[4] The Red Beck stream flows down the valley, joining the River Calder at Brookfoot.
Shibden Valley stretches from Halifax through to Queensbury in the south-west of Bradford.
[7] A medieval road, the Magna Via, crosses west to east in the lower part of the valley over Beacon Hill.
[9] The A58 also crosses the valley as does the Caldervale line between Bradford Interchange and Halifax, though this is in a 1,105-yard (1,010 m) tunnel under Beacon Hill.
[10] Shibden Hall lies in the valley set in the grounds of Shibden Park which is accessible to the public and has walks, a boating lake and a miniature railway.