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Hebden Bridge The original settlement was the hilltop village of Heptonstall. Hebden Bridge (Heptenbryge) started as a settlement where the Halifax to Burnley packhorse route dropped into the valley and crossed the River Hebden where the old bridge (from which it gets its name) stands. Hebden comes from the Anglo-Saxon Heopa Denu, 'Bramble (or possibly Wild Rose) Valley'. Steep hills with fast-flowing streams and access to major wool markets meant that Hebden Bridge was ideal for water-powered weaving mills and the town developed during the 19th and 20th centuries; at one time Hebden was known as "Trouser Town" because of the large amount of clothing manufacturing.[3] Drainage of the marshland, which covered much of the Upper Calder Valley before the Industrial Revolution, enabled construction of the road which runs through the valley. Before it was built, travel was only possible via the ancient packhorse route which ran along the hilltop, dropping into the valleys wherever necessary. The wool trade was served the Rochdale Canal (running from Sowerby Bridge to Manchester) and the Manchester and Leeds Railway (later the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) (running from Leeds to Manchester and Burnley). Hebden Bridge also grew to include a cinema and offices for Hebden Bridge Urban District Council. Hebden Bridge has no swimming pool, although for some years there was a small training pool for children in the adult education centre on Pitt Street. Hebden Bridge had its own cooperative society but during the 1960s, it was defrauded and went bankrupt. The old Co-op building became a hotel and was later converted into flats. The Co-op returned in the 1980s with a supermarket on Market Street, on the site of an old mill. During the Second World War Hebden Bridge was designated a "reception area" and took in evacuees from industrial cities. Two bombs fell on Calderdale during the war, but they were not targeted; they were merely the emptying of a bomb load. During the 1970s and 1980s the town saw an influx of artists, writers, photographers, musicians, alternative practitioners, teachers, Green and New Age activists and more recently, wealthier 'yuppie' types. This in turn saw a boom in tourism to the area. During the 1990s Hebden Bridge became a dormitory town, due to its proximity to major towns and cities both sides of the Pennines.	Happy Valley Our decision to visit Hebden Bridge originated from watching the BBC (Netflix) series Happy Valley. A few episodes of Last Tango in Halifax" clinched the deal. I recommend both the shows and visiting the area. Not too much time in Halifax though.
	Typical Up & Downs or Over and Unders

Hebden water	Mill on Hebden Water

Center of building with red door is....	Illingworth Villas

One power pole per steet!	Main street of near by Mytholmroyd (Flooded Boxing Day 2015)

Supplies to keep up your 200 year old house	Typical housing

Evening in the main square (Flooded Boxing Day 2015)	Typical street

Along the canal (Flooded Boxing Day 2015)	Lots of stone

The village	Looking down you can see the canal

Every hillside is used	Only 2/3 of the building got cleaned

Old Packhorse bridge build in 1510	Still in use today! (Flooded Boxing Day 2015)

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Hebden Bridge

Happy Valley