Place:Elland, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameElland
Alt namesElantsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 315
Elontsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 315
Elland-with-Greetlandsource: Family History Library Catalog
Elland with Greetlandsource: unhyphenated
TypeTown, Urban district
Coordinates53.684°N 1.83°W
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoCalderdale (metropolitan borough), West Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality to which Elland was attached in 1974
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Elland has been a market town in Calderdale Metropolitan Borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England since 1974. Prior to 1974 is was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the canal named the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as Elant in the Domesday Book of 1086. The town had a population in 2001 of 14,554, with the ward being measured at 11,676 in the 2011 UK Census.

Elland was historically a township, with Greetland, in the large ancient parish of Halifax. The township became a civil parish in 1866, but in 1894 Elland was separated from Greetland and became Elland Urban District (and civil parish). In 1937 Greetland and Stainland were added to the urban district. In 1974 the urban district and civil parish were abolished and merged into Calderdale Metropolitan Borough.

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In the 19th century the town became a centre of textile manufacturing, especially wool production. The decline of the woollen industry had a significant effect on the town and many mills were demolished or converted to residences.

Durable flagstones, Elland flags, were quarried near the town and after the canal was constructed, they could be transported economically all over the county. Elland housed the main factory of the manufacturer of Gannex products (chiefly rainwear) and is the home of the Dobsons sweet factory, which produces traditional boiled sweets.

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