Halifax
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Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. It was once the heart of England's wool industry and is now home to some of the region's best-preserved Georgian and Victorian landmarks.
Halifax is internationally famous for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee, producers of Rolo, Toffee Crisp and Quality Street and now owned by Nestlé, the Halifax Bank (formerly Halifax Building Society) and the nearby Shibden Hall.
Halifax is located in the south-eastern corner of the moorland region called the South Pennines. Halifax is situated about 4 miles (6 km) from the M62 motorway and is close to Bradford, Huddersfield and Rochdale.
Most of the bus services in Halifax operate from the bus station. Halifax railway station is on the Caldervale Line, with services to Manchester Victoria, York, Selby and London Kings Cross.
