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Market town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
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Todmorden is a pleasant town in Calderdale in West Yorkshire; it is considerably less visited than its better known neighbour, Hebden Bridge. 'Tod' is at the far west of Calderdale, bordering on Greater Manchester and Lancashire. Before the 1970s Todmorden was a borough in the West Riding of Yorkshire and at one time the county boundary between the West Riding and Lancashire was in part the brook that runs under the town hall.
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Some of its most attractive and interesting stretches are within the town's boundary.
A Grade 1 listed building that dates from Tudor times and was once a post office.
An imposing building at the centre of the town, designed by John Gibson of Westminster. Its pediment is in fine carved stone with two central female figures on a pedestal. The left hand one represents Lancashire (cotton spinning and weaving industries) and the right hand one Yorkshire (engineering and agriculture). There are free tours at 2PM on the first Sunday of every month except January, and longer tours which can be booked for groups.
While it has declined from its peak, it is still worth visiting. It used to be the only one for some miles open on Good Friday.
is a moorland dam, reservoir with views of Calderdale, a 45-min hike up from the town. The reservoir was under threat of being drained in 2001 when it was bought by a non-profit group who run it as a local amenity.
contains a large open area, woods, and children play areas. It occasionally hosts events.
It shows films and puts on live amateur performances of a high standard.
10-room hotel.
Todmorden is on the railway line from Manchester and Rochdale to Halifax, Bradford and Leeds. There is also a line to Burnley and Blackburn.
Read in the guideThe local bus services operated by First are reliable and pleasant although somewhat expensive.
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