Historic Houses of West Yorkshire Shibden Hall, Halifax
Brief introduction to the architecture of Shibden Hall, near Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Author: W.Y.A.S.
Date: 1995
Location: Shibden
Format: Historical Account
Document ID: 101709
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Shibden dale has been a popular tourist destination for Halifax people since Victorian times. Shibden Brook becomes the Red Beck at Brookfoot downstream.
Over the years, 13 different spellings of Shibden have been recorded, all deriving from mispronunciations of Sheep Dene (The Valley of Sheep).
