Editing Heptonstall (section)

==History==
[[File:Heptonstall Old Church2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Heptonstall old church from the porch of the new church, 1984]]The place-name 'Heptonstall' is first recorded as ''Heptonstall'' in the 1274 [[Wakefield]] Court Rolls, and in 1316 in the ''Feudal Aids''. The name means "the stall or stable in [[Hebden, North Yorkshire|Hebden]]". The name 'Hebden' means "[[rose-hip]] dene or valley".<ref>{{cite book|authorlink=Eilert Ekwall|first=Eilert |last=Ekwall|title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names|pages=236, 240}}</ref>

Heptonstall initially formed part of the [[Manorialism|manor]] of Halifax-cum-Heptonstall, itself subinfeudatory to the manor of [[Wakefield]], and so does not explicitly appear in early taxation records, such as those for the [[Poll tax|1379 Poll Tax]]. In 1626 the manor was spun-off and sold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pennineheritage.org.uk/document/18534|title=Pennine Heritage}}</ref> and was extinguished in the late 19th century.

Heptonstall was the site of a battle during the early part of the [[English Civil War]] in 1643.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/heptonstall_1.shtml |publisher=BBC |work=Where I Live Bradford and West Yorkshire|title= Heptonstall – a well-kept secret!|access-date=1 August 2014|date=June 2005}}</ref>

Historically a centre for hand-loom weaving, Heptonstall's cottages and terraced houses are characterised by large first-floor windows to maximise the light for weaving.<ref name="Caffyn">Lucy Caffyn (October 1983) ''World Archaeology'', Vol. 15, No. 2, p 174 "Housing in an Industrial Landscape: A Study of Workers' Housing in West Yorkshire"</ref>

The older churchyard claims [["King" David Hartley]] amongst notable graves there.<ref name="RD" />  Hartley was founder of the [[Cragg Coiners]] and lived as a rogue in the Calderdale area until he was hanged at [[Knavesmire]] (Tyburn) near [[York]] in 1770.<ref name="BBC" />

The foundation stone of its octagonal Methodist chapel, the oldest still in continued use,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://heptonstallchapel.weebly.com/ |title=Heptonstall Chapel |access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref> was laid following the visit of [[John Wesley]] in 1764.<ref name="RD">Reader's Digest (1998) ''Land of Moors and Dales'' Reader's Digest Association Ltd</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://heptonstall.org/heptonstall-methodist-chapel |title=Heptonstall Methodist Chapel – A place of worship since 1764 &#124; Heptonstall Parish Website |publisher=Heptonstall.org |date=27 December 2013 |access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>

In the mid-1980s the paving on a road through Heptonstall was removed, revealing the original stone setts. Although there was a plan to remove the setts, local protests convinced the council to restore them. At the same time the existing concrete street lights were replaced with late 19th-century cast-iron gas-style electric lamps. Both developments acted as a traffic calming measure.