Cornholme is a village in the market town of Todmorden, in the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.[1][2] It lies at the edge of Calderdale, on the boundary with Lancashire, and in the narrow Calder Valley about 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of Todmorden. The village is close to the A646 Burnley Road.

Cornholme
Cornholme, 2009
Cornholme is located in Calderdale
Cornholme
Cornholme
Cornholme is located in West Yorkshire
Cornholme
Cornholme
Location within West Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSD904263
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTODMORDEN
Postcode districtOL14
Dialling code01706
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Yorkshire
53°43′59″N 2°08′49″W / 53.733°N 2.147°W / 53.733; -2.147

History

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Cornholme was historically a part of Lancashire, and falls within the OL postcode area. The former principal industries of most of the Upper Calder Valley being cotton weaving and the manufacture of textile accessories such as shuttles and bobbins. The village became part of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 1 January 1888 and part of the Borough of Todmorden, within the West Riding, on 2 June 1896.

Cornholme became a civil parish in 1894,[3] on 30 September 1897 the parish was abolished to form Todmorden.[4]

The Gem was once a cinema. There are no cinemas in Cornholme today.

Cornholme was until 1938 served by Cornholme railway station.

Cornholme is the location of a number of scenes in the 2004 film My Summer of Love.

Famous residents

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References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 103 Blackburn & Burnley (Clitheroe & Skipton) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 9780319231548.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Cornholme CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Todmorden Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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