In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Soyland like this:
SOYLAND, a township, with S. village, and part of Ripponden village, in Halifax parish, W. R. Y Yorkshire; 4½ miles SW of Halifax. Acres, 4,960. Real property, £11,304. Pop., 3,373. Houses, 667. Part of the land is mountainous. There are several cotton mills, a large silk mill, the church of Ripponden, two dissenting chapels, and a national school.
Soyland through time
Soyland is now part of Calderdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Calderdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Soyland itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Soyland, in Calderdale and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/562
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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