# Bailiff Bridge

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{{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](/source/Calderdale)
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| metropolitan_county      = [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire)
| constituency_westminster = [Calder Valley](/source/Calder_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| 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](/source/Brighouse), [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire), England, and is {{Convert|5|mi|km|0}} from [Huddersfield](/source/Huddersfield) and {{Convert|7|mi|km}} from [Bradford](/source/Bradford).

== Parish ==
Bailiff Bridge lies in the [unparished area](/source/unparished_area) of the borough of [Calderdale](/source/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](/source/Hipperholme_and_Lightcliffe) and the parliamentary constituency of [Calder Valley](/source/Calder_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). As a village in an unparished area, there are no formal [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) boundaries defining Bailiff Bridge, but mapping shows it as adjoining the settlements of [Lightcliffe](/source/Lightcliffe) to the west, and [Brighouse](/source/Brighouse) to the south.<ref name=ose288>{{cite map |title= OS Explorer - Bradford & Huddersfield |publisher=[Ordnance Survey](/source/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](/source/Ordnance_Survey) |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>

== Transport ==
The village is centred on the [A649](/source/A649_road) and [A641](/source/A641_road) 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](/source/Bailiff_Bridge_railway_station) on the [Pickle Bridge Line](/source/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](/source/Arriva_Yorkshire) and [First Huddersfield](/source/First_West_Yorkshire).<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](/source/Embrace_(English_band)), 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>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Hipperholme_and_Lightcliffe)

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Geography of Calderdale
Category:Villages in West Yorkshire

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