King Cross
| King Cross | |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | |
| Coordinates: 53°42′58″N 1°52′44″W / 53.7160°N 1.8790°WCoordinates: 53°42′58″N 1°52′44″W / 53.7160°N 1.8790°W | |
| Country | England |
| Primary council | Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Status | Ecclesiastical Parish |
| Government | |
| • UK Parliament | Halifax |
| • EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
King Cross; originally the site of an ancient stone cross is an ecclesiastical parish created in 1845 in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. Part of the Diocese of Wakefield, it is located along the top of a ridge above the town of Halifax. The A58 road into Lancashire divides here, with one fork, the A646, branching off towards Burnley via Hebden Bridge and the other going to Littleborough via Sowerby Bridge. During the English Civil War, when Halifax was a Royalist stronghold, King Cross was a key outpost, with the Parliamentarians holding parts of the Calder Valley.
During the First English Civil War (1642–1646) Halifax was a Royalist stronghold, with King Cross as a key outpost, on the roads between Lancashire and West Yorkshire, with the Parliamentarians holding parts of the Calder Valley.
Prior to 1850 the area consisted of small hamlets and agricultural fields, in the parish of Halifax. With the onset of the industrial revolution, through the 18th and 19th centuries, the population steadily grew and King Cross was made a separate parish in 1845. A Commissioners' church, St. Paul's, designed by Robert Chantrell in 1845, was built in 1847, with seating for 450 people.
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