Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district OL14 Dialling code 01706 | Post town TODMORDEN | |
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Portsmouth is a village on the A646 road in the Calderdale District, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the towns of Burnley and Todmorden and the village of Cornholme. The population is included in Todmorden.
History
Historically part of Lancashire, the many boundary changes in the area have resulted in the current location of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The village had a railway station, which was opened in 1849 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway. It was renamed by British Rail to Portsmouth (Lancs) and closed on 7 July 1958.
References
Portsmouth, West Yorkshire Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA