Editing Hebden Bridge (section)

==Governance==
[[File:Calderdale Council Buildings, Hebden Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 142518.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hebden Bridge Town Hall]]]]
Hebden Bridge was a [[chapelry]] in the parish of Halifax.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/529|title=History of Hebden Bridge, in Calderdale and West Riding|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> On 31 December 1894 Hebden Bridge became a civil parish formed from [[Wadsworth, West Yorkshire|Wadsworth]], [[Heptonstall]], [[Erringden]] and [[Stansfield, West Yorkshire|Stansfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10432273|title=Relationships and changes Hebden Bridge CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form Hebden Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/todmorden.html|title=Todmorden Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 6312.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10432273/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Hebden Bridge CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref>

Hebden Bridge Urban District was established in 1894.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10098464  |title=Hebden Bridge UD|publisher=Vision of Britain|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> In 1937, the council merged with [[Mytholmroyd]] Urban District to become Hebden Royd Urban District. Hebden Bridge Urban District was administered as part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]]. These were abolished in the reforms introduced in the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. They were replaced by [[West Yorkshire]], the [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Calderdale]] and Hebden Royd Town Parish. The town council is a [[Parish councils in England|parish council]]. Recently, it has attracted praise for its commitment to [[Environmentally friendly|eco-friendly]] policies,<ref>''[[Sunday Telegraph]]'' 22 July 2007, p.C12.</ref> following the example of [[Modbury]] in effectively banning all plastic shopping bags, thus becoming the largest community in Europe to do so. The ban is not legally enforceable, but rather a voluntary agreement between local shop owners and the community at large.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/sep/22/recycling|title=From Scotland to the Channel Islands the cry goes up: 'Banish the plastic bag'|date=22 September 2007|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>

[[Hebden Bridge Town Hall]] and adjoining fire station is a Grade II [[listed building]], built in 1898.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=District Council Office, St George's Square|num=1230338|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> The building was transferred from [[Calderdale]] [[Metropolitan Borough]] Council to Hebden Bridge Community Association on a 40-year lease (now extended to 125 years) on 1 April 2010, along with funds for basic maintenance work. Substantial volunteer time was put into renovation works and fundraising to secure the building's future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/get-involved/take-ownership/case-studies/HebdenBridge |title=Hebden Bridge Town Hall |website=English Heritage |access-date=21 October 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061504/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/get-involved/take-ownership/case-studies/HebdenBridge |archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>  The £3.7&nbsp;million raised was used to create a small enterprise centre and new community facilities on land adjacent. More than 450 local people signed up as "Friends of the Town Hall" and became able to vote for the trustees.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/community_to_take_over_town_hall_1_2315592 |title= Community to take over Town Hall |first=Fiona |last=Evans |date=8 December 2009 |newspaper=[[The Yorkshire Post]] |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>