Colden, West Yorkshire

Colden
Colden
	Colden School (2006)
	Colden Location within West Yorkshire
Civil parish	Heptonstall;
Metropolitan borough	Calderdale;
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°45′11″N 2°03′25″W / 53.753°N 2.0569°W

Colden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Heptonstall in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the hamlet consists of scattered houses and farms on high ground west of Heptonstall, above the valley of Colden Water.

Colden School is a junior and infants school established in 1878.^[1]

Colden Water is crossed by two old footbridges, possibly dating from the 17th century. Strines Bridge is a packhorse bridge,^[2] and lower down a clapper bridge crosses the stream.^[3] Both are Grade II listed buildings.

The Pennine Way and Calderdale Way both pass through Colden.

References

^ "Colden School website". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ Historic England. "Strines Bridge (1133947)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ Historic England. "Hebble Hole Footbridge (1225939)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2011.