{{about||Søyland in Norway|Flekkefjord (town)}} {{use British English|date=December 2018}} {{use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = Soyland | map_type = West Yorkshire | coordinates = {{coord |53|40|49|N|1|56|34|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline, title}} | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Calderdale | population = | population_ref = | civil_parish = Ripponden | metropolitan_borough = Calderdale | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = | post_town = | postcode_district = | postcode_area = | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = | london_distance_mi = <!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = | static_image = Entrance to Soyland Town, Soyland - geograph.org.uk - 987870.jpg | static_image_caption = Entrance to Soyland Town }} '''Soyland''' is a village in the civil parish of Ripponden,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ripponden Parish - welcome to our area |url=http://www.rippondenparishcouncil.co.uk/download/miscellaneous/New-Format-Welcome-Pack-Final.pdf |website=www.rippondenparishcouncil.co.uk |accessdate=11 December 2018 |format=PDF}}</ref> in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It is just north of Ripponden off the A58 road and is {{convert|5|mi|0}} south west of Halifax.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Halifax:, Yorkshire (West Riding) |url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Halifax/more |website=www.genuki.org.uk |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> The village referred to as '''Soyland Town''', used to be the site of several textile mills, but these have closed down.<ref name=":Map and description">{{cite web |title=History of Soyland, in Calderdale and West Riding {{!}} Map and description |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/562 |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |accessdate=11 December 2018}}</ref> The walking route Calderdale Way passes through the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Calderdale+Way|title=Calderdale Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths|website=www.ldwa.org.uk|access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref> The name Soyland derives from the Middle English ''soghland'' meaning 'boggy land'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20WR/Soyland|title=Soyland |website=Key to English Place-Names |publisher=The Institute for Name-Studies |access-date=29 October 2025}}</ref>
== Governance == Soyland was formerly a township in the parish of Halifax,<ref name=":Map and description"/> in 1866 Soyland became a separate civil parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10469351|title=Relationships and changes Soyland CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 December 2023}}</ref> in 1894 Soyland became an urban district, on 1 April 1937 the urban district and parish were abolished, the urban district was merged with Ripponden Urban District<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107611|title=Relationships and changes Soyland UD through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 December 2023}}</ref> and the parish was merged with Ripponden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/halifax.html|title=Halifax Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=23 December 2023}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 3059.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10469351/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Soyland CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 December 2023}}</ref>
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