Brighouse (/ˈbrɪɡhaʊs/,[2][3][4][5] locally also /ˈbrɪɡaʊs/[6]) is a town within the metropolitan borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.

Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated on the River Calder,[7] 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Halifax.

The United Kingdom Census 2001 gave the Brighouse / Rastrick subdivision of the West Yorkshire Urban Area a population of 32,360.

[10] There was a river crossing called Snake Hill Ford across the Calder – believed to have formed part of the Roman route between Wakefield and Manchester.

Brighouse's industry received a boost through the construction of the Calder and Hebble Navigation, started in 1757 by the engineer John Smeaton.

Brighouse Town Board works with public, private and voluntary organisations, and takes a strategic view of the needs and opportunities of the local area.

The deal also enabled the sports club to build new premises almost a mile away (1.5 km) on land at Russell Way, Bailiff Bridge.

[18][19] Originally called The Prince of Wales, the building was rebuilt from timbers reclaimed from HMS Donegal in 1926.

[20] The ROKT building on Mill Royd Street is the UK's tallest outdoor man-made climbing wall, at 36m tall it is taller than the Tower of London, although it is temporarily closed as a result of flooding and financial losses during the COVID 19 Pandemic.

Two stained glass windows from the William Morris factory, designed by Edward Burne-Jones were installed in July 1871.

A further window to commemorate the curate Rev Alban Bodley Mace (1915), who was killed in action at Salonika during 1916, serving with the Allied Expeditionary Force.

The stained glass windows were removed and taken into the care of the Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley where they can now be viewed.

[29] The Central Methodist Church is situated at the west end of Brighouse backing on to the Lüdenscheid Link with a side entry at the lower part of Parsonage Lane.

[30] Smith Art Gallery is in the Brighouse Library and features many paintings from the Victorian era displayed in the main hall, in addition to a changing programme of exhibitions of artwork by local artists.

She never sought fame but was considered one of the best singers in the country and she sang concerts including those for Queen Victoria.

They originally formed under the name the Brighouse and Rastrick Temperance Brass Band taking their current title in the early 20th century.

In 1977 the band recorded "The Floral Dance" which reached Number 2 in the UK Top 40 and stayed there for 6 weeks.

[citation needed] A local drum & bugle corps, Conquest Alliance was formed, in 1985, by the merger of the Northern Skyryders and Brighouse RBL (Legion).

After finishing bottom of the 31-club recombined league in the 1905–06 season, the club withdrew from the Northern Union.

In the opposite direction, the A644 leaves Brighouse to the north-west towards Hipperholme, where it crosses the A58 Leeds-Halifax road, and continues through Queensbury to meet the A629 for Keighley.

Brighouse railway station reopened in 2000 and provides the town with access to the National Rail network.