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==Governance== Elland was historically a [[Township (England)|township]], with [[Greetland]], in the large ancient parish of Halifax.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/63 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1870β72, at Vision of Britain website]</ref> The township became a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in 1866, but in 1894 Elland was separated from Greetland and became Elland Urban District (and civil parish). In 1937 Greetland and [[Stainland]] were added to the Urban District.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10002280/relationships Vision of Britain: Elland UD]</ref> In 1974 the urban district and civil parish were abolished and merged into Calderdale Metropolitan Borough.
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