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Elland is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax, England, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Its name comes from "ea-land", land near the water.

Elland was famous for its durable flagstones which, thanks to the nearby canal, could be transported very economically all over the county. Elland is also the home of the "Gannex" raincoat and of a particular type of boiled sweet.



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