Streets in Calderdale

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Radcliffe Lane, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-4805

Raglan Court, Halifax Ref 19-4833

Hanson Lane

Recorded in 1870

Raglan Place, Boothtown Ref 19-6702

One of a number of streets parallel to Boothtown Road, between Grantham Road and Rawson Street North.

Raglan Street, Halifax Ref 19-3868

See Back Raglan Street, Halifax, Crossley Garden Estate, Halifax, Flint Street, Halifax, Halifax Brush Works, Raglan Street, Ideal Cinema, Halifax, Lister's Court, Halifax, Raglan Street Dye Works, Halifax, Raglan Street Works, Halifax and Wood's Court, Halifax

Raglan Street, Todmorden Ref 19-5089

Ragley View, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-1487

Railes Close, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-4860

Railes Cottages, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-4892

Rails Lane, Luddenden Ref 19-6710

See Mill House, Luddenden and Pepper Hill Mill, Luddenden

Railway Place, Halifax Ref 19-6936

Old Lane

Recorded in 1891

Railway Street, Brighouse Ref 19-297

Railway Street, Todmorden Ref 19-5147

Railway Terrace, Brighouse Ref 19-334

Railway Terrace, Copley Ref 19-3871

Numbers 117 to 136 St Stephen's Street. A part of Copley model village

Railway Terrace, Halifax Ref 19-4629

Recorded in 1874 off Pineberry Hill

Railway Terrace, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-6715

Houses here were built by the Whitworths for their workers.

Owners and tenants of the houses here have included

James Thomas Sellers [1918]

On 14th November 1935, windows in the houses were damaged by the heat from a fire at nearby Holme Royd Mills, Luddendenfoot

Railway View, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-1541

Railway View, Rastrick Ref 19-449

Railway View, Todmorden Ref 19-5177

Rake Bank, Mixenden Ref 19-4923

Raleigh Street, Halifax Ref 19-4950

Ramsden Court, Halifax Ref 19-4637

Off Gibbet Street

Recorded in 1851 & 1901.

See Lower Ramsden Court, Halifax and Upper Ramsden Court, Halifax

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ruth Bourne

Ramsden Lane, Walsden Ref 19-886

See North Ramsden Farm, Todmorden

Ramsden Street, Halifax Ref 19-4979

Ramsden Street, Wheatley Ref 19-1093

See School Terrace, Wheatley

Ramsden Wood Road, Walsden Ref 19-5336

Some of the buildings here are listed

Numbers 14 to 40 – early 19th century cottages
Number 18 has a taking-in door
Number 69
Strines, Todmorden and Strines Cottage

Ramsden's Yard, Halifax Ref 19-2491

Recorded in 1874 off Gibbet Street

Ramsgate Street, Halifax Ref 19-5002

Randolph Street, Halifax Ref 19-5036

Recorded in 1921

Range Bank, Boothtown Ref 19-1668

Notoriously steep road up the hillside from the northern end of North Bridge, and one of the old routes northwards out of Halifax to Bradford – by way of Swales Moor and Catherine Slack.

Several streets are listed as off Range Bank, including Abbey Street, Halifax Amblers Terrace, Halifax Bank Street, Halifax Clive Street, Halifax Cockroft's Buildings, Halifax Cockroft's Cottages, Halifax Cotton Street, Claremount Dirk Carr, Halifax Ellen Royd Mills, Halifax Ellen Royd, Halifax Hartley's Cottages, Halifax High Royd, Halifax Horsfall's Yard, Halifax John Street, Claremount Long Range Terrace, Halifax Lower Range Terrace, Halifax Middle Street, Halifax Pearson's Buildings, Halifax Portland Road, Claremount Senior's Buildings, Halifax Smith Street, Halifax Springfield Place, Halifax Squires Cottages, Halifax Squires Court, Halifax Sunnyside, Halifax.

It is now just a footpath and largely obscured by Burdock Way

Range Bank Top, Halifax Ref 19-5060

Range Court, Halifax Ref 19-3879

With Haley Court and Akroyd Court, this is one of 3 blocks of flats at the bottom of Haley Hill.

The flats were built when old mine shafts prevented new housing being built when the nearby New Bank area was cleared

Range Gardens, Claremount Ref 19-5123

Range Lane, Halifax Ref 19-3881

See Ellenroyd Street, Halifax

Range Street, Boothtown Ref 19-5204

Raspberry Passage, Warley Ref 19-2581

There have been several suggestions for the origin of the name

that a lady who lived there in Victorian times was known for her home-made raspberry jam
that there was a dye-house there and the water from the dyeing of red military uniforms often flowed down the alley

This & associated entries use material contributed by Andrew Titley

Rastrick Common, Rastrick Ref 19-4971

An annual fair was held here.

This is now more a road than common land

Houses here are listed

Ratten Row, Halifax Ref 19-5226

Ratten Row Road, Hubberton Green Ref 19-1152

Ratton Row, Halifax Ref 19-1710

Aka Ratten Row.

The street was in the slum area north of Halifax Parish Church, near Cripplegate. Recorded in 1874.

The entry in the gazetteer of 1924 has

(Demolished) King Street to Parish Church, across Duffy's Park

The name – and the form Rotten Row – is found in many parts of Britain, and may be derived from a reference to an infestation of rats in the area. Another possibility is that it is a form of Routine Row, referring to the Catholic ritual of carrying the elements of the Mass around the streets near the church

Raven Bank, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-5251

Raven Street, Halifax Ref 19-5307

Ravenstone Drive, West Vale Ref 19-5363

Ravenswood, Greetland Ref 19-5410

Raw Bottom Terrace, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-1761

Raw End Lane, Warley Ref 19-2409

Raw End Road, Luddenden Ref 19-1187

See Haigh House, Warley

Raw Hill, Rastrick Ref 19-363

Raw Lane Bottom, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-1858

Raw Lane, Halifax Ref 19-5457

Raw Lane, Illingworth Ref 19-1216

Raw Lane, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-1623

See Hill House, Mytholmroyd and Wadsworth Banks Farm, Mytholmroyd

Raw Lane, Wadsworth Ref 19-1189

See Raw Farm, Hebden Bridge

Raw Royd, Elland Ref 19-1245

Rawroyds Road, Holywell Green Ref 19-1274

See Holywell Green Viaduct

Rawroyds, West Vale Ref 19-5508

Rawson Avenue, Halifax Ref 19-3889

See Beechfield, Halifax

Rawson's Buildings, Ovenden Ref 19-7091

Manor Street, Lee Mount.

Recorded in 1871

Rawson's Court, Halifax Ref 19-1539

West of Stead Street

Rawson Place, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-1892

Rawson's Road, Lee Mount Ref 19-2717

Rawson Street, Boothtown Ref 19-4653

Recorded in 1874.

See Rawson Street, Halifax and Rawson Street North, Boothtown

Rawson Street, Halifax Ref 19-1692

The street was originally within the garden of Royds' House.

The row of small shops to the south end of the street and immediately in front of the house, were built by William Gray in 1902.

These shops were demolished in 2007 when Somerset House was restored.

Wade's Bookshop at the southern end of the west wing of Somerset House was built in 1926.

See John Gaukroger & Son, Rawson Street, Boothtown, Rawson Street North, Boothtown and Rawson's Bank

Rawson Street North, Boothtown Ref 19-5564

Runs off Boothtown Road, south of Grantham Road.

See Rawson Street, Boothtown and Rawson Street, Halifax

Rawson Wood, Sowerby Ref 19-1930

Rawtenstall Bank, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-2490

Rayner Drive, Brighouse Ref 19-395

Rayner Road, Brighouse Ref 19-1767

24 houses – in the lower section of the road – were built around 1890 by the Brighouse Co-operative Society on land bought from the trustees of Mark Blackburn. The houses cost around £240 each to build, and were sold to members at cost price.

Named for the Rayner family.

See Harriet Street, William Pollard and Rayner Road Quarry, Brighouse

Recreation Lane, Elland Ref 19-2522

Recreation Road, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-1954

Red Acre, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-1859

Red Beck Road, Halifax Ref 19-3892

Red Brink Lane, Hubberton Green Ref 19-1305

Red Lion Alley, Halifax Ref 19-1718

Recorded in 1761 running from Cheapside to Silver Street – roughly parallel to Woodhead Alley

Redcar Street, Halifax Ref 19-5618

Recorded in 1891, when it was listed at Hanson Lane to Battinson Road

Reddyshore, Todmorden Ref 19-5280

Reeth Road, Rastrick Ref 19-421

Regal Close, Rishworth Ref 19-1985

Regal Drive, Rishworth Ref 19-2019

Regent Court, Halifax Ref 19-4712

Recorded in 1874 off Orange Street

Regent Parade, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2045

Regent Place, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-1955

Regent Place, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2072

Regent Street, Halifax Ref 19-4743

Area of King Cross Street

See Edward Mortimer Limited

Regent Street, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-2020

Regent Street, Todmorden Ref 19-5332

Regent Terrace, Halifax Ref 19-2580

Regents Close, Rastrick Ref 19-451

Regents Place, Elland Ref 19-1622

Westgate. The area was cleared for redevelopment in the 1960s

Reins Road, Rastrick Ref 19-480

Reservoir Road, Pellon Ref 19-5683

Named for Albert Reservoir, Halifax

Rhodes Street Court, Halifax Ref 19-2127

Rhodes Street, Halifax Ref 19-136

Area of Hopwood Lane. Recorded in 1871.

See Back Rhodes Street, Halifax and Cross Rhodes Street, Halifax

Rhodes Terrace, Southowram Ref 19-6853

Recorded in 1881

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Rhodesia Avenue, Halifax Ref 19-5744

Run north off Dryclough Lane

See Akbar

Rhondda Place, Halifax Ref 19-5800

Ribstone Street, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-2073

Richard Place, Brighouse Ref 19-515

Richard Street, Brighouse Ref 19-544

Richardson's Court, Halifax Ref 19-2523

East Ward.

Recorded in 1874

The gazetteer of 1924 described it as being at

18 Grove Street

See Richardson's Lower Court, Halifax

Richardson's Lower Court, Halifax Ref 19-6986

East Ward.

Recorded in 1871.

See Richardson's Court, Halifax

Richardson's Row, Southowram Ref 19-6697

Terrace of houses off Towngate.

Recorded in November 1928, when houses numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were judged to be unfit for human habitation

Richardson Street, Halifax Ref 19-4548

Recorded in 1905 off Green Lane

See Dennis Lower Court, Halifax

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ian Swift

Richmond Avenue, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2099

Richmond Close, Halifax Ref 19-1193

See Halifax Police Station

Richmond Gardens, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2178

Richmond Road, Halifax Ref 19-5825

Richmond Street, Halifax Ref 19-1332

Richmond Street, Todmorden Ref 19-5387

Richmond Street, West Vale Ref 19-6788

Recorded in 1905 It later became Exchange Street.

Richmond House is here

Richmond Terrace, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-5855

Ridge Bank, Todmorden Ref 19-5433

Ridge Hill, Rastrick Ref 19-570

Ridge Lea, Rastrick Ref 19-594

Ridge Road, Todmorden Ref 19-5481

Ridge Steps, Todmorden Ref 19-5534

Ridge Street, Todmorden Ref 19-1574

Recorded in the 1830s

Ridge View, Elland Ref 19-1462

Ridge View Road, Rastrick Ref 19-621

Ridgeway Gardens, Brighouse Ref 19-646

Riding Head Lane, Luddenden Ref 19-5917

See Riding Head, Luddenden

Riding Hill, Shelf Ref 19-3902

The road crosses Blackshaw Beck.

Two early 19th century cottages – Numbers 5 and 6 – on Riding Hill are listed

Riding Lane, Illingworth Ref 19-2666

Ridings Close, Brighouse Ref 19-155

Riley Buildings, Halifax Ref 19-6833

Southowram Bank. Recorded in 1880

Riley's Court, Halifax Ref 19-7025

Recorded in 1871 & 1891, when it was listed near Crossley Terrace

Riley Lane, Holmfield Ref 19-158

Riley Lane, Illingworth Ref 19-6002

Ring o' Bells Yard, Halifax Ref 19-6984

Upper Kirkgate.

Recorded in 1891

Ringby Terrace, Akroydon Ref 19-6056

Ringstone, Barkisland Ref 19-6106

Ringstone Hill Lane, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-1358

Ringwood Edge, Elland Ref 19-1514

Ripley's Buildings, Hipperholme Ref 19-8

Recorded in 1901

Ripley Street, Lightcliffe Ref 19-3906

Built in the 1880s by Jeremiah Gomersall on the site of a farm on the estate of Sir Henry William Ripley, and named for the Ripley family.

The street leads to Jasper Hill, Lightcliffe

Ripley Terrace, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-6160

Ripon Street, Halifax Ref 19-3908

Ripon Street, Halifax Ref 19-946

Recorded in 1905 off Hopwood Lane

Ripon Terrace, Akroydon Ref 19-3909

Many of the 19th century buildings here are listed

Numbers 1 to 11
Numbers 13 to 27
Numbers 29 to 43

See Back Ripon Terrace, Akroydon

Ripponden Bank, Barkisland Ref 19-718

Ripponden New Bank, Ripponden Ref 19-720

Superseded Ripponden Old Bank when the Rochdale to Halifax & Elland Turnpike was constructed

Ripponden Old Bank, Ripponden Ref 19-1324

Fern Lee, Ripponden [Number 8], Chapel Farmhouse, Ripponden [10], and Croft Cottage, Ripponden were originally an early 17th century house.

See Foresters' Hall, Ripponden and Ripponden New Bank

Ripponden Old Lane, Ripponden Ref 19-196

Ripponden Old Road Ref 19-6620

Ripponden Road Ref 19-5496

Kebroyd

Rise Lane, Todmorden Ref 19-5343

Todmorden Railway Station is here

The Rise, Northowram Ref 19-340

Rishworth Buildings, Halifax Ref 19-6836

Wheatley Lane Recorded in 1891

Rishworth Hall Close, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2211

Rishworth Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2235

Rishworth New Road, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2266

See Upper Cockcroft Hall, Rishworth

Rishworth Road, Barkisland Ref 19-1382

Rishworthian Court, Copley Ref 19-6187

River Street, Brighouse Ref 19-4985

See Blakeborough's Bridge and Drury's Soap Works

River Street, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-2128

River Street, Todmorden Ref 19-5589

River Walk, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2296

Riverwood Drive, Halifax Ref 19-6213

Road End, West Vale Ref 19-222

Road Ref 19-6569

The Old English word rad comes from ridan, meaning to ride.

In 1675, John Ogilby published Britannia, the first road book to be based on scientific survey of the British road system.

See Bridge, Causey and Highways

Robert Street East, Claremount Ref 19-362

Robert Street, Lee Mount Ref 19-6423

Robert Street North, Claremount Ref 19-6245

Off Iona Street, Boothtown

Robert Street, Ovenden Ref 19-6301

Roberts Buildings, Halifax Ref 19-6333

Recorded in 1911 at Highroad Well

Robertshaw Road, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-2692

Named for Robertshaw's who were at Calder Mill

Robertson Avenue, Rastrick Ref 19-675

Robin Hood Way, Brighouse Ref 19-709

Robinwood Terrace, Todmorden Ref 19-5345

Housing for the workers at Robinwood Mill. The larger Manager's House stands on the hillside

Rochdale Road, Greetland Ref 19-3916

/ West Vale.

Once known as Stainstret.

The main road – now the B6113 – runs from Elland over Brow Bridge through Greetland – where it becomes Greetland Road – and on to Ripponden – where it becomes Elland Road.

Owners and tenants have included

#39 Madame Anne Fox

Rochdale Road, Halifax Ref 19-3915

See Allangate, Halifax

Rochdale Road, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-75

Created in 1792.

See Mill House Chimney, Triangle

Rochdale Road, Todmorden Ref 19-4366

Some of the buildings here are listed

Numbers 13 & 15 which are attached to the Royal George, Todmorden
Numbers 195 to 209 – 8 early 19th century cottages
Numbers 748 to 752 – 3 early 19th century cottages
Gauxholme Stones Farm, Walsden
Laneside House, Todmorden
Millbrook House, Todmorden
Steanor Bottom Toll House, Todmorden

Rochdale Road, Walsden Ref 19-5724

Rochdale to Halifax & Elland Turnpike Ref 19-2174

Turnpike constructed around 1760 under an act of 1735. It came via Blackstone Edge. This was the main road through Sowerby Bridge.

In 1814, a notice proposing to continue, enlarge, alter, amend, repair and widen the road described it as

[running] from the town of Rochdale, leading over a certain craggy mountain called Blackstone-Edge, and then to the towns of Halifax and Ealand... passing through the several townships, hamlets, districts, or places of Huddersfield, Wardleworth, Wuerdle and Wardle, Blatchenworth, and Calderbrook in the parish of Rochdale, and of Soyland, Sowerby, Warley, Skircoat, Halifax, Barkisland, Greetland, and Elland-cum-Greetland in the parish of Halifax

See William Binns, Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge, William Greame and Manchester & Leeds Railway

Rochdale Yard, Halifax Ref 19-6364

Rochester Place, Elland Ref 19-1575

Rock Court, Ovenden Ref 19-6480

Recorded in 1905 off 310 Ovenden Road

Rock Hill, Stainland Ref 19-1010

Rock Street, Brighouse Ref 19-737

Rock Terrace, Halifax Ref 19-6367

Rock Terrace, Todmorden Ref 19-5349

A large 18th century grindstone circle and grindstone in the rear garden of Number 12 are listed.

The device was used for grinding sand from the sandstone outcrop at Knowlwood Delph Quarries

Rock View, Stainland Ref 19-6397

Rockcliffe Mount, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-6424

Rocks, Causeway Foot Ref 19-6449

Rocks Lane, Causeway Foot Ref 19-6517

Rocks Road, Halifax Ref 19-6450

Rocks View, Halifax Ref 19-6482

Rockville Terrace, Halifax Ref 19-6515

Roebuck Yard, Halifax Ref 19-2554

Recorded in 1874 off Northgate.

See Jackson & Clayton and Roebuck, Halifax

Roger Gate, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-2770

Rogerson Square, Brighouse Ref 19-4989

Named for Roger Flather Rogerson

Roils Head Road, Norton Tower Ref 19-3923

Roiston Hill, Ovenden Ref 19-6868

Recorded in 1851, when it was between Hatchet Hall & Broadley Laithe

This & associated entries use material contributed by Robert Wade

Rookery, Halifax Ref 19-6551

Rookery Lane, Siddal Ref 19-268

Rookery Place, Brighouse Ref 19-770

Rookes Lane, Norwood Green Ref 19-6621

Rookes Lane Top, Norwood Green Ref 19-6588

Rookes View, Norwood Green Ref 19-6648

Rooley Banks, Sowerby Ref 19-2322

Rooley Court, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2351

Rooley Heights, Sowerby Ref 19-2383

Rooley Lane, Sowerby Ref 19-2438

See Rooley Lane Wesleyan Chapel, Sowerby, Rooley Lane Wesleyan Graveyard and Sowerby Methodist Sunday School

Roomfield Lane, Langfield Ref 19-R65

Now Halifax Road, Todmorden.

See Knur & spell

Roomfield Street, Todmorden Ref 19-5715

Rope Walk, Wainstalls Ref 19-R66

Leads from Lumb to Square Mill.

Probably named for the manufacture of rope which is believed to have been carried out at the Mill.

See Rope walk

Roper Gardens, Mixenden Ref 19-60

Roper Green Lane, Wheatley Ref 19-6553

Roper Green, Mixenden Ref 19-3929

Roper Lane, Bradshaw Ref 19-6590

Rose & Crown Yard, Warley Ref 19-6885

See Rose & Crown, Warley

Rose Bank, Pye Nest Ref 19-108

Rose Bank Road, Todmorden Ref 19-5772

Rose Cottages, Stainland Ref 19-154

Rose Grove, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-1667

Rose Grove, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-195

/ Warley. Recorded in 1871

Rose Grove, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-2212

Rose Grove, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2464

Rose Heath, Illingworth Ref 19-220

Rose Hill, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-6279

Rose Mount, Skircoat Ref 19-267

Rose Place, Luddendenfoot Ref 19-3935

Houses here were built by George Mitchell and William Gaukroger, members of the Loyal Rose Lodge [No 808]

Rose Street, Halifax Ref 19-296

Rose Street, Todmorden Ref 19-1762

Rose Terrace, Lee Mount Ref 19-333

Rose Terrace, Skircoat Ref 19-6271

Rose Villas, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-2297

Rosebank Road, Todmorden Ref 19-6479

Roseberry Terrace, Halifax Ref 19-394

Rosebery Avenue, Siddal Ref 19-420

Rosebery Street, Cornholme Ref 19-5352

Rosebery Street, Elland Ref 19-1669

Rosegrove Lane, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2046

Roselea Close, Southowram Ref 19-1932

Roselee Close, Siddal Ref 19-479

Rosemary Close, Rastrick Ref 19-800

Rosemary Hall, Causeway Foot Ref 19-6622

Rosemary Hill, Halifax Ref 19-543

Rosemary Lane, Rastrick Ref 19-829

Rosemary Lane, Siddal Ref 19-3943

See Rosemary Farm, Siddal and Rosemary Hill, Siddal

Rosemary Place, Rastrick Ref 19-862

Rosemont, Bradshaw Ref 19-6649

Rosemount Avenue, Elland Ref 19-1893

Rosemount Terrace, Elland Ref 19-2100

Rothery Court, Halifax Ref 19-569

Recorded in 1894 at Orange Street

Rothwell Drive, Halifax Ref 19-593

Rothwell Mount, Halifax Ref 19-620

Rothwell Road, Halifax Ref 19-3947

Constructed around 1866.

Property here included

Rotten Row, Halifax Ref 19-6979

King Street / Nelson Street.

Recorded in 1891

Rough Bottom, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-2352

Rough Hall Lane, Wainstalls Ref 19-R190

Named for Rough Hall.

The 1920s/1930s houses at the top of the lane were built by Calvert's for their senior employees

Rough Hey Wood, Triangle Ref 19-2552

See Rough Hey Wood, Triangle

Rough Side Lane, Todmorden Ref 19-5353

Roughside Lane, Todmorden Ref 19-6554

Round BankSowerby Bridge Ref 19-5650

Tuel Lane. Recorded in 1891, 1901 & 1911

Round Hill Close, Illingworth Ref 19-674

Round Hill, Illingworth Ref 19-708

Roundabout, Brighouse Ref 19-6893

Recorded in 1868 when the name of the Street was changed.

Question: Does anyone know where the Street was, and what the name became?

Row Lane, Sowerby Ref 19-2179

Rowan Drive, Clifton Ref 19-2236

Rowland Lane, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-6623

Rows Ref 19-6815

There are a great many properties with names like Bairstow's Buildings, Clough's Court, Hanson's Passage, Richardson's Row Walker's Square and Nichol's Yard.

Many of these were slums and poorer housing from the 19th century, possibly built by a mill-owner for his workers. Later offices and administrative buildings were given similar names, such as Princess Buildings.

The Foldout collects some of these names.

Roy Street, Todmorden Ref 19-5889

Royal Fold, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-61

Houses here were cleared in the 1980s.

The Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Mytholmroyd, now stands here

See Mytholmroyd Farm, Mytholmroyd

Royal Mount, Halifax Ref 19-7061

Off Adelaide Street.

Recorded in 1881

Royd Crescent, Halifax Ref 19-736

Royd Crescent, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-2410

Royd Drive, Ripponden Ref 19-6300

Royd Lane, Illingworth Ref 19-769

Royd Lane, Ripponden Ref 19-5703

Leads to Priest Lane.

See The Royde, Soyland

Royd Lane, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2607

Royd Lane, Soyland Ref 19-2267

Royd Lane, Todmorden Ref 19-5948

Royd Mount, Halifax Ref 19-799

Royd Park, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-2639

Royd Place, Claremount Ref 19-3954

Off Claremount Road.

The small road of terraced houses which has survived the clearance of the area in the 1960s.

See Back Royd Place, Claremount

The Royd, Ripponden Ref 19-5436

Royd Road, Todmorden Ref 19-5975

The Royd, Sowerby Bridge Ref 19-3162

The Royd, Stainland Ref 19-T159

Recorded in 1851

Royd Street, Todmorden Ref 19-6027

Royd Terrace, Halifax Ref 19-828

Royd Terrace, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-5809

Popularly known as Birkenhead in the 19th century.

Some of the buildings here are listed

Numbers 1 to 19 – cottages dated 1848
Numbers 29 & 31 – cottages dated 1852

Royd, Todmorden Ref 19-6081

Royd View, Mytholmroyd Ref 19-2439

Royd Villas, Hebden Bridge Ref 19-2465

Roydlands Street, Hipperholme Ref 19-861

Roydlands Terrace, Hipperholme Ref 19-3957

The Hipperholme Police Sergeant's home was here

Royds Avenue, Bailiff Bridge Ref 19-887

Royds Crescent, Brighouse Ref 19-916

Royds Farm, Sowerby Ref 19-2323

The Royds, Halifax Ref 19-369

Royds Hall Lane, Low Moor Ref 19-1486

Part of the old packhorse route between Halifax and Bradford

Royds Terrace, Halifax Ref 19-4679

Recorded in 1874 at Savile Park

Royston Road, Halifax Ref 19-1513

Mentioned in Anne Lister's journal [23rd December 1818]. Does anyone know where – or what – this could have been?

On 25th February 1819, she says

By Blackwall & Royston Road to King Cross ...

Ruby Street, Halifax Ref 19-6332

Recorded in 1891

Rud Lane, Cragg Vale Ref 19-6366

Rufford Place, Halifax Ref 19-914

Rufford Road, Elland Ref 19-1987

Rufford Road, Halifax Ref 19-6396

Rufford Villas, Halifax Ref 19-945

Rugby Avenue, Ovenden Ref 19-3960

Question: Does anyone know why there are so many roads and streets called RUGBY in the area? Could they be named for Ovenden Rugby League Football Club who had their grounds nearby?

This & associated entries use material contributed by Matt Jackson

Rugby Drive, Ovenden Ref 19-977

Rugby Gardens, Ovenden Ref 19-1036

Rugby Mount, Ovenden Ref 19-1075

Rugby Terrace, Ovenden Ref 19-1122

Rushton Hill Close, Pellon Ref 19-1151

Rushton Street, Halifax Ref 19-2384