brighouse is a town within the metropolitan borough of calderdale, in west yorkshire, england. historically within the west riding of yorkshire, it is situated on the river calder, east of halifax. it is served by junction 25 of the m62 motorway and brighouse railway station on the caldervale line and huddersfield line. in the town centre is a mooring basin on the calder and hebble navigation. the united kingdom census 2001 gave the brighouse / rastrick subdivision of the west yorkshire urban area a population of 32,360. the brighouse ward of calderdale council gave a population of 11,195 at the 2011 census.