Eastwood (Todmorden): what to know before moving day
Eastwood was busier in the 19th century than it is now, with its own station, school, chapel, hotel and cricket team; the cricket ground is still in use. The station opened in 1841 and closed in 1951, and retaining walls, an access ramp and the old coal drops can still be picked out. Eastwood Old Hall, seat of the Eastwoode family who gave the place its name, remains as a listed house with its barn.
Away from the valley road the listed farmhouses stand on their own. Higher Eastwood dates from 1630 and is now divided, Upper East Lee is early 17th century with two storeys at the front and one at the back, and OpenStreetMap marks a separate hamlet of Upper Eastwood nearby. Reaching them means leaving Halifax Road on minor lanes such as East Lee Lane, Stoodley Lane or Burnt Acres Lane, some of which cross the canal or river on bridges, and Eastwood Lane itself is mapped as a track.
How the van gets to Eastwood (Todmorden)
Halifax Road is the A646, the valley road between Halifax and Todmorden; a listed milestone at Eastwood still gives the distances to both. From Bradford the van comes through Halifax and along the valley past Hebden Bridge, which takes roughly 45 to 55 minutes.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 55 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Also covered around Eastwood (Todmorden)
Upper Eastwood.
Services for Eastwood (Todmorden)
Each service below links to its Todmorden page, which covers how the job works in and around Todmorden.
Eastwood (Todmorden): questions before you book
Is Eastwood nearer Todmorden or Hebden Bridge?
About the same distance from each, roughly two miles, but it belongs to Todmorden: it is inside the Todmorden civil parish and has OL14 postcodes. For council purposes it is in the Hebden Bridge and Todmorden East ward.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): OL14 6DN, Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East ward, parish of Todmorden, Calderdale
- Eastwood, West Yorkshire (Wikipedia): in Todmorden civil parish, 2 miles from Todmorden and from Hebden Bridge along the Calder, the Eastwoode family and Eastwood Old Hall, former station, school, chapel, hotel and cricket team (pitch still in use), Rochdale Canal and Halifax Road
- Eastwood railway station (Wikipedia): opened 1841, closed 1951, retaining walls, access ramp and coal drops remain
- Listed buildings in Todmorden, inner area (National Heritage List): milestone on Halifax Road giving the distances to Todmorden and Halifax
- Listed buildings in Todmorden, outer areas (National Heritage List): Eastwood Old Hall and barn, Higher Eastwood (1630, later divided), Upper East Lee (early 17th century, two storeys at the front and one at the rear)
- OpenStreetMap map data (API extract): Halifax Road A646, Eastwood Lane (track), East Lee Lane, Stoodley Lane and Burnt Acres Lane (with bridges), Upper Eastwood hamlet node, Bridgeholme Cricket Club, River Calder, Rochdale Canal, Caldervale line