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Rastrick is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax.
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It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse, with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band.
The area around the Parish Church is known as " Top o't ' Town " and the area around the Junction public house is known as " Bottom o't ' Town ", this reflects the days when Rastrick had its own governance in the form of a Town Board whose Offices and lock-up were situated halfway between the two, on Ogden Lane.
The name Rastrick is thought to be Viking in origin, with the ".. ick " formation being common to many Norwegian Viking placenames, including " Jorvick ", the Viking name for York.
Rastrick is well known for its pubs and the " Rastrick Run " is a popular pub crawl.
Rastrick is a village and a ward of Calderdale, a metropolitan borough within the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire in England.
The ward of Rastrick is bordered to the north by the River Calder, which separates it from the ward of Brighouse.
The traditional north western boundary between Elland and Rastrick was the edge of the escarpment, but the Elland Ward boundary is further east, encompassing parts of the old parish of Rastrick as far as Dewsbury Road and the crossroads with New Hey Road.
Rastrick has its own Library which can be found on Crowtrees Lane and a Doctors surgery at Rastrick Health Centre which is on Chapel Croft.
The highest point in the village is Round Hill which is adjacent to the grounds of Rastrick Cricket Club.
The nearest railway station is named Brighouse but it is actually situated in Rastrick.
Across the road from this Church is Rastrick Parish Centre, the Church hall for St Matthew's Church.
The Cricket Club in Rastrick, Rastrick CC, is found next to Round Hill, the highest point in Rastrick.
Rastrick Bowling Club is situated at the bottom of Toothill Bank which has many local bowling teams and entertainment nights, and is also a good venue for parties.
Rastrick and village
In its early history, it was a hamlet of the nearby village of Rastrick.
Rastrick and West
The United Kingdom Census 2001 gave the Brighouse / Rastrick subdivison of the West Yorkshire Urban Area a population of 32, 360.
Council housing in Rastrick, Calderdale, West Yorkshire
As early as 1842 John Urpeth Rastrick had proposed that the railway should therefore build a branch to serve the West End, but his proposal came to nothing.
From 1837 he worked for John Urpeth Rastrick on railway projects including the London and Brighton Railway and the unbuilt West Cumberland and Furness Railway.
Wilfred Makepeace Lunn ( b. 1942, Rastrick, West Yorkshire, England ) is a UK inventor, prop-maker and TV presenter.
The band was formed over 125 years ago through public donations given by the townsfolk of the adjacent villages of Brighouse and Rastrick that face each other across the River Calder in West Yorkshire, England.
Rastrick and England
Foster, Rastrick and Company was one of the pioneering steam locomotive manufacturing companies of England.
In this position, he designed the Stourbridge Lion, which was built by Foster, Rastrick and Company of England.
Rastrick and Halifax
The parish of Rastrick was recorded on 1 July 1837 as part of the Halifax Registration District.
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Three notable figures from the early days of engineering were selected as judges: John Urpeth Rastrick, a locomotive engineer of Stourbridge, Nicholas Wood, a mining engineer from Killingworth with considerable locomotive design experience and John Kennedy, a Manchester cotton spinner and a major proponent of the railway.
A wooden structure called Rastrick Bridge was recorded in 1275.
This included Rastrick but not Hipperholme, which became an urban district.
Brighouse was the original home of the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, founded in 1881 and associated with neighbouring Rastrick.
They originally formed under the name The Brighouse and Rastrick Temperance Brass Band taking their current title in the early 20th century.
Junction ( Rastrick ) were crowned champions on 20 April 2008.
Rastrick, and the variation Raistrick are English surnames, originating from the area of the town.
Rastrick became a ward of Calderdale, with boundaries similar to those of the original parish.
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An ivory tablet in the infant's cask recounts the story of his sinful origins and is preserved for the child by the monks of a monastery in the fishing village.
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Most of the families moved to the nearby village of Dooagh, which is beside the sea, while some others emigrated.
The village was completely abandoned which is where the name ' Deserted Village ' came from.
The school is involved in a study of the prehistoric and historic landscape at Slievemore, incorporating a research excavation at a number of sites within the deserted village of Slievemore.
It was during his early trips to Achill prior to the outbreak of World War I that Henri painted extensively and is reputed to have done portraits of almost all the children in Dooagh village.
There is a monument to him in his native village.
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The site of the ruins is within the borders of this village, though the expansion of the Limassol tourist area has threatened the ruins: it is speculated that some of the hotels are on top of the Amathus necropolis.
" They must guard a village that is being shelled too heavily.
Among the most exciting recent archaeological discoveries in Greece is the recognition that the sanctuary site near the modern village of Kalapodi is not only the site of the oracle of Apollon at Abai but that it was in constant use for cult practices from early Mycenaean times to the Roman period.
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Pentwyn, Torfaen is a small village located in the district of Abersychan.
The village has a cricket team ( Pentwyn CC ) and is located right next to the old railway line.
A small group of houses on Incline Road mark the beginning of the village and the village boundary is near Cwmavon.
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