Welcome to Wadsworth
Wadsworth is the second largest parish by area in England, and is a beautiful part of the South Pennines. It includes the high uplands of Widdop and Wadsworth Moors to the north, Midgley Moor to the east, the lovely little valley of Crimsworth Dean, and the fine woodland of the National Trust property at Hardcastle Crags to the west of Hebden Water
Calderdale Council has recognised the most important landscapes of the district by designating them as a Special Landscape Area (SLA), and Wadsworth lies within the SLA. Old Town has a fine cricket club, a bowling club which celebrated its centenary in 2004, a Women’s Institute and an active Community Centre; as well as an Environment group and Greening Wadsworth inihitive. The village has an active arts and creative centre at Wainsgate Chapel. The village also has an excellent primary school, which is just over 100 years old, and an amazing village shop, cafe and post office which disproves the adage that ‘you can’t get a quart into a pint pot!’ The whole village is bordered from the north by miles of high moorland, offering fresh air and space in abundance. To the south lies Hebden Bridge, and the main routes, road and rail through the Calder Valley, east to Yorkshire and west to Lancashire.