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  Rastrick shown within West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Calderdale |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIGHOUSE |
| Postcode district | HD6 |
| Dialling code | 01484 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Calder Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Rastrick is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax. It is perhaps best known for its association, along with its neighbour Brighouse, with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. Legally, along with Brighouse, it is part of Calderdale, but shares a Huddersfield postcode and phone number.
The village is on an incline facing north-east, the dubious "Top o' Town", as known by locals, referring to the Parish Church area, is vertically in the middle, and to the North East.
Remains of a fort have been found at Castle Hill, just below Top o' Town.
Rastrick is bordered by A643, the M62 motorway and the A629 Elland bypass. From there. It is neighboured by the towns of Brighouse and Elland and villages of Fixby and Ainley Top.
Rastrick was the birthplace of religious writer Margaret Barber who wrote under the pseudonym Michael Fairless.
Rastrick has two secondary school, Rastrick High School and Rastrick Independent School.
The name Rastrick is thought to be Viking in origin, with the "..ick" formation being common to many Norwegian Viking placenames, including "Jorvick", the Viking name for York.
Rastrick, and the variation Raistrick are English surnames, originating from the area of the town.
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