Elland
Sign in to saveElland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as Elant in the Domesday Book of 1086. It had a population of 14,554 at the 2001 Census, with the ward being measured at 11,676 in the 2011 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Calderdale
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.official_name
- Elland
- UK place.population
- 11,676
- UK place.population_ref
- (Ward at 2011 census)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Calderdale
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Calder Valley
- UK place.post_town
- ELLAND
- UK place.postcode_district
- HX5
- UK place.postcode_area
- HX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01422
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE106208
- UK place.static_image_name
- Elland.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- A view of Elland
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Governance
- Landmarks
- Elland Power Station
- Transport
- Media
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as Elant in the Domesday Book of 1086. It had a population of 14,554 at the 2001 Census, with the ward being measured at 11,676 in the 2011 Census.
==Etymology== The name of Elland is attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Elant. The name comes from the Old English words ēa ('river') and land ('land'); the name relates to the settlement's location on the south bank of the Calder.