page_title: Elland
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Elland / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: St Mary the Virgin, Elland This Grade I listed church had major renovations carried out at the end of the 15th century. The east window is dated to 1490 and still contains the original late medieval glass depicting scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. The tower, which contains eight bells, is also of a similar date.
context_page_description: Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Elland was recorded as Elant in the Domesday Book. It had a population in 2001 of 14,554, with the ward being measured at 11,676 in the 2011 Census.
context_section_description: Buildings of interest include the parish church of St Mary the Virgin, the former Rose and Crown Inn in Northgate, the Old Town Hall, Southgate Methodist Church, the reputedly haunted Fleece Inn at the top of Westgate, the Rex Cinema and Waxman ceramics on Elland Lane. The remains of the medieval stocks can be found at the junction of Southgate and Elizabeth Street. The stocks, which are grade II listed, date from the late 17th, or early 18th century.
caption: The church of St Mary the Virgin
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