River Ryburn
Encyclopedia
The River Ryburn is river in West Yorkshire
, England
. It flows through the villages of Rishworth, Ripponden
and Triangle before flowing into the River Calder
at Sowerby Bridge
.
. After leaving the town, it flows north to Triangle before turning north east again, flowing through Sowerby Bridge
and joining the River Calder
.
Baitings and Ryburn reservoirs were built for Wakefield Corporation. Baitings was opened on 14 November 1956 after eight years work and a cost of £1.4 million. It is 64 acres large with a volume of 775 million gallons reaching a depth of 155 feet (47.2 m). The dam at the east end of the reservoir is 1550 feet (472.4 m) across and 185 feet (56.4 m) high. At low water levels, the old road and bridge become visible. Ryburn Reservoir was the first to be opened on 7 September 1933 after eight years construction at a cost of £240,000. The dam at the east end of the reservoir is approximately 100 feet (30.5 m) high. It has a volume of 220 million gallons and covers 26 acres which includes the submerged village of Bogden.
Local landowner John Rawson (1813-1899) was responsible for the planting of much of the woodland along the River Ryburn valley.
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It flows through the villages of Rishworth, Ripponden
Ripponden
Ripponden is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. It is the site of a Roman settlement, and there is a Roman Road over nearby Blackstone Edge, a rocky ridge of Millstone Grit...
and Triangle before flowing into the River Calder
River Calder, West Yorkshire
The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.The Calder rises on the green eastern slopes of the Pennines flows through alternating green countryside, former woollen-mill villages, and large and small towns before joining the River Aire near Castleford.The river's valley is...
at Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge is a market town that lies within the Upper Calder Valley in the district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, in northern England.-Geography:Sowerby Bridge is situated on the edge of Halifax, about three miles from its centre...
.
Course
The river becomes known as Ryburn at the confluence of a small unnamed stream and Black Castle Clough to the east of Blackstone Edge Reservoir. It flows east parallel to the A58 Rochdale Road into Baitings reservoir. It emerges from the east end of the reservoir for a short time before flowing into Ryburn Reservoir. The river flows out of the east end of the reservoir just to the north of the village of Rishworth, before turning north east and flowing through RippondenRipponden
Ripponden is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. It is the site of a Roman settlement, and there is a Roman Road over nearby Blackstone Edge, a rocky ridge of Millstone Grit...
. After leaving the town, it flows north to Triangle before turning north east again, flowing through Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge is a market town that lies within the Upper Calder Valley in the district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, in northern England.-Geography:Sowerby Bridge is situated on the edge of Halifax, about three miles from its centre...
and joining the River Calder
River Calder, West Yorkshire
The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.The Calder rises on the green eastern slopes of the Pennines flows through alternating green countryside, former woollen-mill villages, and large and small towns before joining the River Aire near Castleford.The river's valley is...
.
History
The bridge on the B6113, Elland Road, in Ripponden was once part of the Elland Turnpike in 1815. It was originally built in 1772 and widened and altered in the nineteenth century. Next to this bridge is the original Ripponden Old Bridge which has been around since at least 1313.Baitings and Ryburn reservoirs were built for Wakefield Corporation. Baitings was opened on 14 November 1956 after eight years work and a cost of £1.4 million. It is 64 acres large with a volume of 775 million gallons reaching a depth of 155 feet (47.2 m). The dam at the east end of the reservoir is 1550 feet (472.4 m) across and 185 feet (56.4 m) high. At low water levels, the old road and bridge become visible. Ryburn Reservoir was the first to be opened on 7 September 1933 after eight years construction at a cost of £240,000. The dam at the east end of the reservoir is approximately 100 feet (30.5 m) high. It has a volume of 220 million gallons and covers 26 acres which includes the submerged village of Bogden.
Local landowner John Rawson (1813-1899) was responsible for the planting of much of the woodland along the River Ryburn valley.
Tributaries
- Knave Holes Clough
- Dry Clough
- White Hollow Clough
- Scar Clough
- Greenwood Clough
- Horse Hey Clough
- Clay Clough
- Hutch Brook
- Booth Wood Clough
- Old Eli Clough
- Highlee Clough
- Nether Ends Beck
Settlements
- Rishworth
- Ripponden
- Ripponden Wood
- Kebroyd
- Triangle
- Sowerby Bridge
Crossings
- Dhoul's Pavement
- Baitings Viaduct
- A672, Slitheroe Bridge, Ripponden
- B6113, Elland Road, Ripponden
- Old Ripponden Bridge
- Stansfield Bridge, Triangle
- Unnamed Road, Sowerby Bridge
- Watson Bridge, Sowerby Bridge
- Scar Head Road, Sowerby Bridge
- Victoria Road, Sowerby Bridge
- Station Road, Sowerby Bridge
- Northern Rail Leeds to Manchester Line
Gallery
Sources
- Orndance Survey Open Viewer http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata/viewer/
- Google Earth
- National Environment Research Council - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology http://www.ceh.ac.uk/index.html
- Environment Agency http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/