longbottom.jpg | map_type = West Yorkshire | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Calderdale | coordinates = {{coord|53.7167|-1.7817|display=inline,title}} | population = | metropolitan_borough = Calderdale | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Calder Valley | post_town = BRIGHOUSE | postcode_district = HD6 | postcode_area = HD | dial_code = 01484 | os_grid_reference = SE145245 }} '''Bailiff Bridge''' is a village {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} north from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, and is {{Convert|5|mi|km|0}} from Huddersfield and {{Convert|7|mi|km}} from Bradford.

== Parish == Bailiff Bridge lies in the unparished area of the borough of Calderdale, who are responsible for all local government activity in the village and surrounding areas. It lies in the borough ward of Hipperholme and Lightcliffe and the parliamentary constituency of Calder Valley. As a village in an unparished area, there are no formal civil parish boundaries defining Bailiff Bridge, but mapping shows it as adjoining the settlements of Lightcliffe to the west, and Brighouse to the south.<ref name=ose288>{{cite map |title= OS Explorer - Bradford & Huddersfield |publisher=Ordnance Survey |isbn=9780319244852 |year=2015 |scale=1:25000}}</ref><ref name=osem>{{cite web |url=https://www.os.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=412085&y=426002&z=6&bnd1=mtd&bnd2=cpc&labels=off |title=Bailiff Bridge |work=Election Maps |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>

== Transport == The village is centred on the A649 and A641 roads which connect it to nearby towns and cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bailiff Bridge Beck |url=http://www.bailiff-bridge.co.uk/bailiff_bridge_beck.htm |website=bailiff-bridge.co.uk |access-date=29 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114035234/http://www.bailiff-bridge.co.uk/bailiff_bridge_beck.html|archive-date=14 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The village was served by Bailiff Bridge railway station on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Burgess|first1=Neil|title=The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: the central section - Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield|date=2014|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine|isbn=9781840336573|page=75|url=http://stenlake.co.uk/books/view_book.php?ref=763|accessdate=19 January 2016|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415225731/http://stenlake.co.uk/books/view_book.php?ref=763|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Buses are run by Arriva Yorkshire and First Huddersfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bailiff Bridge – Bus Times |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/bailiff-bridge |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=bustimes.org}}</ref>

== Employment == One of the main employers in the village was Firth's Carpets.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hirst|first1=Andrew|title=Memories needed from people who worked at Firth's Carpets in Bailiff Bridge or lived in the village|url=https://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/memories-needed-people-who-worked-10452345|accessdate=19 January 2016|work=huddersfieldexaminer|date=18 November 2015}}</ref>

== Notable People == Notable residents from the village are Danny and Richard McNamara from the band Embrace, who grew up in the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=Embrace – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/77f049ad-f469-4ad1-8283-7a2606a6722e|website=BBC Music|publisher=BBC|accessdate=19 January 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Bailiff Bridge}}

Category:Geography of Calderdale Category:Villages in West Yorkshire