Halifax, W Yorkshire - Broomfield Road - local postcard c.1980s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Broomfield Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire
• Publisher:  Overgate Hospice, Elland / printed by Judges
• Postally used:  no
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Halifax is a Minster town,^[2][3] within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It had an urban area population of 82,056 at the 2001 census.^[1] It is well known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece Hall. Halifax is known for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee (now owned by Nestlé), the Halifax bank (formerly Halifax Building Society), and the nearby Shibden Hall.

The name is first recorded in about 1091 in the form Halyfax, possibly from the Old English halh-gefeaxe, meaning ""area of coarse grass in the nook of land"".^[4] This explanation is now preferred to derivations from the Old English halig (holy), for example halig feax (holy hair), first proposed by 16th century antiquarians.^[5] The incorrect interpretation gave rise to two local legends. One concerned a maiden killed by a lustful priest whose advances she spurned. Another held that the head of John the Baptist was buried here after his execution.^[4] The legend is almost certainly medieval rather than ancient, though the town's coat of arms still carries an image of the saint. Another explanation for the name is a corruption of the Old English words Hay and Ley, 'hay' and 'clearing' or 'meadow'. This etymology is based on the presence of Haley Hill, the nearby hamlet of Healey (another corruption), and the common occurrence of the surnames Hayley/Haley around Halifax.^[6] The erroneous derivation from halig has also given rise to the demonym Haligonian, which is of recent origin and not in universal use.

The Earldom of Halifax took the name of the town. The first creation, in the Peerage of England in 1677, was for William Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax. He had already been made Baron Savile of Eland and Viscount Halifax in 1668 and was later made Marquess of Halifax (this creation of the earldom became extinct in 1700; see Marquess of Halifax for more information). George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (2nd order of the 3rd creation) became the President of the Board of Trade in 1748. In 1749 he helped to found the town (later city) of Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, Canada which was named after him. He helped foster trade, especially with North America. The Halifax River in Central Florida, United States, was named after him.

type=printed

city/ region=halifax

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)