In my Calderdale Companion, you'll find a collection of Trivia, Miscellaneous Facts, and some interesting information about Halifax and the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, England

The Calderdale Companion is aimed at:

• Anyone with an interest in local history, no matter whether as an active pursuit or as an armchair enthusiasm

• Tourists who are visiting or intend to visit the beautiful Calderdale district – you might be interested in our entries on Calderdale for Motorists, and Things to see in Calderdale

• Anyone who has forgotten – or never knew – their English history and needs reminding

• Anyone with recent or distant roots and links with this part of the world – for this group of readers, I have included a number of historical entries and information which might otherwise be inaccessible to overseas visitors

• Anyone who already lives in Halifax and Calderdale and wants to know just that bit more about what's all around them

• Anyone who is tracing their family tree and needs some explanation of the terms and the terminology which they encounter in old documents

• Anyone who is fascinated by local and historical trivia

• Anyone who wants an explanation of the terms which are likely to be encountered when reading the works of the Brontës, Anne Lister's journals, or other pre-20th century works

• Anyone who knows anything – about Halifax, Calderdale, the people or the places – which seems interesting to them and which is hard to find. I am particularly aware that many older people have memories and stories which should be recorded... before it's too late

• Anyone who just wants to settle – or start – an argument in the pub

I welcome any contributions and/or corrections to any of the material in Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - especially where I've used ? to indicate an omission

Please Click here to see some of the specific points on which I should welcome your help

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• My Newsletter Page with details of any changes to Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion
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• The list of specific questions which you may be able to answer
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  Please note that I have removed the Master Index and many of the SideTracks and included a number of links to some the increasing number of excellent websites dedicated to topics which, whilst they are of interest to readers of Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion, are outside the immediate scope of my website

  Please email me if you can suggest any other websites that could be linked to

  Updated at 16:00 on Wednesday, 23rd July 2008

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