Bradshaw, Calderdale

Bradshaw is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.

Bradshaw
The Bradshaw Tavern
Bradshaw is located in Calderdale
Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Bradshaw is located in West Yorkshire
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Bradshaw
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE079300
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHALIFAX
Postcode districtHX2
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Buildings
A stone church with a square tower
St John the Evangelist church

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Evangelist.[1] It also has a primary school.[2]

The church was built in 1838 at an expense of £1,200 (equivalent to £115,000 in 2021),[3] two-thirds of which was given by Elizabeth Wadsworth who also erected a national school in the village.[4]

Sport

The village has a cricket team, Bradshaw Cricket Club who play in the Halifax Cricket League.[5]

References
  1. "About Us". St John's Church Bradshaw. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. "Bradshaw Primary School". Ofsted. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848). "Bradnop – Braithwaite". A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. pp. 334–339. Retrieved 16 August 2022 – via British History Online.
  5. "Bradshaw CC, Yorks". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 22 August 2022.


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