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40-615: Greetland is a village situated within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale , West Yorkshire , England. It falls within the Calderdale Ward of Greetland and Stainland. According to the 2011 Census, this ward had a population of 11,389. Geographically, Greetland is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Elland and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Halifax . Historical records from 1870–1872, documented in John Marius Wilson 's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, describe Greetland as

80-521: A Roman settlement, potentially identified as Cambodunum . This hypothesis is supported by the discovery of a Roman altar stone, dated to 208 AD, found in 1597 at Bank Top in Greetland. From 1844 to 1962, Greetland was served by the Greetland railway station . Greetland was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Halifax, in 1894 Greetland became an urban district , on 31 December 1894 Greetland became

120-467: A civil parish , being formed from the part of the parish of Elland with Greetland in Greetland Urban District, on 1 April 1937 the district was abolished and merged with Elland Urban District . On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Elland. In 1931 the parish had a population of 4299. The passage of Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield passed through

160-758: A central library in Halifax, and also offer a home library service and digital library service. In 2014, construction began on a new central library and archive building in Halifax, adjacent to the Piece Hall and the Square Chapel . The new Central Library and Archive officially opened in September 2017. Calderdale has seven operational railway stations: Brighouse , Halifax , Hebden Bridge , Mythomroyd , Sowerby Bridge , Todmorden , Walsden . A new Elland railway station received planning permission in 2023 and construction

200-532: A common feature in municipal arms. The lion supporters are taken from the arms of Halifax and also for England . A lion also featured on the shield of the arms of Brighouse . The black crescents, also from the arms of Brighouse, are featured on the arms of the Brighouse family. The blue wave around each lion's collar is from the arms of Todmorden and represents the Calder again. The motto, Industria arte prundentia ,

240-484: A floodlit outdoor pitch. The ground is often used for community events and is used regularly by the district Scout Groups. Greetland has a Scout Group operating as the 5th Greetland Scout Group, which comprises Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Explorer Scouts operate from the nearby West Vale HQ. The group is based in the St Thomas' Church Hall. Other venues are used when holding meetings for special events and activities. The group

280-611: A large proportion of A* to C grades at GCSE level. In 2005 the Crossley Heath School was the highest ranking co-educational school in the north of England. Calderdale College is a local further education college on Francis Street, in Halifax. In December 2006 it was announced that Calderdale College, in partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University , would open a new higher education institution in January 2007 called University Centre Calderdale. In terms of television, Calderdale

320-470: A new town known as West Vale developed in the valley, and a school and church were built (SE097213). The name stems from being at the western end of Elland, although it is at the eastern end of Greetland which was an independent authority only from 1894 to 1937." Humphrey Bolton . Clay House was built for John Clay and the Clay family around 1650, although there is a 1296 mention of a house owned by Robert Clay on

360-495: A small bar area that was voted club of the year 2007 by CAMRA . The community centre is home to the Greetland Goldstars Football Club and Elland Boxers rugby club, which has various teams in different age groups playing in the local junior football leagues. Their motto is "To win fairly and to lose with honour". The club achieved FA Charter Standard Development Club Status in January 2007. Founded in 1858

400-659: A village and chapelry in the Halifax parish, West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is noted to have been situated 1 mile west of the Elland railway station and 3 miles south-southwest of Halifax. It had amenities such as a post office under Halifax's jurisdiction during that period. The chapelry formed a part of the Elland-cum-Greetland township. The population at the time was 2,584, with local industries including stone quarries and several large mills producing woollens, worsted, and cotton. The origins of Greetland may trace back to

440-551: Is Latin for 'Industry, skill, and foresight'. The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Calderdale. 53°43′N 1°58′W  /  53.72°N 1.97°W  / 53.72; -1.97 Tax collector Historically taxes were collected directly by the King or ruler of a State . As states and administrative regions grew larger this task

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480-575: Is another war memorial on the eastern wall of the house. Clay House is the starting point of the Calderdale Way. Greetland is the start of the Calderdale Way , a long-distance footpath popular with ramblers. Perhaps the oldest public house in Greetland, the Druids Arms is known locally as the "Rat". The sign outside the pub was altered by the current landlord to reflect this. The pub has been at

520-480: Is at Halifax police station. Other police stations are located in Todmorden and at Brighouse, which reopened in 2009. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue covers Calderdale and it has five fire stations in the borough. These are located at Rastrick (Since 2015), King Cross (Halifax Fire Station), Mytholmroyd, Illingworth, and Todmorden. Calderdale Libraries provides services through 22 local library branches, including

560-511: Is divided into 17 wards and each is represented on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council by three councillors. Each councillor is normally elected on a first past the post basis for a four-year period which is staggered with the other councillors of that ward so that only one councillor per ward is up for election at any one time. Exceptions to this include by-elections and ward boundary changes. The largest ethnic group within Calderdale at

600-771: Is expected to begin in 2024 for a potential opening date of December 2025. The train operators in the borough are Northern and Grand Central . Destinations for services include Bradford Interchange , Huddersfield , Leeds , York , Manchester Victoria , Blackpool North , Wigan North Western , Chester , Warrington Bank Quay , Hull , Preston , Burnley Manchester Road and London King's Cross . Two selective schools in Calderdale jointly administer an 11+ admissions exam: The Crossley Heath School , in Savile Park and North Halifax Grammar School in Illingworth. Both schools achieve excellent GCSE and A-level results, achieving

640-599: Is in the neighbouring borough of Kirklees , but its identity is not yet certain. The metropolitan district of Calderdale was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . It covered the area of eight former districts and part of a ninth, which were all abolished at the same time: In 2022, Yorkshire Water built an emergency water pipeline from Calderdale to Ponden Reservoir in Haworth as Yorkshire experienced its driest period on record. The borough

680-539: Is part of the Pennine Calder District Scouts. [REDACTED] Media related to Greetland at Wikimedia Commons Calderdale Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire , England, which had a population of 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder , and dale , a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the upper river flows, while

720-431: Is said by local residents that, in order to avoid paying excessive tax on his stockpiled alcohol, a pre-20th century landlord of the Druids Arms would roll barrels of spirits into the wood in order to hide them. When the taxman came to take an inventory of the pub's cellar he could not account for the hidden barrels, and so the landlord avoided paying tax on the barrels stashed in the woods. According to another version of

760-797: Is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter. Radio stations for the area: There are three current swimming pools in Calderdale. These are located in Todmorden , Brighouse and Sowerby Bridge . Halifax is currently in the phase of getting a new swimming pool after the old pool shut in 2021. Other sports facilities include North Bridge Leisure Centre (Halifax, Currently Closed), Sowerby Bridge Swimming Pool, Brighouse Leisure Centre and Pool, Todmorden Swimming Pool, The Shay Stadium ( Halifax Towns Football Pitch) and Spring Hall (Halifax, Track and field). There are eight civil parishes in Calderdale, covering

800-732: Is the Calderdale Royal Hospital , located on the main route to Huddersfield in Salterhebble . It has specialist departments: Calderdale's A&E department and the Calderdale Birth Centre. The hospital was built and opened in 2001 on the site of the original Halifax General Hospital . After the new hospital opened, the Royal Halifax Infirmary closed and all services were transferred, as were services from Northowram Hospital . NHS Ambulance services are provided by

840-493: The 2011 census was White British at 86.7%, down from 90.8% in 2001. The next largest ethnic group are Pakistanis, comprising 6.8% of the population (4.9% in 2001). In 2011, Christians comprised 60.6% of the borough's population. This was followed by those of no religion (30.2%) and Muslims (7.8%). The 2021 census showed further changes in the borough, with the White British population declining slightly to 82.7% and

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880-495: The Roman occupiers. Tax collectors amassed personal wealth by demanding tax payments in excess of what Rome levied and keeping the difference. They worked for tax farmers . In the Gospel of Luke , Jesus sympathizes with the tax collector Zacchaeus , causing outrage from the crowds that Jesus would rather be the guest of a sinner than of a more respectable or " righteous " person. Matthew

920-515: The Yorkshire Ambulance Service from stations in Halifax, Brighouse and Todmorden. Overgate Hospice provides specialist palliative care for adults in Calderdale. Elland Hospital , Calderdale's only private hospital, is located by the Calderdale Way . Formerly BUPA Elland Independent Hospital, it is now owned and operated by Classic Hospitals . Calderdale is served by West Yorkshire Police ; whose Calderdale Division headquarters

960-486: The smoking ban that was introduced throughout England in July 2007. It was alleged that he had allowed customers to smoke inside his pub, and had either taken down non-smoking signs or written over them with 'Smoking Allowed'. The pub had allegedly received support from smokers and non-smokers alike in Halifax, Bradford, Huddersfield and Leeds. The landlord stated that he had received phone calls of support from Germany, Croatia and

1000-615: The "Greetland Cricket & Bowling Club" is still active and the club competes in the " Halifax League ", playing host to teams from around Calderdale and Kirklees. The pitch is on the banks of a small river and is prone to flooding. The Greetland Social Club has three table tennis teams which play in the Halifax Table Tennis League. Various local rugby league teams play at the Greetland All Rounders rugby ground. The site contains an indoor bar and meeting area and

1040-458: The Baptist , the patron saint of wool workers. It was shown on the former arms of Halifax . The green and blue wavy line of the shield symbolises the River Calder and Calder Valley. The white rose is for Yorkshire . The crest shows a rose bush with nine white flowers representing the nine former authorities that now comprise the Calderdale district. The bush is shown growing out of a mural crown,

1080-657: The Muslim population remaining relatively stable increasing to 9.5%. The large majority of Calderdale residents were born in England - falling slightly from 90.6% to 89.7% between 2011 and 2021. Calderdale is part of the Calderdale Primary Care Trust , South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust and Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust . The borough has two hospitals and one hospice . The main hospital (part of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust)

1120-715: The USA. He announced in 2008 that he would open another pub in Huddersfield,The College Arms, where he would also allow his customers to smoke. He said that he wished to create a small smoking area, leaving most of the pub a non-smoking venue. Schools include Greetland Junior and Infant School and the West Vale Primary School, Greetland Infant School on Saddleworth Road, (for children aged 4–6), and Greetland Junior School, on School Street/Rochdale Road (for children aged 6–11). Greetland Academy has two campuses, one on School Street,

1160-776: The actual landform is known as the Calder Valley . Several small valleys contain tributaries of the River Calder. The main towns of the borough are Brighouse , Elland , Halifax , Hebden Bridge , Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden . Calderdale covers part of the South Pennines , and the Calder Valley is the southernmost of the Yorkshire Dales , though it is not part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park . The borough

1200-421: The centre of a planning dispute with local residents. Since its closure on 17 October 2004, the landlord has applied for planning permission to turn the pub into flats. However, a local residents' committee is attempting to launch objections to the proposed change. The Druids Arms appears in local folklore: Greetland is the home of 'Brandy Hole Wood'. The origin of the wood's name is ingrained in local folklore. It

1240-492: The other on Saddleworth Road. Greetland has schools for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The Key Stage 1 school, Sunnybank, is on Saddleworth Road. The Key Stage 2 mixed school, Greetland Academy School, is on School Street, and teaches approximately 383 pupils within an age range of 4 to 11. Sporting facilities in Greetland include the "Greetland Community Centre", which consists of an indoor multi-purpose pitch, as well as several outdoor natural grass pitches. The venue also has

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1280-406: The proportion of residents of Pakistani heritage increasing to 8.5%. Younger residents showed a higher level of ethnic diversity with 74.7% of Calderdale's population aged under 16 identifying as White British compared with 93.5% of the population over 65. Those holding no religion had risen to 42.0% of the population, now comprising a slightly higher proportion of residents than Christians (41.5%) and

1320-459: The remaining point. Greetland is situated primarily around Stainland, Saddleworth and Rochdale Roads, with much of the village on one side of the steep hill that separates the latter two roads. Saddleworth Road and Rochdale Road meet at a double traffic junction in a small commercial area called West Vale. "The old part of Greetland was strung out along what is now the B6113 to the west. In the late 19C

1360-410: The site. The grounds of the house were opened as a park in 1924, and in 1929 a war memorial was built in the hall. The house is frequently used for weddings and its main hall can seat over 100 people. Its corridors and grand rooms are well known in the area, with a large central staircase, traditional wooden panelling from the 1600s and paintings. The house is currently managed by Calderdale Council. There

1400-536: The story, it was the locals who hid the brandy in the wood, and concerned at his lost revenue, the landlord of the Druids Arms informed the taxman of the hidden stash. This is what earned the pub the nickname "The Rat". The cottage attached to the pub was sold in March 2008, and was extended in 2022. This pub came to nationwide media attention in early January 2008. The landlord, who was later found to have been trading under his son's alcohol licence, had been publicly flouting

1440-594: The taxes collected from individuals. The publicani paid the tax revenue in coins, but collected the taxes using other exchange media, thus relieving the government of the work to carry out the currency conversion themselves. Tax collectors, also known as publicans , are mentioned many times in the Bible (mainly in the New Testament ). They were reviled by the Jews of Jesus' day because of their perceived greed and collaboration with

1480-599: The village on 6 July 2014. The race route traversed east to west, originating from neighbouring Barkisland , through West Vale , and concluding in Elland . One of the stage's climbs, the Category 3 Côte de Greetland, occurred here at the 119.5-kilometre mark. Cyril Lemoine of Cofidis secured 2 points in the King of the Mountain competition, with David de la Cruz of Team Netapp-Endura earning

1520-416: The western part of the borough. The eastern part of the borough, covering Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Shelf and Sowerby Bridge, is an unparished area . The two parish councils of Hebden Royd and Todmorden take the style "town council". The borough contains numerous settlements, including: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council was granted a coat of arms in 1977. The Paschal lamb is the emblem of John

1560-450: Was formed in 1974 by the merger of nine local government districts. Halifax is the commercial, cultural and administrative centre of the borough. Calderdale is served by Calderdale Council , which is headquartered in Halifax, with some functions based in Todmorden. The Roman settlement of Cambodunum was probably located within Calderdale. A Roman fort has been excavated in Slack , which

1600-482: Was outsourced to aristocrats or dedicated tax collectors. In the Roman Republic , taxes were collected from individuals based on the value of their total property. However, since it was extremely difficult to facilitate the collection of the tax, the government auctioned the collection of taxes every year. The winning tax farmers (called publicani ) paid the tax revenue to the government in advance and then kept

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