HEBDEN BRIDGE

Hebden Bridge takes its name from the packhorse bridge built across Hebden water in 1510. The town developed in late medieval times as a river-crossing and meeting point of packhorse routes from Halifax to Heptonstall, Burnley and Rochdale.

Much of the town’s charm comes from the way in which former industrial buildings of the textile trade have been put to new uses. Many are now occupied by artists, musicians and other creative people, drawn to the area because it successfully blends rural and urban living. Ten minutes from the town centre and you can be walking alone by the river in one of the many wooded valleys. Half an hour’s walk uphill and you can be in open moorland.