Mount Tabor, West Yorkshire
Mount Tabor is a hamlet in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, named for the biblical Battle of Mount Tabor mentioned in the Book of Judges. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west from Halifax town centre. The hamlet is in the Warley ward of Calderdale.
| Mount Tabor | |
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  Mount Tabor Location within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE052272 |
| • London | 170 mi (270 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Halifax |
| Postcode district | HX2 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
The hamlet is served by buses from Halifax bus station.
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Hannah Cockroft's gold postbox
A post box in the hamlet is painted gold, to commemorate one of Hannah Cockroft's 2012 Summer Paralympics gold medals.
The author Whiteley Turner lived in Mount Tabor.[1]
References
- "A moorland Saunter with Whiteley". Halifax Courier. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
External links
- 59046499 Mount Tabor on OpenStreetMap
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