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Hebblethwaite Places
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Sowerby Bridge Wharf Hebble River and Trail
The river Hebble, or Hebble Brook, rises just above Ovenden Moor, Yorkshire, and flows south down the geological fault which passes from Ogden, through Halifax to Salterhebble. Like the surname Hebblethwaite, the name has variously been translated as meaning: 
        1. Handrail of a bridge or 
        2. Bridge with a handrail or 
        3. Plank bridge 

The river has many names as it flows through the district: Ogden Brook, Mixenden Beck, The Dodge, Jumples Beck, Ovenden Wood Brook, Halifax Brook, Salterhebble Brook 
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The Calder and Hebble Navigation was surveyed by both John Smeaton and James Brindley. The canal travels eastwards from Sowerby Bridge Wharf to link with the Aire and Calder Navigation at Wakefield. Completed in 1770 it is a mix of true canal and canalised sections of the River Calder.

The Halifax branch was opened in 1828 from Salterhebble climbing up to terminate near the centre of Halifax, but was closed in 1942. The Hebble Trail walking route closely follows its course. It runs from the railway station in Halifax, and follows the Hebble Brook to the foot of Salterhebble Hill.
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