Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Leeds,

Archdeaconry of HALIFAX

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
ALMONDBURY	6	8	16
BIRSTALL	7	12	12
BRIGHOUSE & ELLAND	10	16	17
CALDER VALLEY	5	10	11
DEWSBURY	7	13	18
HALIFAX	11	16	16
HUDDERSFIELD	11	17	19
KIRKBURTON	6	19	20
Totals	63	111	129

 

74.77% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Upper Holme Valley	8
The United Benefice of Batley	4
Cumberworth, Denby, Denby Dale and Shepley	4
Dewsbury	4
Meltham, Christ the King	4
Almondbury w Farnley Tyas	3
Cleckheaton	3
Newsome and Armitage Bridge and South Crosland	3
Hartshead, Hightown, Roberttown and Scholes	3
Lepton, Emley and Flockton with Denby Grange	3
Marsden and Slaithwaite with East Scammonden	3
Mirfield Team Parish	3
The Ryburn (Cottonstones, Norland and Sowerby)	3
Todmorden with Cornholme and Walsden	3
Barkisland w W Scammonden	2
St. Cuthbert Birkby Huddersfield & St. Philip the	2
St. John the Evangelist Huddersfield and Christ Ch	2
Bradshaw and Holmfield	2
Saint Martin Brighouse and Saint John Clifton	2
Crosland Moor and Linthwaite	2