Mytholmroyd is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale

Calderdale

The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...

, in West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and lies 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the River Hebden .A 2004 profile of...

 and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west of Halifax

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...

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Mytholmroyd is the birthplace of the English poet

Poet

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 Ted Hughes

Ted Hughes

Edward James Hughes OM , more commonly known as Ted Hughes, was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.Hughes was married to American poet Sylvia Plath, from 1956 until...

. He became the Poet Laureate

Poet Laureate

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 and married the American poet Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath

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 who is buried at nearby Heptonstall

Heptonstall

Heptonstall is a small village and civil parish within the Calderdale borough of West Yorkshire, England. The population of Heptonstall, including the hamlets of Colden and Slack, is 1,448. The town of Hebden Bridge lies directly to the southeast...

. Its population is roughly 4,200.

Mytholmroyd is the home of Calder High School

Calder High School

The Calder High School is a comprehensive school, with an associated sixth form. It is located in the village of Mytholmroyd, in the metropolitan district of Calderdale, in northern England.-Admissions:As of the academic year 2006-7 it had 1,294 pupils...

, the largest Comprehensive School in the Upper Calder Valley

Upper Calder Valley

The Upper Calder Valley lies in West Yorkshire in northern England, and covers the towns of Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Luddendenfoot, and Sowerby Bridge, as well as a number of smaller settlements such as Portsmouth, Cornholme, Walsden and Eastwood. The valley is named after the River...

. Mytholmroyd Community Centre hosts the annual Dock Pudding

Dock pudding

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 Championships in April, attended in 2007 by Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

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 who entered the competition and came second, and the Mytholmroyd Gala takes place every July.

The town is served by Mytholmroyd railway station

Mytholmroyd railway station

Mytholmroyd railway station serves the town of Mytholmroyd in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line operated by Northern Rail and is situated west of Halifax and west of Leeds...

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During the late 18th century, the valley to the south, known as Cragg Vale

Cragg Vale

Cragg Vale is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, located south of Mytholmroyd on the B6138 road which joins the A58 and the A646.-Early Days:There is evidence of human activity on the Yorkshire moors around Cragg from c. 10,000 BC...

, was home to a gang of counterfeit

Counterfeit

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ers known as the Cragg Coiners.