Ripponden is the main settlement in a small group of villages, each with its own identity: Barkisland, Ripponden, Rishworth and Soyland. The citizens of Ripponden are represented on Ripponden Parish Council, whose embryonic website (see external links) includes further information about the village and surrounding settlements. The area is a substantial part of the Ryburn Ward (see external links), itself part of Calderdale Council.
External links
Ripponden Parish Council (http://www.rippondenparishcouncil.gov.uk)
Ryburn Ward 2004 population statistics and maps (http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/information/ward-profiles/pdfs/ryburn.pdf)
Rippondens a very hilly village so weve got plenty of benches dotted around and because we want to keep the place tidy, weve got lots of rubbish bins too.
The first recorded reference to Ripponden was in 1307 when it was called Rybourndene, which is Anglo Saxon meaning a forded river in a valley.
In 1722 a storm caused the river Ryburn to rise to a height of IS feet.The raging torrent flooded the churchyard and coffins were left in the branches of trees.
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