Birdsedge

Birdsedge is a small village in the borough of in , England, on the edge of 's , standing just below 1,000 feet above sea level.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 350 residents
  • Description: village in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Birds Edge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Denby Dale railway station and Shepley railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
serves the village of and the surrounding area, in , . It lies on the Penistone Line, 9.5 miles south-east of , and is operated by Northern Trains.

Railway station
Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.
serves the villages of and in , England. It lies on the Penistone Line operated by Northern. Opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1850, it is located at the southern end of one of the two passing loops on the otherwise single track section between and . is situated 1½ miles north of Birdsedge.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
forms the western terminus of the Whistlestop Valley and serves the village of . England. There was never a station here on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Cumberworth and Shepley.

Village
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , England, within the civil parish of and the Diocese of . It is between the villages of Denby Dale and , above the village of .

Village
Photo: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish of , in , , England. It lies 8 miles south south east of and 6 miles north west of .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of in , England. It is 8 miles north-west of and 10 miles south-east of . is situated 1½ miles east of Birdsedge.

Birdsedge

Latitude
53.56664° or 53° 33′ 60″ north
Longitude
-1.69549° or 1° 41′ 44″ west
Population
350
Elevation
912 feet (278 metres)
Open location code
9C5WH883+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2968777259
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12265601
Wiki­data ID
Q4916135
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Birdsedge” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Birdsedge”
  • French: “Birdsedge”
  • Irish: “Birdsedge”
  • Persian: “بردزاچ”
  • Polish: “Birdsedge”
  • Urdu: “برڈز ایج”

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