Ogden in West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

 is a small hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 to the north of Halifax

Halifax, West Yorkshire

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...

. Its most recognisable landmarks are a wind farm

Wind farm

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, which can be seen from as far as Scammonden reservoir

Scammonden Reservoir

Scammonden Reservoir is a water reservoir in West Yorkshire, England. The area of the water surface when the reservoir is full is . The level of the bellmouth overflow above sea level is . The reservoir holds 7800 million litres. Its length is .-History:...

 near Huddersfield

Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....

; a golf course

Golf course

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, which offers views of the surrounding moorland

Moorland

Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...

; and Ogden reservoir, around which are footpaths for visitors to walk and view the local wildlife. More recently the area has become known as the birthplace of poet, writer and artist Séan Walsh

Séan Walsh

Séan Michael Walsh born 3 July 1802 in Ogden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. He was well known locally as a poet, writer and artist in the rural Pennines often his work was inspired by the local country life. Furthermore, according to several diary entries - he was a good friend of the Brontë...

(friend of the Brontë sisters) who lived in the area from 1802 to 1872.