Greetland is a village situated within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. It falls within the Calderdale Ward of Greetland and Stainland. According to the 2011 Census, this ward had a population of 11,389. Geographically, Greetland is approximately 1 mile west of Elland and 2.5 miles south of Halifax.
Greetland, as seen from Holywell Green
St Thomas's Church, Greetland with the Community Centre playground in the foreground.
West Vale school and church
Greetland Cricket & Bowling Club, with the rear of the 'Andy Thontons' building to the right. The bowling green is directly behind the row of trees in the centre of the picture.
Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 211,439. It takes its name from the River Calder, and dale, a word for valley. The name Calderdale usually refers to the borough through which the upper river flows, while the actual landform is known as the Calder Valley. Several small valleys contain tributaries of the River Calder. The main towns of the borough are Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden.
View over Mytholmroyd in the Upper Calder Valley
Halifax Town Hall
Northgate House in Halifax was the council's headquarters until sale in 2013
Welcome sign in Calderdale