Rishworth
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Metropolitan borough | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SOWERBY BRIDGE |
Postcode district | HX6 |
Dialling code | 01422 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Rishworth is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a small church, farms and schools, including Rishworth School.[1]
St. Johns Rishworth CofE Primary School provides primary-level education for children in Rishworth and Ripponden. The school is a Church of England school, with classes making regular trips to the village's church situated on Godley Lane.
Former railway[]
Rishworth was the terminus of the Rishworth Branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from Sowerby Bridge. It opened in 1881 and closed to passengers in 1929.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Contact information". Rishworth School. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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