West Yorkshire Town of Halifax viewed from Beacon Hill overlooking the town centre

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Halifax is a minster town,[2][3] within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census.[1] It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece Hall. Halifax is internationally famous for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee (now owned by Nestlé), the Halifax Bank (formerly Halifax Building Society), and the nearby Shibden Hall.

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Size: 4386px × 2920px
Location: Halifax , West Yorkshire , UK
Photo credit: © Steve Morgan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: borough, calderdale, centre, england, england., halifax, manufacture, metropolitan, minster, panoramic, town, west, wool, woollen, yorkshire