Bailiff Bridge
{{Short description|Village in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Bailiff Bridge
| static_image_name = Bailiff Bridge Birkby Lane Bridge-by-Betty-Longbottom.jpg
| map_type = West Yorkshire
| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Calderdale
| coordinates = {{coord|53.7167|-1.7817|display=inline,title}}
| population =
| metropolitan_borough = Calderdale
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire
| constituency_westminster = Calder Valley
| post_town = BRIGHOUSE
| postcode_district = HD6
| postcode_area = HD
| dial_code = 01484
| os_grid_reference = SE145245
}}
Bailiff Bridge is a village {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} north from Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England, and is {{Convert|5|mi|km}} from Huddersfield and {{Convert|7|mi|km}} from Bradford. Bailiff Bridge falls within the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward of Calderdale Council.
The village is centred on the A649 and A641 roads which connect it to nearby towns and cities.{{cite web|title=Bailiff Bridge Beck|url=http://www.bailiff-bridge.co.uk/bailiff_bridge_beck.html|website=www.bailiff-bridge.co.uk|accessdate=19 January 2016}}
History
The village was served by Bailiff Bridge railway station on the Pickle Bridge Line between 1881 and 1917.{{cite book|last1=Burgess|first1=Neil|title=The lost railways of Yorkshire's West Riding: the central section - Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield|date=2014|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine|isbn=9781840336573|page=75|url=http://stenlake.co.uk/books/view_book.php?ref=763|accessdate=19 January 2016}}
One of the main employers in the village was Firth's carpets.{{cite news|last1=Hirst|first1=Andrew|title=Memories needed from people who worked at Firth's Carpets in Bailiff Bridge or lived in the village|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/memories-needed-people-who-worked-10452345|accessdate=19 January 2016|work=huddersfieldexaminer|date=18 November 2015}} Notable residents from the village are Danny and Richard McNamara from the band Embrace, who grew up in the village.{{cite web|title=Embrace – Songs, Playlists, Videos and Tours|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/77f049ad-f469-4ad1-8283-7a2606a6722e|website=BBC Music|publisher=BBC|accessdate=19 January 2016}}
See also
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Category:Geography of Calderdale
Category:Villages in West Yorkshire
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