Todmorden
Todmorden - The Border Town. Todmorden’s character and history derive from its position at the confluence of three steep-sided valleys.
Streams from the surrounding hills provided water for corn and fulling mills and, later. power for cotton spinning and weaving.
At one time Todmorden had the largest weaving shed in the world, owned by John Fielden, the head of Fielden Brothers. Locally known as “honest” John, he became a national leader of the Ten Hours Campaign for factory reform, and is commemorated by a statue in Centre Vale Park.
Many of the major buildings in the town are a legacy of the Fielden family, including the Town Hall, which once straddled the border between Yorkshire and Lancashire. Other great figures associated with the town include two Nobel prizewinners - Sir John Cockcroft for physics in 1951 and Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson for chemistry in 1973.
Today Todmorden attracts visitors to its heritage, countryside and events, and other attractions.
Must see and do
- Centre Vale Park, Todmorden
- Todmorden Town Hall, Todmorden
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