Luddenden
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Luddenden is a district of Calderdale west of Halifax on the
river Ludd.
The village lies partly in the townships of Midgley and
Warley.
The name uses the elements Ludd, ing and
dene, and means clearing in the Ludd valley,
or valley of the loud stream and refers to the Luddenden
Brook.
The spellings Ludingdene, Luddington
and Luddyngden are found.
The community is first mentioned in 1284.
In 1375, a corn mill was moved from Warley to exploit the Luddenden
Brook.
With the introduction of water power, many textile mills were
established in the district.
The place is mentioned in the Weavers' Rhyme
Pronunciation:
The stress falls on the first syllable, and both the remaining
syllables have the neutral
schwa
vowel: lud-ən-dən
Some sites, sights and other entries for Luddenden |
The Dearden family
Abbey Inn, Luddenden
Apple House, Luddenden
Baht meat week
Beauvoir Engineering
Bilton Pier, Luddenden Dean
Bridge, Luddenden
Broadfold House, Luddenden
Carr Well, Luddenden
Castle Carr, Luddenden Dean
Catherine House Bridge, Luddenden Dean
Catty Well Brook, Luddenden
Church Hill, Luddenden
Clough Cottage, Luddenden Dean
Copperas House, Luddenden
Dean House Farm, Luddenden
Dean House Wood, Luddenden
Dean House, Luddenden
Dimmin Dale
Far Broad Fold, Luddenden
Foresters' Arms, Luddenden
Glen Royd, Luddenden
Granby, Luddenden
Greystones, Luddenden
Haven, Luddenden
Heble Bridge, Luddenden Dean
Herrebothlegh, Luddenden
High Lee Lane Bridge, Luddenden
High Lee, Luddenden
Higher Oldfield Farm, Luddenden
Hollins Lodge, Luddenden
The Hollins&44; Luddendenfoot
Holme House, Luddenden
Hulmehouse, Luddenden
Ive House, Warley
Jerusalem Farm, Luddenden
Lane House, Luddenden
Limers' Gate, Luddenden
Load Clough, Luddenden
Lockups, Luddenden
Lord Nelson, Luddenden
Low Bridge, Luddenden Dean
Lowe Farm, Luddenden Dean
Ludd brook
Luddenden & District Co-operative Society
Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
Luddenden Bridge
Luddenden Brook
Luddenden Burial Board
Luddenden Church Bridge
Luddenden Church of England Primary School
Luddenden Circulating Library
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Luddenden clock
Luddenden Clothing Factory, Halifax
Luddenden Cross
Luddenden Dean
Luddenden Dean Spa
Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel
Luddenden Dene Church of England (VC) J, I & N School
Luddenden Gas Company
Luddenden Junior School
Luddenden Mechanics' Institute
Luddenden Mills
Luddenden National School
Luddenden Non-Provided Schools
Luddenden Old Band
Luddenden Post Office
Luddenden Prosecution Society
Luddenden Reading Society
Luddenden Saga
Luddenden School Pierrot Troupe
Luddenden Valley Railway
Luddenden Wesleyan Sunday School
Luddenden Working Men's Club
Luddenden, Luddendenfoot & Midgley Joint Hospital
Midgley & Luddenden Valley Methodist Church
Mill Field Ends, Luddenden
Mill House, Luddenden
Murgatroyd's Arms, Luddenden
Murgatroyd tomb, Luddenden
New Box House, Luddenden
New Bridge, Luddenden Dean
Newhouse, Luddenden
Nibble & Clink Dam, Luddenden
Ogden spindles
Old Smithy, Luddenden
Peel House, Luddenden
Pin Hill Top, Luddenden
Naylor Pollard
Red Lion, Luddenden
Riding Bridge, Luddenden
Riding Head, Luddenden
Struglar's Hall, Luddenden
Temperance Hotel, Luddenden
Travellers' Rest, Luddenden
Upper Mytholm Farm, Luddenden
Wade Bridge, Luddenden
Wade Wood Reservoir, Luddenden
Wade Wood, Luddenden
White Swan, Luddenden
Wolf, Luddenden
Woodlands, Luddenden
Luddenden Valley
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Beerhouses & Pubs in Luddenden |
Several beerhouses and public houses have been recorded in and
around Luddenden, including
- Abbey Inn, Luddenden
- Bridge, Luddenden
- T' Cat i' th' Well, Luddenden Dean
- Foresters' Arms, Luddenden
- Goose Nest, Luddenden Dean
- Granby, Luddenden
- Little Grace's, Luddenden Dean
- Lord Nelson, Luddenden
- Murgatroyd's Arms, Luddenden
- Red Lion, Luddenden
- Rising Sun, Luddenden Dean
- Shoulder of Mutton, Southowram
- Temperance Hotel, Luddenden
- Travellers' Rest, Luddenden
- White Swan, Luddenden
- Wolf, Luddenden
©
Malcolm Bull
2024
Revised 12:24 / 9th November 2024 / 11630
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