Halifax is a Minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of
Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of
82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well known as a centre of England's woollen
manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the
Halifax Piece Hall. Halifax is known for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee
(now owned by Nestlé), the Halifax bank (formerly Halifax Building Society),
and the nearby Shibden Hall
