Ainley Top

Ainley Top

Village sign
Ainley Top
 Ainley Top shown within West Yorkshire
Population 649 (inc. Blackley) [1]
OS grid referenceSE115195
Metropolitan boroughCalderdale/Kirklees
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HUDDERSFIELD
Postcode district HD2
Dialling code 01422
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentHuddersfield
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Coordinates: 53°40′16″N 1°49′43″W / 53.6712°N 1.8285°W / 53.6712; -1.8285

Ainley Top is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire in England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north east of Huddersfield on the A629 to Elland and Halifax. It is situated on a hill (the Ainleys) with the M62 motorway to the north, and junction 24 of the motorway adjacent to the village. It is in the Elland ward of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council with 419 registered electors in 248 properties in 2013.[2]

Ainley Top is also the name of the roundabout just south of the village. This is the junction of the A643 and the A629 and also gives access to junction 24 of the M62 motorway.

References

  1. Calderdale 2004 Ward Digest Retrieved 16 October 2009
  2. Calderdale Council (2013) Elland Ward. Retrieved 13 October 2016


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