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Skircoat Green | |
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![]() Village green | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Population | 12,712 (Skircoat Ward. 2011) |
OS grid reference | SE091228 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HALIFAX |
Postcode district | HX3 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Skircoat Green (/ˈskɜːrkət/) is an area to the south of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Skircoat is a ward of the Borough of Calderdale whose population at the 2011 Census was 12,712.[1]
In the 13th century, the land was granted to the Earl Warren, and then passed to the Savile family. This was an independent township before being absorbed by the Borough of Halifax in 1892. The name was originally Schircotes and means building on the rocks. The Skircoat Green Area of Halifax is north of Salterhebble and is one of the most expensive areas of Halifax.