What is Calderdale?
'''Calderdale''' is a [[metropolitan borough]] of [[West Yorkshire]]. The population in 2020 was 211,439.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Estimates of the population for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - Office for National Statistics|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland|access-date=2023-03-27|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> It was formed in 1974 by the merger of [[Brighouse]], [[Elland]], [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], [[Sowerby Bridge]], [[Hebden Bridge]] and [[Todmorden]].<ref>HMSO. Local Government Act 1972. 1972 c.70</ref> Calderdale Council is mostly in Halifax, the biggest town. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Metropolitan boroughs in West Yorkshire]] {{UK-stub}}