Rastrick
Encyclopedia
Rastrick is a village
in the county
of West Yorkshire
, England, near Halifax
. It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse
, with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
. Along with Brighouse
, it is part of Calderdale
, but shares a Huddersfield
postcode and phone number.
The village is on an incline facing north-east, the Parish Church, is vertically in the middle.
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.
Remains of a fort have been found at Castle Hill, just below Top o' Town.
Rastrick is well known for its pubs and the "Rastrick Run" is a popular pub crawl.
Rastrick, and the variation Raistrick are English surnames, originating from the area of the town.
and the Elland Edge boundary with the former Elland U.D.C. It is neighboured by the towns of Brighouse
and Elland
and villages of Fixby
and Ainley Top
.
.
and Rastrick Independent School
.
Rastrick has several primary schools, including Carr Green Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Castlefields Infants School, Field Lane Primary School and Longroyde Junior School.
The William Henry Smith residential SEBD School is on Boothroyd Lane.
vicar.
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.
who wrote under the pseudonym Michael Fairless,
and the hard to pigeonhole polymath Wilf Lunn
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of 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, near 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...
. It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse
Brighouse
Brighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax in the Pennines. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line. In the...
, with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band was formed in 1881. It is based in Brighouse, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.-History:The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world...
. Along with Brighouse
Brighouse
Brighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax in the Pennines. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line. In the...
, it is part 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...
, but shares a Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
postcode and phone number.
The village is on an incline facing north-east, the Parish Church, is vertically in the middle.
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.
Remains of a fort have been found at Castle Hill, just below Top o' Town.
History
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, and the variation Raistrick are English surnames, originating from the area of the town.
Geography
Geographically Rastrick comprises all the part of the old Borough of Brighouse situated South of the Calder and currently is bordered by the M62 motorwayM62 motorway
The M62 motorway is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting the cities of Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds. The road also forms part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22...
and the Elland Edge boundary with the former Elland U.D.C. It is neighboured by the towns of Brighouse
Brighouse
Brighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax in the Pennines. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line. In the...
and Elland
Elland
Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The area of Elland was called Elant in the Domesday Book...
and villages of Fixby
Fixby
Fixby is a suburb in north-west Kirklees bordering neighbouring Calderdale and is traditionally part of Huddersfield in the English county of West Yorkshire...
and Ainley Top
Ainley Top
Ainley Top is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England. It is situated approximately three miles north east of the town centre on the A629 to Elland and Halifax...
.
Community facilities
Rastrick has its own Library which can be found on Crowtrees Lane and a Doctors at Rastrick Health Centre which is on Chapel Croft. A second Doctors surgery is situated at the junction of Castle Avenue and Field Top Road.Landmarks
The highest point in the village is Round Hill which adjacent to the grounds of Rastrick Cricket Club. This appears man made but is thought to be of natural origin.Transport
The nearest railway station is named Brighouse but it is actually situated in Rastrick. An extensive bus service is provided by several operators under the guidance of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport ExecutiveWest Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the executive arm of the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority and was originally formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport...
.
Education
Rastrick has two secondary schools, Rastrick High SchoolRastrick High School
The Rastrick High School is a mixed-gender 11-18 comprehensive school located in Rastrick, West Yorkshire, England. A specialist school, it is a Technology College.-History:...
and Rastrick Independent School
Rastrick Independent School
The Rastrick Independent School is an independent school in Rastrick in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England....
.
Rastrick has several primary schools, including Carr Green Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Castlefields Infants School, Field Lane Primary School and Longroyde Junior School.
The William Henry Smith residential SEBD School is on Boothroyd Lane.
Religious sites
There are two Anglican churches in the village. St Matthew's Church, which is used jointly by the Anglicans and the Methodists and is situated on Church Street. Across the road from this Church is Rastrick Parish Centre, the Church hall for St Matthew's Church. The Church of St John the Divine is located off Gooder Lane close to Brighouse railway station. Both St Matthew's and St John's share the same Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
vicar.
Sport
The Cricket Club in Rastrick, Rastrick CC, is found next to Round Hill, the highest point in Rastrick. Round Hill is a popular playing area for children in the area.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.
Notable people
Rastrick was the birthplace of religious writer Margaret BarberMargaret Barber
Margaret Fairless Barber , pseudonym Michael Fairless, was an English Christian writer whose book of meditations, The Roadmender achieved huge popularity in its time.-Life:...
who wrote under the pseudonym Michael Fairless,
and the hard to pigeonhole polymath Wilf Lunn
Wilf Lunn
Wilf Lunn is probably best known for his regular appearances on the 1960s and 1970s British television show Vision On demonstrating his latest inventions with Tony Hart and Sylvester McCoy....