10 Facts About Brighouse

Brighouse is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.

Brighouse is twinned with Ludenscheid in Germany, the link beginning with an exchange by Brighouse Children's Theatre in 1950 followed by a civic twinning charter in 1960.

Brighouse's industry received a boost through the construction of the Calder and Hebble Navigation, started in 1757 by the engineer John Smeaton.

Brighouse was historically part of the township of Hipperholme with Brighouse in the large ancient parish of Halifax.

The township became a civil parish in 1866, but was abolished in 1894 and divided: Brighouse became a Municipal Borough, Hipperholme became an urban district and Norwood Green and Coley became a civil parish in Halifax Rural District.

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Brighouse Library is a large building and in addition to its normal lending library services provides facilities for language courses; internet access and fax facilities.

Central Methodist Church is situated at the west end of Brighouse backing on to the Ludenschied Link with a side entry at the lower part of Parsonage Lane.

Brighouse never sought fame but was considered one of the best singers in the country and she sang concerts including those for Queen Victoria.

Brighouse was the original home of the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, founded in 1881 and associated with neighbouring Rastrick.

The bus station and some bus stops in the Brighouse area are equipped with Real Time Passenger Information Screens.