Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Leeds,

Archdeaconry of HALIFAX

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
Almondbury and Kirkburton	12	25	34
BRIGHOUSE & ELLAND	9	17	17
Dewsbury and Birstall	14	24	28
HUDDERSFIELD	11	17	19
Halifax and Calder Valley	16	22	24
Totals	62	105	122

 

70.47% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Upper Holme Valley	7
The United Benefice of Batley	4
Cumberworth, Denby, Denby Dale and Shepley	4
Meltham, Christ the King	4
Ringstone	4
Almondbury w Farnley Tyas	3
Cleckheaton	3
Dewsbury	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
St. Cuthbert Birkby Huddersfield & St. Philip the	2
St. John the Evangelist Huddersfield and Christ Ch	2
Saint Martin Brighouse and Saint John Clifton	2
Crosland Moor and Linthwaite	2
Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland and All Saints, Ella	2
Newsome and Armitage Bridge and South Crosland	2
Erringden	2