# Lightcliffe > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lightcliffe > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lightcliffe.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightcliffe > Source revision: 1353134866 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Village in West Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_name = Houses below the church, Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Hipperholme - geograph.org.uk - 187857.jpg | static_image_caption = Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe | coordinates = {{coord|53.72428|-1.78926|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Calderdale | map_type = West Yorkshire | official_name = Lightcliffe | population = | population_ref = | metropolitan_borough = [Calderdale](/source/Calderdale) | metropolitan_county = [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire) | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = [Calder Valley](/source/Calder_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) | post_town = HALIFAX | postcode_district = HX3 | postcode_area = HX | dial_code = 01422 | os_grid_reference = SE140253 }} '''Lightcliffe''' is a village in the [Calderdale](/source/Calderdale) district in [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire), England. [Historically](/source/Historic_counties_of_England) part of the [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire), it is situated approximately three miles east of [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_West_Yorkshire) and two miles north west of [Brighouse](/source/Brighouse).[http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/node/12236 "Hipperholme & Lightcliffe High School and Bogra Govt Girls' High School partnership"]. ''British Council''. Retrieved 3 December 2011. Lightcliffe was a separate [parish](/source/parish) in 1846 in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/search/controlservlet?PageId=Detail&DocId=100014 "Lightcliffe"]. Online Visual Archive of Calderdale History (calderdale.gov.uk). Retrieved 7 December 2011. == Parish == Lighcliffe 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 Lightcliffe, but mapping shows it as adjoining the villages of [Hipperholme](/source/Hipperholme) to the west, [Norwood Green](/source/Norwood_Green%2C_West_Yorkshire) to the north, [Bailiff Bridge](/source/Bailiff_Bridge) to the east, and [Brighouse](/source/Brighouse) to the south.{{cite map |title= OS Explorer - Bradford & Huddersfield |publisher=[Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey) |isbn=9780319244852 |year=2015 |scale=1:25000}}{{cite web |url=https://www.os.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=412085&y=426002&z=6&bnd1=mtd&bnd2=cpc&labels=off |title=Lightcliffe |work=Election Maps |publisher=[Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey) |access-date=2025-10-28}} == Location and facilities == Lightcliffe is a dormitory village for people working in Halifax, Brighouse, and [Bradford](/source/Bradford), and commuting to [Leeds](/source/Leeds), [Manchester](/source/Manchester), and [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield).[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/features/profile_on_1_3347226 "Profile on..."]. ''[Yorkshire Post](/source/Yorkshire_Post)'' (9 May 2011). Retrieved 3 December 2011. It stretches along the [Wakefield](/source/Wakefield) and Leeds roads, surrounded by fields and rolling countryside. Lightcliffe feels very established and green – with many mature trees and large houses. Lightcliffe's main park, "the Stray", is 11 acres of lawn and trees and contains a [war memorial](/source/war_memorial) erected in 1923.[http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/wtw/search/controlservlet?PageId=Detail&DocId=100012 "Stray (B) Lightcliffe"]. Online Visual Archive of Calderdale History (calderdale.gov.uk). Retrieved 7 December 2011. In April 1937, an avenue of trees was planted in the park to commemorate King [George VI](/source/George_VI)'s coronation. Towards the village centre is the cricket club. There are two golf clubs, the long established Lightcliffe Golf Club and Crow's Nest Golf Club. The oldest part of the village contains the Sun Inn – a former [coaching inn](/source/coaching_inn), along what was in antiquity the main road to London. The new Lightcliffe Anglican church, [St Matthew's](/source/William_Swinden_Barber), was built in 1875 to replace the [old church](/source/Old_St_Matthew's_Church%2C_Lightcliffe). It is a [Gothic Revival](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture) building, with an [embattled](/source/Battlement) parapet which is reminiscent of a medieval castle.{{NHLE|num=1300120 |desc=Church of St Matthew|accessdate= 1 March 2014}} == Education == [Lightcliffe Academy](/source/Lightcliffe_Academy) is a secondary school serving the area. Lightcliffe Church of England Primary School is located in an old stone building and Cliffe Hill Primary has newer premises. == Churchs == On Leeds Road is situated the URC church – now converted to offices. A feature of this church is that it contained a peal of bells – unusual for a nonconformist church. It has a tall steeple and stained glass. The church congregation has joined with Hipperholme Methodist Church to form a Local Ecumenical Partnership worshipping at Christ Church at the main Crossroads == Notable people == [Sir Titus Salt](/source/Sir_Titus_Salt), a wealthy businessman known for having built the village of [Saltaire](/source/Saltaire), as well as owning a mill there, once lived in a large house, Crow Nest. The house was a former home of [Ann Walker](/source/Ann_Walker_(landowner)), partner of [Anne Lister](/source/Anne_Lister), the latter of whom was also known as "Gentleman Jack". Crow Nest has since been demolished, and its grounds are now a golf course. Walker is buried a short distance away, across the road at the site of [Old St Matthew's Churchyard](/source/Old_St_Matthew's_Church%2C_Lightcliffe). Old St Matthew's Church has since been replaced by a newer [Church of St Matthew](/source/William_Swinden_Barber). Walker also once lived at Lydgate House, now surrounded by a residential street called Lydgate Park, and formerly alongside Crow Nest. Walker and her family also lived at Cliffe Hill, which still survives{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} . ==See also== *[Listed buildings in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Hipperholme_and_Lightcliffe) *[Lightcliffe railway station](/source/Lightcliffe_railway_station) ==References== {{Commons category}} {{reflist}} {{authority control}} Category:Villages in West Yorkshire Category:Geography of Calderdale Category:Brighouse --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lightcliffe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightcliffe) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightcliffe?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.