Illingworth | |
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![]() St Mary's Church in Illingworth | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Population | 12,739 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE 075 285 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HALIFAX |
Postcode district | HX2 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Illingworth is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. The appropriate Calderdale Ward is called Illingworth and Mixenden. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 12,739.[1] It is situated 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north-west of Halifax.
Illingworth is one of the Halifax villages that have all become suburbs through urban expansion. Situated on the side and top of a hill, this is an exposed area, and feels cooler than lower down districts.