Brighouse: Calderdale Mill Town on the Calder With a Brass Band Tradition
Brighouse sits on the River Calder in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, about six miles east of Halifax and eight miles southwest of Bradford. The population is around 32,000. The town grew during the Industrial Revolution around textiles, with the Calder and Hebble Navigation providing a transport route for goods. The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, formed in 1881, reached number two in the UK charts in 1977 with their recording of "The Floral Dance." The town centre on Commercial Street and Bethel Street retains some handsome Victorian commercial buildings from its prosperous milling days.
Brighouse has a monthly artisan market that draws visitors from across Calderdale. Wellholme Park, off Huddersfield Road, has a bandstand and bowling greens. Brighouse station is on the Caldervale Line, with services to Leeds in about 25 minutes and to Manchester Victoria. The A644 connects to the M62 at junction 25, giving access to the wider motorway network. Huddersfield is about five miles to the south. For those exploring adult companionship in the Calderdale area, Brighouse's position on the Calder Valley rail line and near the M62 connects it readily to Leeds, Halifax, and Huddersfield.
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Brighouse sits on the River Calder in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, about six miles east of Halifax and eight miles southwest of Bradford. The population is around 32,000. The town grew during the Industrial Revolution around textiles, with the Calder and Hebble Navigation providing a transport route for goods. The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, formed in 1881, reached number two in the UK charts in 1977 with their recording of "The Floral Dance." The town centre on Commercial Street and Bethel Street retains some handsome Victorian commercial buildings from its prosperous milling days.
Brighouse has a monthly artisan market that draws visitors from across Calderdale. Wellholme Park, off Huddersfield Road, has a bandstand and bowling greens. Brighouse station is on the Caldervale Line, with services to Leeds in about 25 minutes and to Manchester Victoria. The A644 connects to the M62 at junction 25, giving access to the wider motorway network. Huddersfield is about five miles to the south. For those exploring adult companionship in the Calderdale area, Brighouse's position on the Calder Valley rail line and near the M62 connects it readily to Leeds, Halifax, and Huddersfield.
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