Editing Greetland (section)

==History==
The origins of Greetland may trace back to a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] settlement, potentially identified as ''Cambodunum''. This hypothesis is supported by the discovery of a Roman altar stone, dated to 208&nbsp;AD, found in 1597 at Bank Top in Greetland.<ref name="Roman Britain ">{{cite web|url=http://www.roman-britain.org/places/greetland.htm|title=Alterstone Found in Greetland|accessdate=11 June 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714050713/http://www.roman-britain.org/places/greetland.htm|archivedate=14 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lowercalderlegends.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/the-greetland-altar/|title=The Greetland Altar|date=11 June 2010|website=Ghosts and Legends of the Lower Calder Valley|accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref>

From 1844 to 1962, Greetland was served by the [[Greetland railway station]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Joy|first = David|year = 1984|title = A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume VIII; South and West Yorkshire|publisher = David St John Thomas|page = [https://archive.org/details/southwestyorkshi0000joyd/page/317 317]|isbn = 0-946537-11-9|url = https://archive.org/details/southwestyorkshi0000joyd/page/317}}</ref>

Greetland was formerly a [[chapelry]] in the parish of Halifax,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/606|title=History of Greetland, in Calderdale and West Riding|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> in 1894 Greetland became an [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]], on 31 December 1894 Greetland became a [[civil parish]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428828|title=Relationships and changes Greetland CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> being formed from the part of the parish of [[Elland with Greetland]] in Greetland Urban District, on 1 April 1937 the district was abolished and merged with [[Elland Urban District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10108536|title=Relationships and changes Greetland UD through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Elland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/halifax.html|title=Halifax Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 4299.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428828/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Greetland CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref>

The passage of Stage 2 of the 2014 [[Tour de France]] from York to Sheffield passed through the village on 6 July 2014. The race route traversed east to west, originating from neighbouring [[Barkisland]], through [[West Vale]], and concluding in [[Elland]]. One of the stage's climbs, the Category 3 Côte de Greetland, occurred here at the 119.5-kilometre mark. [[Cyril Lemoine]] of Cofidis secured 2 points in the King of the Mountain competition, with [[David de la Cruz]] of Team Netapp-Endura earning the remaining point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-2.html|title=Tour de France Stage 1|accessdate=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725103415/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-2.html|archivedate=25 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>