Sykes

Sykes is a locality in Ripponden, Calderdale, England. Sykes is situated near the locality Baitings Pasture, as well as near the village Cragg Vale.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Baitings Reservoir and Ryburn Reservoir.

Baitings Reservoir

Reservoir

Baitings Reservoir is a large water supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the West Yorkshire Pennines, England. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn, is the higher of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1956.

Ryburn Reservoir

Reservoir

Ryburn Reservoir is a supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the Yorkshire Pennines, England. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the lower of two reservoirs built in the valley to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1933. Ryburn Reservoir is situated 2 miles southeast of Sykes.

Bell House

House

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Bell House is situated 2 miles north of Sykes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cragg Vale and Ripponden.

Cragg Vale

Village

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Cragg Vale is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, located south of Mytholmroyd on the B6138 road which joins the A58 and the A646. The village is part of Luddendenfoot Ward of Calderdale Council.

Ripponden

Town

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Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Ripponden is situated 2½ miles east of Sykes.

Kebroyd

Hamlet

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kebroyd is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Ripponden, in the Calderdale district, in West Yorkshire, England, within the valley of the River Ryburn, between Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden. Kebroyd is situated 2½ miles east of Sykes.

Sykes

Type: Locality
Location: Ripponden, Calderdale, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.6866° or 53° 41′ 12″ north

Longitude

-1.9985° or 1° 59′ 55″ west

Open location code

9C5WM2P2+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 533534390

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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