Brighouse
West Yorkshire
Brighouse has all the hallmarks of a thriving and successful town centre, particularly in comparison with other centres similarly positioned between larger towns and cities and where large supermarkets have moved in.
The town is well-loved by locals and visitors from further afield who prefer small town shopping to visiting the nearest larger towns of
It has an amazing range of independent shops and good quality restaurants and cafes catering in just about every cuisine.


Brighouse was once a centre for textile and flour mills. In recent years former textile mill buildings have been converted to apartments while former flour silos now house the UK's highest man-made climbing wall.
Industrial estates stretching along the River Calder downstream from the town centre now house a diverse range of industries.


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Travel
Brighouse station
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Bus travel
The town has a bus station.
Road travel
Brighouse can be reached via the (M62) A641 A643 A644 A6025
Places to Visit
Shibden Hall
The hall, dating from 1420, is located alongside Shibden Park, which was formed from its estate. Exploring the house reveals a variety of architecture from the various periods of its history and an insight into the people who lived there over the years. One of those was Anne Lister, whose diaries in the early 18th century were the inspiration of the recent BBC period drama series "Gentleman Jack", written by Sally Wainwright. Much of the series was filmed in the real-life location at Shibden Hall. The house also has a 17th century barn housing a carriage collection. Shibden Hall is managed by Calderdale Council museums.
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Hardcastle Crags
off Midgehole Road, Hebden Bridge
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Eureka! The National Children's Museum
Discovery Road, This modern museum near to Halifax railway station is full of interactive exhibits in themed galleries aimed at inspiring younger children to learn.
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Wainhouse Tower
Wakefield Gate, off Skircoat Moor Road, King Cross
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Emergency services
West Yorkshire Police 
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Local government
Metropolitan district council

Calderdale Council is centred in
Part of the district includes seven civil parish councils, four of which are small single ward councils.
Calderdale has 51 elected councillors, 3 per ward across 17 wards. Each councillor serves a 4-year term with one councillor per ward elected each year in 3 out of 4 years. An election of one-third of the council due to be held in 2020 has been postponed to 2021.
Link to
Calderdale Council website.

The political composition after the May 2019 election was:
County strategic authority
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Covers some combined services of the five metropolitan district councils of







Police and Crime Commissioner
The Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire

Fire Authority
West Yorkshire Fire Authority
The fire authority is made up of elected members of each of the five metropolitan district councils of West Yorkshire - Bradford, Calderdale, Leeds, Kirklees and Wakefield.

Ceremonial county
West Yorkshire
Historic
-1974 Within the West Riding of Yorkshire