Ovenden

Coordinates: 53°44′36″N 1°52′40″W / 53.743241°N 1.877863°W / 53.743241; -1.877863

Ovenden is a village in West Yorkshire, England, next to Boothtown and Illingworth about a mile from Halifax town centre.

Ovenden railway station on the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway line closed in 1955.

Ovenden rugby league club competes in the National Conference League.

The Ridings School in Ovenden gained national notoriety as one of the worst schools in the UK. It closed in 2009 and parts of it have been converted into a doctors surgery and sports centre with rest of the school leased to a not-for-profit organisation, Threeways, who plan to open a community hub with fitness, sport and entertainment facilities.

Champion Jack Dupree

In the 1970s and 1980s, Ovenden was the home of New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist Champion Jack Dupree. A bronze plaque has been erected in his memory.

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Ovenden (disambiguation)

Ovenden is a village near Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

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