Here are the origins of the names of 14 towns and villages in Calderdale. Click here to see photos from a night out in Sowerby bridge in the 2000s and here to see pictures showing deserted Calderdale streets as residents stay at home during lockdown.
9. Hebden Bridge
The name for Hebden comes from the Anglo-Saxon Heopa Denu, meaning 'Bramble (or possibly Wild Rose) Valley' and also comes from the old bridge across the River Hebden on an old packhorse route.
10. Elland
Elland was recorded as Elant in the 1086 Domesday Book and the town's name is derived from the Old English meaning 'land by the water, river or land partly or wholly surrounded by water'.
11. Sowerby Bridge
It is thought that Sowerby Bridge takes its name from the historic bridge which spans the river in the town centre. The name Sowerby, is made up from the Norse 'Sor' for sour and suffixed with 'by' representing a parished area.
12. Northowram
The name Northowram, or North-over-ham, is thought to indicate a meaning similar to 'north above town' as 'ham' in Anglo Saxon Old English means town.