In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lightcliffe like this:
LIGHTCLIFFE, a hamlet and a chapelry in Halifax parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The hamlet lies on the Bradford, Leeds, and Halifax railway, 3 miles SE of Halifax; and has a station with telegraph on the railway, and a post office under Halifax. The chapelry was constituted in 1846. Pop. in 1861,2,347. ...
Houses, 508. The property is subdivided; but much of the land belongs to E.S. Walker, Esq. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £140.* Patron, the Vicar of Halifax. The church is a plain edifice, in the Grecian style; and consists of nave, aisles, and cupola-shaped chancel, with a small tower. There are an Independent chapel and some charities.
Lightcliffe through time
Lightcliffe is now part of Calderdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Calderdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lightcliffe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lightcliffe, in Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21313
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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