Visit Elland Places

Welcome to Visit Elland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Elland

  

Elland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Elland

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Elland history

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The Manor of Elland, with Greetland and Southowram, formed an exclave of the Honour of Pontefract in the surrounding Manor of Wakefield. In 1350 Sir John de Eland was murdered, as were his son and grandson in the following year, which extinguished the male line of the family. The manor house stood on a knoll aligned with the bridge over the River Calder and was destroyed during the construction of Calderdale Way bypass.

Elland etymology

The name of Elland is attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Elant. The name comes from the Old English words ēa (‘river’) and land (‘land’) The name relates to the settlement’s location on the south bank of the Calder.

Elland landmarks

Buildings of interest include the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, the former Rose and Crown Inn in Northgate and the reputedly haunted Fleece Inn at the top of Westgate.

You can visit Elland places with Walkfo Elland to hear history at Elland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Elland has 44 places to visit in our interactive Elland map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Elland, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Elland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Elland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 44 audio facts unique to Elland places in an interactive Elland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Elland Places Map
44 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Elland historic spots	Elland tourist destinations	Elland plaques	Elland geographic features
Walkfo Elland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Elland

  

Best Elland places to visit

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Elland has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Elland’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Elland’s information audio spots:

Lindley, Huddersfield Lindley is a suburb of Huddersfield, within the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 2 miles (3 km) northwest from the town centre. It was officially opened only in 1967, by Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

Birkby, Huddersfield Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire. It has a population of 6,700 and sits in the Grimescar Valley, a greenbelt area of the city. It contains Norman Park, a small park with a play area and a war memorial, which commemorates those who died in WWI.

Sowood, West Yorkshire Sowood is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-west of Elland, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north of Huddersfield. The village falls within the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council.

Slack Roman Fort Slack Roman Fort was a castellum near Outlane, to the west of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. It lay alongside the Pennine section of the Roman road from Deva Victrix (Chester) to Eboracum (York) The fort may have been the Cambodunum mentioned as a station on this route in the Antonine Itinerary.

The Shay Halifax Town football and Halifax Panthers rugby league clubs both play home games at the Shay. The North and South stands were built in the mid-1990s. The Shay lies on the south side of Halifax, about a quarter of a mile from the town centre.

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