Greetland
Village in West Yorkshire, England. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Greetland is a village situated within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It falls within the Calderdale Ward of Greetland and Stainland. According to the 2011 Census, this ward had a population of 11,389.[1] Geographically, Greetland is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Elland and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Halifax.
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Greetland | |
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Greetland, as seen from Holywell Green | |
Population | 11,389 (and Stainland)(2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SE085211 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HALIFAX |
Postcode district | HX4 |
Dialling code | 01422 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
53.686942°N 1.871393°W / 53.686942; -1.871393 |
Historical records from 1870–72, documented in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, describe Greetland as a village and chapelry in the Halifax parish, West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is noted to have been situated 1 mile west of the Elland railway station and 3 miles south-southwest of Halifax.
It had amenities such as a post office under Halifax's jurisdiction during that period. The chapelry formed a part of the Elland-cum-Greetland township. The population at the time was 2,584, with local industries including stone quarries and several large mills producing woollens, worsted, and cotton.[2]