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Utley, West Yorkshire
Utley is a village that forms a suburb of the town of Keighley within the county of West Yorkshire, England, approximately from the town centre. History In 1086 the Craven section of the Domesday Book lists ''Utelaia'' as owned by the Viking Vilts. He was taxed on about of arable ploughland here. He also owned Newsholme but shared Oakworth with Gamel Bern. It has been suggested that the name means oat field or outfield (of Keighley) or that it was a meadow (Ley) owned by Utta. Utley was a small collection of buildings when the Keighley to Skipton Turnpike opened up in the early 18th century. The road became the dividing line between Low and High Utley and in the 1930s, the road became the A629 road. The A629 was downgraded into the B6265 when the A629 Kildwick to Beechcliffe bypass was opened in August 1988. In 2001 the area had a population of 5,000 which had risen to 5,500 by the 2011 census. Facilities It has a large secondary school on Greenhead Lane ( Carlton Keig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Bradford
Bradford (), also known as the City of Bradford, is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns and villages of Keighley, Shipley, West Yorkshire, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden, Queensbury, West Yorkshire, Queensbury, Thornton, West Yorkshire, Thornton and Denholme. Bradford has a population of 528,155, making it the List of English districts by population, fourth-most populous metropolitan district and the ninth-most populous local authority district in England. It forms part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area conurbation which in 2011 had a population of 1,777,934, and the city is part of the Leeds-Bradford Larger Urban Zone (LUZ), which, with a population of 2,393,300, is the fourth largest in the United Kingdom after London, Birmingham and Manchester. The city is situated on the edge of the Pennines, and is bounded to the east by the City of Leeds, the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steeton, West Yorkshire
Steeton is a village in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, West Riding, it is south-east of Skipton, north-west of Keighley and just south of the A629 road. The village is part of Steeton with Eastburn civil parish. History The village is mentioned in the Domesday book along with Eastburn, Grassington, Linton and Threshfield as belonging to Gamelbar. In 1752–53 the Keighley and Kendal Turnpike followed Hollins Bank Road with the toll bar situated at the bottom of Steeton Bank. An inn named the “Pack Horse” was located nearby. The first toll gate on the turnpike was set up in 1753 at "Steeton Cross" at the foot of the hill. When the new road past Hawkcliffe Farm was made, the bar was removed to what is now called "Old Bar-house" to intercept the traffic by Old Bar-house Lane as well as that by the new road. Numbers 14–20 High Street, during the second half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Keighley
Keighley is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 192 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish includes the town of Keighley, the settlements of East Morton, Hainworth, Ingrow, Laycock, West Yorkshire, Laycock, Oakworth, Oldfield, West Yorkshire, Oldfield, Riddlesden, and Utley, West Yorkshire, Utley, and the surrounding countryside and moorland. Until the late 18th century Keighley was a market town, and it then became a centre for the textile industry, with a great growth of population during the 19th century. The surrounding area is almost completely rural, with small scattered settlements. Most of the listed buildings are houses, cottage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braldu River
The Braldu River (; ) flows in the Shigar District of Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan. The Braldu River joins the Basha Basna River; together, they form the Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River. Geography The Braldu River is a long river, that originates from the Baltoro Glacier and flows to the west where it receives melt waters from the Biafo Glacier. The Baltoro Glacier and the Biafo Glacier are among the largest glaciers outside the polar regions. The Baltoro Glacier give rise to the four Eight-thousanders mountain peaks, among them is the K2 , the second highest mountain peak of the world. The Biafo Glacier holds the Snow Lake, which is 61 mile (100 km) river of ice, it is among the world's longest continuous glacier systems outside of the polar regions. The Braldu River flows almost eastwards, entirely in the Shigar District of Baltistan and forms the Braldu Valley. The most remote settlement in the valley is the village of Askole, situated at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Jones (canoeist)
Mike Jones QGM was a 20th-century canoeist, best known for his expeditions on the Blue Nile and Dudh Kosi. Early life Jones was born in the early 1950s in Yorkshire, England. He attended Keighley Secondary Technical School, and then Keighley Boy's Grammar School. Jones began kayaking in November 1965 at age 14, around the same time as his sister, Christine, who is the mother of Olympic canoeist Tim Baillie. He described his first time on the water as an "exhilarating and exciting day, despite the fact that I spent more time capsizing and swimming than canoeing." That winter he learned to roll. In the following years he paddled local rivers such as the Wharfe, Swale, Ure, Nidd and Lune. Early expeditions He took up slalom canoeing and took part in his first expedition in 1969. It was led by 19-year-old Jeff Slater, whilst Slater was waiting to go to Cambridge University. The group paddled the River Inn. Jones was seventeen at the time and worked "feverishly" over a five-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keighley Bus Company
The Keighley Bus Company operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield. History When founded, the company was part of Tilling & British Automobile Traction. In 1927, following the company's expansion, Tilling & British Automobile Traction was renamed West Yorkshire Road Car Company, to reflect the wider service area provided. In 1948, along with other companies that were then part of the Tilling Group, West Yorkshire Road Car Company was nationalised. In 1968, West Yorkshire Road Car Company became a subsidiary of the National Bus Company. In September 1987, AJS Group purchased West Yorkshire Road Car Company from the National Bus Company. The business was subsequently split into smaller companies, one of which became Keighley & District Travel. In August 1991, Keighley & District Travel was included in the purchase of AJS Group by Blazefield Group, following the sale of seven of the company's eight r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnley Bus Company
The Burnley Bus Company operates both local and regional bus services in Greater Manchester and Lancashire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. History In August 1924, Burnley Corporation Transport operated their first bus service between Rawtenstall and Burnley Summit. The Burnley, Colne & Nelson Joint Transport Committee was established in April 1933, merging the three municipal tramway and bus operations of the respective towns. The tramway network was progressively abandoned, with the last line closing in May 1935. Following local government reorganisation in April 1974, the boroughs of Colne and Nelson were amalgamated to form the present-day Borough of Pendle. Subsequently, the transport operation became known as the Burnley & Pendle Joint Transport Committee. In 1986, as part of the deregulation of bus services and to comply with the Transport Act 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B6265 Road
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme In Great Britain, there is a numbering scheme used to Categorization, classify and identify all roads. Each road is given a single letter (representing a category) and a subsequent number (between one and four digits). Though this scheme was in ... for the rationale behind the numbers allocated. Zone 6 (3 digits) B6000 to B6099 B6100 to B6199 B6200 to B6299 B6300 to B6399 B6400 to B6499 B6500 to B6999 References {{DEFAULTSORT:B Roads in Zone 6 of the Great Britain Numbering Scheme 6 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, in length. Part of the river below Leeds is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation. The ''Handbook for Leeds and Airedale'' (1890) notes that the distance from Malham to Howden is direct, but the river's meanderings extend that to . Between Malham Tarn and Airmyn, the river drops . Course The Aire starts at Malham Tarn and becomes a subterranean stream at 'Water Sinks' about one mile (1.6 km) before the top of Malham Cove, it then flows underground to Aire Head, just below Malham, in North Yorkshire, and then flows through Gargrave and Skipton. After Cononley, the river enters West Yorkshire where it passes through the former industrial areas of Keighley, Bingley, Saltaire and Shipley. It then passes through Leeds and on to Swillington and Woodlesford. At Castleford is the confluence of the Aire and Calder; just downstream of the confluence was the ford where the ancient British road, us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riddlesden
Riddlesden is a suburb of Keighley (historically a separate village) in the county of West Yorkshire, England and on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The village lies east of Keighley town centre and is on the B6265 road between Keighley and Bingley. The part of the village by the canal is at a height of above sea level. History Riddlesden is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to William the Conqueror and being in the Wapentake of Skyrack. The name of the village appears throughout history as ''Redlesden'' and as ''Redelesden'' and it derives from the name of a wooded vale (or farm) of ''Rœd'' or ''Redwulf''. The village was historically in the parish of Bingley, but it is currently in the civil parish of Keighley. There have been proposals in 2010 and 2012 for Riddlesden to have a separate parish which includes nearby Stockbridge and Sandbeds. The ecclesiastical parish is known as Riddlesden St Mary, which is the name of the church in the village. The Diocese of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, and Lancashire to the west. The city of Leeds is the largest settlement. The county has an area of and a population of 2.3 million, making it the fourth-largest ceremonial county by population. The centre of the county is urbanised, and contains the city of Leeds in the north-east, the city of Bradford in the north-west, Huddersfield in the south-west, and Wakefield in the south-east. The outer areas of the county are rural. For local government purposes the county comprises five metropolitan boroughs: City of Bradford, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds, Leeds, and City of Wakefield, Wakefield, which collaborate through West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish And Chip Shop
A fish and chip shop, sometimes referred to as a chip shop or chippy, is a restaurant that specialises in selling fish and chips. Usually, fish and chip shops provide takeaway service, although some have seating facilities. Fish and chip shops may also sell other foods, including variations on their core offering such as battered sausage and burgers, to regional cuisine such as Indian food. Variations on the name include fish bar, fishery (in Yorkshire), fish shop and chip shop. In most of the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, they are colloquially known as a chippy or fishy, while in the Republic of Ireland and the Aberdeen area, they are more commonly known as chippers. History A blue plaque at Oldham's Tommyfield Market in England marks the 1860s origin of the fish and chip shop and fast food industries. In 1928, Harry Ramsden's fast food restaurant chain opened in the UK. On a single day in 1952, his fish and chip shop in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, served 10,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
