Bradshaw, Calderdale

Coordinates: 53°45′59″N 1°52′54″W / 53.766287°N 1.881636°W / 53.766287; -1.881636
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53°45′59″N 1°52′54″W / 53.766287°N 1.881636°W / 53.766287; -1.881636

Bradshaw is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.

Buildings

A stone church with a square tower
St John the Evangelist church

The parish church is dedicated to St John the Evangelist.[1] It also has a primary school.[2]

The church was built in 1838 at an expense of £1,200 (equivalent to £136,000 in 2023),[3] two-thirds of which was given by Elizabeth Wadsworth who also erected a national school in the village.[4]

Sport

The village has a cricket team, Bradshaw Cricket Club who play in the Halifax Cricket League.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". St John's Church Bradshaw. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Bradshaw Primary School". Ofsted. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848). "Bradnop – Braithwaite". A Topographical Dictionary of England. London. pp. 334–339. Retrieved 16 August 2022 – via British History Online.
  5. ^ "Bradshaw CC, Yorks". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 22 August 2022.