Keighley ( ) is a market town and a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
City of Bradford
The City of Bradford () is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a large area which includes the towns and v ...
Borough of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
.
Keighley is north-west of
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
city centre, north-west of
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census.
Bingley railwa ...
, north of
Halifax and south-east of
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...
. It is governed by Keighley Town Council and
Bradford City Council
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, ...
. Keighley sits between the counties of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
,
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
and
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
.
Historically
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...
, it lies between
Airedale
Airedale is a geographic area in Yorkshire, England, corresponding to the river valley or dale of the River Aire.
The valley stretches from the river's origin in Aire Head Springs, Malham which is in the Yorkshire Dales, down past Skipton on ...
and Keighley Moors. At the 2011 census, Keighley had a population of 56,348.
History
Toponymy
The name Keighley, which has gone through many changes of spelling throughout its history, means "Cyhha's farm or clearing", and was mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
of 1086: "In Cichhelai, Ulchel, and Thole, and Ravensuar, and William had six carucates to be taxed."
Town charter
Henry de Keighley, a
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
knight
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...
, was granted a charter to hold a market in Keighley on 17 October 1305 by
King Edward I
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassa ...
.
The
poll tax
A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual (typically every adult), without reference to income or resources.
Head taxes were important sources of revenue for many governments fr ...
records of 1379 show that the population of Keighley, in the
wapentake
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, C ...
of
Staincliffe
Staincliffe is a cross-over district of both Batley and Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the name is believed to derive from ''staine'', meaning stone and ''cliffe'', cliff.
The area is ...
in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...
, was 109 people (47 couples and 15 single people).
1700s and 1800s
From 1753, the Union stage coach departed on the
Keighley and Kendal Turnpike
The Keighley and Kendal Turnpike was a road built in 1753 by a turnpike trust between Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire and Kendal in Westmorland, England. The primary instigators were in Settle. The road followed a modified ancient rou ...
from what was the Devonshire Arms coaching inn on the corner of Church Street and High Street. Rebuilt about 1789, this public house has a classical style pedimented doorcase with engaged Tuscan columns in the high fashion of that age. The original route towards
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...
was Spring Gardens Lane – Hollins Lane – Hollins Bank Lane.
Keighley was to become an
intersection
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with other
turnpikes, including the Two-Laws to Keighley branch of the Toller Lane – Blue Bell turnpike (1755) from
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
to
Colne
Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds.
The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Val ...
, the Bradford to Keighley turnpike (1814), and the Keighley—
Halifax turnpike.
The 1842
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
Directory description of Keighley reads, "Its parish had no dependent townships though it is about long and broad, and comprises of land (including a peaty moor of about ) and a population which amounted, in the year 1801, to 5,745."
Christopher Ingham
Utley Cemetery contains the grave of Christopher Ingham, a veteran of the conflict against
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
. He was a member of the
Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of ...
's elite 95th Rifle Regiment and fought in ten battles against the French in
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
,
France
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and
Belgium
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, including the
Spanish Peninsula War and the
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armie ...
, for which he was awarded several medals, including the Peninsula Medal. He died in 1866. Some local historians believe Mr Ingham's heroism may have inspired the author
Bernard Cornwell's saga about Major
Richard Sharpe. The TV series episode ''
Sharpe's Justice
''Sharpe's Justice'' is a British television drama, the 13th of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Unlike most of the other instalments of the series, this episode was n ...
'', which focuses on the roots of the title character, is set in and around Keighley.
Hindenburg parcel
On 22 May 1936, the
Zeppelin
A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship named after the German inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin () who pioneered rigid airship development at the beginning of the 20th century. Zeppelin's notions were first formulated in 1874Eckener 1938, pp ...
Hindenburg crossed Yorkshire in a diversion of her normal route between the United States and Germany. As the airship passed over the town, a parcel was dropped and landed in the High Street, where two boys, Jack Gerrard and Alfred Butler, picked it up. The parcel contained a bunch of carnations, a small silver and jet crucifix, some postage stamps, a picture postcard and some Hindenburg notepaper.
The note was written by
John P Schulte, who called himself the first flying priest. The note requested that the carnations and crucifix be placed on the grave of his brother, Lieutenant Franz Schulte, who had died of
Spanish flu
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, during the deadly
influenza
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pandemic of 1918, as a
Prisoner of War
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Belligerents hold prisoners of wa ...
at Raikeswood Prisoner of War Camp, Skipton, originally built as a training camp for the Bradford Pals, in 1915. Schulte was, at that time, buried at Morton Cemetery, east of Keighley (though the letter stated that he was buried at Skipton, which was incorrect).
The carnations were placed on the grave and the two boys kept the postage stamps and the postcard. The crucifix was placed in St Anne's Church to avoid it being stolen.
Governance
Constituency
Keighley is represented in the
House of Commons by
Conservative Member of Parliament
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(MP)
Robbie Moore
Robert David Moore (May 3, 1954 – January 7, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals. He played his college hockey at the University of Michigan and the Universi ...
, who won the seat by defeating his predecessor
John Grogan
John Joseph Grogan ( ; born March 20, 1957) is an American journalist and non-fiction writer. His memoir ''Marley & Me'' (2005), was a very best selling book, about his family's dog, Marley, in real life.
Early life
Grogan was born to a Catholi ...
at the
2019 general election. Grogan had a majority of just 249 over the previous incumbent, Conservative
Kris Hopkins
Kristan Frederick Hopkins (born 8 June 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was formerly the Member of Parliament for Keighley in West Yorkshire. Elected in 2010, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, a government wh ...
.
In 2015, Hopkins won the seat at the
2015 general election – securing a second term. Hopkins increased the Conservatives vote share in the area from 41.9% in 2010 to 44.3% in 2015. The Conservatives won the seat in 2010, taking over from
Ann Cryer
Constance Ann Cryer JP (''née'' Place; born 14 December 1939) is a British former politician who was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Keighley from the 1997 general election up until she stood down at the 2010 general election ...
, who had been in office since 1997.
Keighley was contested by the
British National Party (BNP) in the
May 2005 general election
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May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May ...
, when the party's leader
Nick Griffin
Nicholas John Griffin (born 1 March 1959) is a British politician and white supremacist who represented North West England as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2014. He served as chairman and then president of the far-righ ...
stood for Parliament. He was defeated by Ann Cryer, one of a small number of
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
MPs with an increased majority. In March 2006, the town's mayoress, Rose Thompson, announced she had joined the BNP and was immediately dismissed by the mayor Tony Wright.
Parish
![Keighley Town Hall (geograph 4699128)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Keighley_Town_Hall_%28geograph_4699128%29.jpg)
The town was incorporated as a
municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002. Broadly similar structures existed in S ...
on 28 July 1882 under the provisions of the
Municipal Corporations Act 1882
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in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...
. In 1938, the boundaries of the borough and civil parish of Keighley were expanded to include the former urban districts and civil parishes of
Haworth,
Oakworth
Oakworth is a village in West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. The name "Oakworth" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area.
Oakworth railway station is on the route of the Keighley and W ...
and
Oxenhope, along with the parish of
Morton Morton may refer to:
People
* Morton (surname)
* Morton (given name)
Fictional
* Morton Koopa, Jr., a character and boss in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''
* A character in the ''Charlie and Lola'' franchise
* A character in the 2008 film '' Horton ...
from the abolished Keighley Rural District and a small part of the
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census.
Bingley railwa ...
urban district.
On 1 April 1974, Keighley borough became part of the
City of Bradford Metropolitan District
The City of Bradford () is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a large area which includes the towns and ...
in accordance with the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
in the newly formed county of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
. The merger caused a lot of bitterness among Keighley people, who resented being 'taken over' by Bradford and accused the city's council of neglecting the town. Civil parish status was restored to Keighley in 2002,
providing it with its own
town council
A town council, city council or municipal council is a form of local government for small municipalities.
Usage of the term varies under different jurisdictions.
Republic of Ireland
Town Councils in the Republic of Ireland were the second ti ...
.
The council's 30 members elect a mayor from amongst their number once a year. The parish boundaries are based on but not identical to the pre-1938 borough boundaries. In June 2006, the leader of
Bradford District Council, Conservative Councillor Kris Hopkins, was quoted in the ''
Craven Herald & Pioneer'' as suggesting it might be a good idea for Keighley to become an independent authority once again. The town has a local history society,
Keighley and District Local History Society
The Keighley and District Local History Society (KDLHS) is an English local history society covering the town of Keighley, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of Englan ...
, and a family history society, Keighley and District Family History Society.
Arms
Geography
File:Cavendish Street, Keighley.jpg, Victorian era terraced buildings on Cavendish Street
File:Victorian Terraces of Keighley.jpg, A ground-level view of the Victorian commercial quarter
File:Keighley070805.jpg, North Street
File:Keighley railway station (geograph 7027473).jpg, Keighley railway station
Keighley railway station serves the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The station is located on the Airedale line, with electric services to , and provided by Northern, along with longer distance services to and . The station is ...
Keighley lies at the
confluence
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of the rivers
Worth and
Aire in
Airedale
Airedale is a geographic area in Yorkshire, England, corresponding to the river valley or dale of the River Aire.
The valley stretches from the river's origin in Aire Head Springs, Malham which is in the Yorkshire Dales, down past Skipton on ...
, in the
South Pennines
The South Pennines is a region of moorland and hill country in northern England lying towards the southern end of the Pennines. In the west it includes the Rossendale Valley and the West Pennine Moors. It is bounded by the Greater Manchester co ...
. It benefits from an
electrified railway service with connections to
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
,
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
,
Shipley,
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census.
Bingley railwa ...
,
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...
,
Carlisle
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and
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
.
The town’s northern boundary is with
Bradley and its southern limit is the edge of
Oxenhope. To the west, the town advances up the hill to the suburb of Black Hill, and in the east it terminates at the residential neighbourhoods of
Long Lee
Long Lee and Thwaites Brow is a suburb about one mile to the south east of the centre of the town of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
Features
Long Lee is a partially rural area which encompasses a primary school, a public house, a churc ...
and Thwaites Brow. The outlying northeastern suburb of
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 Bi ...
is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a separate village but is part of the town.
Past Black Hill and via Braithwaite Edge Road lies Braithwaite village, which leads to
Laycock Laycock is an English surname, likely originating from the placename Lacock, in Wiltshire (which is pronounced ''Laycock'') or Laycock in West Yorkshire.
According to the 1990 United States Census, Laycock is the 22,119th most common surname.
No ...
, which was also mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
. Laycock is a conservation area which overlooks the hamlet of Goose Eye.
The
River Aire passes through north eastern Keighley, dividing the neighbourhood of Stockbridge and running roughly parallel to the
Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The Worth links up with the Aire in Stockbridge and runs south-westerly, dividing eastern Keighley from central and western districts of the town. The Worth is lined with abandoned, semi-derelict industrial sites and tracts of waste ground dating from the period when Keighley thrived as a major textile centre.
Parts of Keighley are prone to flooding, and the town was particularly badly hit by floods in 2000. Since then, millions have been spent on strengthening flood defences.
Other outlying villages around the town are
Oakworth
Oakworth is a village in West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. The name "Oakworth" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area.
Oakworth railway station is on the route of the Keighley and W ...
,
Cross Roads,
Haworth,
Stanbury
Stanbury is a village in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish, and in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.
The name Stanbury translates as ''Stone Fort'' from Old English.
Geography
The ...
and
Oxenhope. The two main settlements to the north are
Silsden and
Steeton. Although these villages are often referred to as separate places, they are part of the wider Keighley area. These areas add a total of 22,669 people to the Keighley area, taking the population of the wider Keighley area up to 74,098 (
2001 Census).
To the north east is
Rombalds Moor
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, which contains many signs of
Stone Age
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and
Bronze Age
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occupation, including
cup and ring marks; as it drops back down into
Wharfedale
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and the town of
Ilkley, approximately five miles away, it becomes the more famous
Ilkley Moor
Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The moor, which rises to 402 m (1,319 ft) above sea level, is well known as the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem" ...
.
Demography
† The 1939 population is estimated from the
National Registration Act figures.
The 1941 census did not take place because of the
Second World War
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.
Economy
![Queen Street Mill - Loom Hattersley Domestic 5443L](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Queen_Street_Mill_-_Loom_Hattersley_Domestic_5443L.JPG)
The town's industries have typically been in
textiles
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the ...
, particularly
wool
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As ...
and
cotton
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processing. In addition to the manufacture of textiles, there were several large factories making textile machinery. These included
Dean, Smith & Grace,
George Hattersley & Son, and Prince, Smith & Stell. The first of these operated as a manufacturer of CNC machine tools, particularly precision
lathe
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s, until 2008.
Keighley is home to
Timothy Taylor Brewery
Timothy Taylor's is a family-owned regional brewery founded in 1858 by Timothy Taylor. Originally based in Cook Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. Timothy Taylor's moved to larger premises in 1863 at Knowle Spring in Keighley, where they re ...
, the makers of
CAMRA,
Champion Beer of Britain
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Qualification and judging
Beers can qualify for the Champion Beer of Brita ...
award-winning ales Landlord and Boltmaker (previously known as 'Best Bitter'). They also brew Ram Tam, Golden Best, Dark Mild, Knowle Spring and a new French style blonde ale, Le Champion, which was first brewed for the Tour de France in 2014 and has been brewed for the Tour de Yorkshire in 2015 and 2016. They also own many pubs in the area, including the Albert Hotel, Boltmakers Arms, Lord Rodney, Royal Oak and The Fleece Inn in Haworth.
Community and Culture
Much of the town centre has been pedestrianised. Keighley has three large supermarkets, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda. There are several budget supermarkets situated in small retail parks around the town.
![Airedale Centre, Keighley interior](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Airedale_Centre%2C_Keighley_interior.jpg)
The Airedale shopping centre is a large indoor
shopping precinct which houses most of the town's high street retail chains. The Airedale Shopping Centre housed the tall statue of the giant Rombald holding a boulder above his head. It was moved to a different part of the centre when a glass ceiling was added to the whole complex. A public consultation favoured placing the statue on the Beechcliffe roundabout on the A650 road approaching Keighley from the east. According to local legend, the giant Rombald threw a giant rock at his enemies (or in some versions of the tale his wife) killing them. The rock is the "calf" of "cow and calf" rock fame, which can be seen today at the top of Rombald's Moor on
Ilkley Moor
Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The moor, which rises to 402 m (1,319 ft) above sea level, is well known as the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem" ...
.
Keighley has one cinema,
The Picture House on North Street. It opened in 1913, making it one of the oldest in Britain. A brief closure in the mid-1990s prevented it from being listed as one of the oldest in continuous operation – a record that goes to the
Curzon Cinema, which opened in
Clevedon,
Somerset
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, in 1911. It was restored from its derelict condition in 1996 by Northern Morris Associated Cinemas and operates to this day.
Keighley has a popular local music scene. There have been various venues where local bands play. Most notable was the now-defunct CJ's bar (also known as Chrome, VW's, Cheese and Trumpet) that played host to many popular touring bands. Examples of local bands are
the Sailmakers
The Sailmakers are an English psychedelic rock band from Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The band formed in 2008.
BBC Introducing
The band were selected along with five other acts to perform at The Venue, Leeds College of Music as part of ...
, the Undecided,
Foxes Faux,
Random Hand, the Get Guns, Eyesore Angels and Dead Message, who recently parted ways after 9 years. The British rock bands
Skeletal Family
Skeletal Family are an English rock band formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in December 1982.Kelly, Danny (1985) "Waiter, There's a Bone in my Curry!", ''NME'', 2 February 1985, p. 8 The band was formed from the remaining members of an earlie ...
and
Terrorvision
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were also originally formed in Keighley.
Town twinning
![Poix du nord Keighley Hall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Poix_du_nord_Keighley_Hall.jpg)
Keighley has the unique record of having the first recorded
town twinning
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
agreement in the world, having entered into an agreement with
Poix-du-Nord
Poix-du-Nord () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
Town twinning
* Keighley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord de ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
in 1920.
This actually followed an even earlier
sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
While there are early examples of inter ...
arrangement with two communes on the outskirts of
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, France –
Suresnes and
Puteaux
Puteaux () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the heart of the Hauts-de-Seine department, from the centre of Paris. In 2016, it had a population of 44,941.
La Défense, Paris's business district hosting the ...
– starting in 1905.
*
Poix-du-Nord
Poix-du-Nord () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
Town twinning
* Keighley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord de ...
,
Nord
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,
Hauts-de-France
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, France
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Landmarks
Architecture
![War Memorial - geograph](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/War_Memorial_-_geograph.org.uk_-_414753.jpg)
![Former Mechanics' Institute, Keighley](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Former_Mechanics%27_Institute%2C_Keighley.jpg)
Like many other British towns and cities, Keighley was extensively remodelled in the 1960s and lost many historic buildings. However, the town managed to retain some of its heritage and has many
Victorian
Victorian or Victorians may refer to:
19th century
* Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign
** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
** Victorian fashion
** Victorian literature ...
buildings. The local
millstone grit gives many of the buildings a distinctive look.
East Riddlesden Hall
East Riddlesden Hall is a 17th-century manor house in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, now owned by the National Trust.
History
The hall was built in 1642 by a wealthy Halifax clothier, James Murgatroyd. The hall is a Grade I listed buildin ...
,
Cliffe Castle Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, is a local heritage museum which opened in the grand, Victorian, neo-Gothic Cliffe Castle in 1959. Originating as Cliffe Hall in 1828, the museum is the successor to Keighley Museum which ...
and Whinburn Mansion are fine
country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
s. There are large townhouses along
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...
Road, which contrast with the cramped rows of terraces in the streets behind them.
The town's central library was the first
Carnegie library in England, opened in 1904 with a grant of £10,000 from
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...
. The library has undergone refurbishment, which was completed in 2007. Many of the town's former mill buildings are still intact.
The town centre contains modern buildings, such as Leeds City College, and examples of Victorian commercial architecture, including the long terrace of Cavendish Street with its 220-yard (⅛ mile/a
furlong) ornamental canopy. There is a bus station which opened in 2002 near the Airedale Shopping Centre. There are several
tower block
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A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently ...
s in Parkwood Rise, Holycroft and
Ingrow
Ingrow is a suburb of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England that lies on the River Worth. The name Ingrow comes from Old Scandinavian which means 'corner of land in the meadow.' The suburb is located on the A629 road and is south west of Keighley t ...
and a central
multi-storey car park
A multistorey car park (British and Singapore English) or parking garage (American English), also called a multistory, parking building, parking structure, parkade (mainly Canadian), parking ramp, parking deck or indoor parking, is a build ...
.
Amongst the modern houses in Laycock, outside Keighley town centre, is a 17th-century, three-storey
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
(which is said to be the former wing of a much bigger property), converted barns and 18th-century cottages.
Attractions
On the outskirts of town is Cliffe Hall, also known as Cliffe Castle, now
Keighley Museum.
![Keighley & Worth Valley Railway](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Keighley_%26_Worth_Valley_Railway.jpg)
The
Keighley and Worth Valley railway
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is a heritage railway line in the Worth Valley, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the National Rail network at Keighley railway station.
History
Inception and ...
is a
heritage steam railway, which links the town with Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope and the Bronte Country. Keighley is the location of the
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is a heritage railway line in the Worth Valley, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the National Rail network at Keighley railway station.
History
Inception and ...
, a
heritage railway
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that passes through
Haworth (part of the
Brontë Country, home of
Anne,
Charlotte
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and
Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, ''Wuthering Heights'', now considered a classic of English literature. She also published a book of poet ...
) and terminates at
Oxenhope. At Ingrow is the
Museum of Rail Travel
The Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow, England is operated by the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT), a charity based just north of Ingrow (West) railway station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in West Yorkshire. Founded in 1965, it became a re ...
.
Top Withens
Top Withens () (also known as Top Withins) is a ruined farmhouse near Haworth, West Yorkshire, England, which is said to have been the inspiration for the location of the Earnshaw family house Wuthering Heights in the 1847 novel of the same nam ...
and the
Brontë Waterfall
The Brontë Waterfall is a small waterfall located about a mile south-west of Stanbury, near Haworth, West Yorkshire, England. The area surrounding the waterfall is mainly moorland and farmland but is part of Brontë Country. It is an area o ...
are within walking distance of
Stanbury
Stanbury is a village in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish, and in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.
The name Stanbury translates as ''Stone Fort'' from Old English.
Geography
The ...
, a mile and a half from Haworth.
East Riddlesden Hall
East Riddlesden Hall is a 17th-century manor house in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, now owned by the National Trust.
History
The hall was built in 1642 by a wealthy Halifax clothier, James Murgatroyd. The hall is a Grade I listed buildin ...
is in Riddlesden. Keighley Police Museum is in the Keighley Civic Centre opposite the Town Square. The old police station has many pieces of police memorabilia, including a Victorian horse-drawn Black Mariah.
Education
Local high schools are
Carlton Keighley in
Utley,
Beckfoot Oakbank
Beckfoot Oakbank is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated near ''Ingrow Lane'' on ''Oakworth Road'' (B6143) in the west of Keighley.
History Grammar school
Oakbank was founded from ...
,
Parkside School in
Cullingworth
Cullingworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Bradford and south of Keighley. The surrounding countryside is mainly u ...
and the
Holy Family Catholic School.
![LeedsCityCollegeKeighly2010](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/LeedsCityCollegeKeighly2010.JPG)
Keighley College, the local campus of
Leeds City College
Leeds City College is the largest further education establishment in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England with around 26,000 students, 2,300 staff, with an annual turnover of £78 million. , formerly known as Park Lane College, is situated near
Keighley railway station
Keighley railway station serves the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The station is located on the Airedale line, with electric services to , and provided by Northern, along with longer distance services to and . The station is ...
on Bradford Road. In 2010, the college opened this new £30 million campus, moving away from the former site on Cavendish Street, which was in need of repair and has since been demolished. The college includes an Industrial Centre of Excellence and a nationally acclaimed Star Centre facility, designed to encourage more young people to study
STEM
Stem or STEM may refer to:
Plant structures
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* Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure
* Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...
subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). This features a mock
mission control centre, a
planetarium
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A dominant feature of most planetarium ...
, a simulated rocky
planet
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surface and many other
space
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-related items.
Religion
![St Andrew, Keighley (3656924111)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/St_Andrew%2C_Keighley_%283656924111%29.jpg)
Keighley has a
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
, Keighley Shared Church, and is home to many
Christian
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denominations. It has churches and places of worship for
Anglicans,
Methodists,
United Reformed
The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2022 it has approximately 40,000 members in 1,284 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers.
Origins and history
The United Reformed Church resulte ...
,
Mormons
Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...
,
Quakers
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abil ...
,
Salvation Army
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and
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The group reports a worldwide membership of approximately 8.7 million adherents involved in ...
. Keighley has a significant
Roman Catholic
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, minority re-established following the repeal of the penal laws. The Catholic population was boosted in the mid-19th century with the arrival of Irish immigrants escaping the 1840s
Great Famine, who came to work in the textile and weaving industries. Keighley has two Roman Catholic churches (St Anne's – 1840 and St Joseph's – 1934) and four
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
schools (St Anne's – 1857, St Joseph's – 1922, Our Lady of Victories – 1960 and Holy Family – 1964).
The first
spiritualist
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The ''long nineteenth century'' i ...
church in Britain was founded at Keighley in 1853 by David Richmond, who, although not originally from the town, stayed for many years and helped to establish the movement throughout the country. Spiritualism was at its height during Victorian times and Keighley Spiritualist church remains open.
Muslim
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s make up the second-largest religious group in the town. According to the 2011 census, there were more than 12,400 Muslims in Keighley in March of that year. Most had started coming to Britain in the 1960s from the
Mirpur region of
Azad Kashmir
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*
*
* and constituting the western portion of the larger Ka ...
, in
Pakistan
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, and the
Sylhet
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region of
Bangladesh
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. As of 2013, there were eight mosques in Keighley, including the purpose-built Markazi Jamia Masjid ('Central Community Mosque') in Emily Street and the purpose-built Jamia Masjid Ghosiyah (Ghosiyah Community Mosque – named after the saint
Abdul Qadir Jilani), on Skipton Road. The rest are buildings which have been converted into Mosques, with the oldest being the Shahjalal Jami Masjid and Jamiah Quraniah (ShahJalal Community Mosque and Quran Teaching School – named after the saint
Shah Jalal), on Temple Row, which was previously the
Wesleyan
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Methodist Church, 1845–46.
There is a
Buddhist
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centre on Lawkholme Crescent, in the town centre. The Keighley Kadampa Buddhist Centre is used by lay and ordained Buddhist practitioners and also runs day and evening classes for newcomers to the faith.
Sport
Keighley Cougars
The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England who compete in League 1, the third tier of English rugby league. Keighley's home ground, Cougar Park has a capacity of 7,800.
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Early y ...
are a semi-professional
rugby league
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team based at Royd Ings Avenue. The ground's historical name is
Lawkholme Lane
Cougar Park is a rugby league stadium in Keighley, England, which is the home stadium of the Keighley Cougars. Its capacity is 7,800 people. It also hosted a match during the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. From 1899 until 1995, it was known as '' ...
but has been known as
Cougar Park
Cougar Park is a rugby league stadium in Keighley, England, which is the home stadium of the Keighley Cougars. Its capacity is 7,800 people. It also hosted a match during the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. From 1899 until 1995, it was known as ...
since 1992.
Keighley RUFC
Keighley Rugby Union Football Club is a Rugby Union club based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The club currently play in Yorkshire 1.
Club history
Keighley R.U.F.C. (or the Keighlians Old Boys R.U.F.C. as it was originally named) was ...
rugby union
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team are based at Rose Cottage,
Utley, and play in the amateur
Yorkshire Second Division.
Keighley Central F.C., was a
football
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club that won the
Yorkshire Football League
The Yorkshire Football League was the name of two football competitions. The first lasted three seasons in the late 19th century and the second lasted 62 years until merging with the Midland League in 1982 to become the Northern Counties East Lea ...
Division 3 title in 1964.
On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014
Tour de France
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from
York
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to
Sheffield
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, passed through the town. It was also the location of the stage's intermediate sprint after . The 20 points for the Points jersey was claimed by
Blel Kadri of AG2R La Mondiale.
Filmography
Film
Keighley was the setting for the film ''
Blow Dry
''Blow Dry'' is a 2001 British romantic comedy film directed by Paddy Breathnach and based on the screenplay ''Never Better'' by Simon Beaufoy. The film stars Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnet ...
'', starring
Josh Hartnett
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,
Alan Rickman
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and
Bill Nighy. ''Blow Dry'' opens with the announcement that the small town of Keighley will host the year 2000 British Hair Championships. Keighley's mayor (
Warren Clarke) is thrilled about the news, but when he announces it to the town's press, they all yawn disapprovingly. The film, although set in Keighley, was shot in several locations.
Most of the 2004 film ''
Yasmin'' was shot in Keighley. Written by
Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy (; born 26 December 1966) is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College ...
and mostly filmed in Lawkholme, it tells the story of a British Muslim woman who has her life disrupted by the impact of the
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...
on America. Beaufoy said the film was originally set in
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...
, but "worked its way across the Pennines".
The
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is a heritage railway line in the Worth Valley, West Yorkshire, England, which runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the National Rail network at Keighley railway station.
History
Inception and ...
(KWVR), running steam trains from Keighley to
Haworth and
Oxenhope, has been used in several films, including
''The Railway Children'', ''
Yanks
''Yanks'' is a 1979 drama film directed by John Schlesinger, and starring Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Lisa Eichhorn and Tony Melody. The film is set during the Second World War in Northern England and features no combat scen ...
'', the film of the
Pink Floyd
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musical ''The Wall'' and an episode of the long-running situation comedy, ''
The Last of the Summer Wine''. ''
A Touch of Frost'', starring
David Jason, was also filmed at the railway line close to
Ingrow West.
The 1950s set British feature film ''
Between Two Women'' (2000) was filmed extensively in and around Keighley and its mills, in particular around the railway and close to the main town railway station. The same director's next film, ''
The Jealous God
''The Jealous God'' is a novel by John Braine which was first published in 1964. Set in the early 1960s among the Irish Catholic community in a small Yorkshire town, the book is about a 30-year-old mummy's boy and his attempts at liberating hi ...
'', (2005) also featured
Keighley railway station
Keighley railway station serves the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The station is located on the Airedale line, with electric services to , and provided by Northern, along with longer distance services to and . The station is ...
and nearby streets.
The film
God's Own Country about the young life of a sheep farmer was filmed in
Laycock Laycock is an English surname, likely originating from the placename Lacock, in Wiltshire (which is pronounced ''Laycock'') or Laycock in West Yorkshire.
According to the 1990 United States Census, Laycock is the 22,119th most common surname.
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and also at Keighley bus station
Television
The 2004 documentary Edge of the City, about the
City of Bradford
The City of Bradford () is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a large area which includes the towns and v ...
Social Services, and the people and problems they deal with, was partly filmed in Keighley, and concerned sexual abuse of underage
white
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girls by some
Asian
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** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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men.
A great part of the 2004
BBC television drama ''
North and South North and South may refer to:
Literature
* ''North and South'' (Gaskell novel), an 1854 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell
* ''North and South'' (trilogy), a series of novels by John Jakes (1982–1987)
** ''North and South'' (Jakes novel), first novel ...
'' was shot on Keighley, with
Dalton Mills being one of the serial's main locations.
Notable people
The following people were born in Keighley, have lived there in the past or are currently resident in the town.
*
Simon Beaufoy
Simon Beaufoy (; born 26 December 1966) is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College ...
(1967–), an
Oscar,
Bafta and
Golden Globe
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...
award-winning British screenwriter who was born in Keighley
*
Steve Binns
Stephen John "Steve" Binns (born 25 August 1960 in Keighley) is a male British former long-distance runner.
Athletics career
Binns competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
He rose to prominence in 1979 as a junior athlete. First he took the indi ...
(1960–), long distance runner who competed in the 1988 Olympic Games.
*
Gordon Bottomley (1874–1948), poet.
*
Asa Briggs
Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (7 May 1921 – 15 March 2016) was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his lon ...
(1921–2016), historian and academic.
*
Brontë Sisters, lived in the village of
Haworth, which is two miles (3 km) south of Keighley.
**
Anne (1820–1849), novelist.
**
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...
(1816–1855), novelist.
**
Emily (1818–1848), novelist.
*
Alastair Campbell (1957–), former Labour party
spin doctor
In public relations and politics, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through knowingly
providing a biased interpretation of an event or campaigning to influence public opinion about some organization or public figure. While traditional publi ...
.
*
John Tiplady Carrodus
John Tiplady Carrodus (1836–1895) was an English violinist.
Life
Carrodus was born on 20 January 1836, at Keighley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He took violin lessons from his father Thomas Carrodus, who was a barber and music-seller. H ...
(1836–1895), violinist.
*
Peter Dixon
Peter John Dixon (born 30 April 1944) is a former England international rugby union player.
Dixon played for Oxford University RFC in four consecutive Varsity Matches from 1967 to 1970. He played for Cumberland at county level alongside Da ...
,
British Lions and
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
rugby union Captain
*
Kiki Dee (1947–), singer-songwriter, originally from
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
.
*
Ian Dewhirst
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...
, local librarian and historian.
*
Sandra Dorne (1924–1992), actress in 1940s and 1950s films, and parts in TV series.
*
Roma Gill
Roma Gill OBE, M.A. Cantab., BLitt. Oxon. (29 September 1934 – 3 August 2001) was a British academic, writer and noted scholar on the works of Shakespeare and Marlowe. She edited more than 30 texts including three in the Oxford School Marl ...
(1934–2001), academic and literary scholar.
*
Jeff Hall (1929–1959), footballer for
Birmingham City FC
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first tea ...
and
England FC
The England national football team has represented England in international Association football, football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in Engl ...
. Born in Scunthorpe but raised in Keighley.
*
Willis Hall (1929–2005), playwright, lived in
Oldfield near Keighley in the 1970s and 1980s.
*
Peter Hartley, (1960–), former county cricketer for
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...
,
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
and
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
.
*
Denis Healey
Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, (30 August 1917 – 3 October 2015) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970; he ...
(1917–2015), a Labour
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The chancellor of the Exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the Chancellor is ...
and
Secretary of State for Defence
The secretary of state for defence, also referred to as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the business of the Ministry of Defence. The incumbent is a membe ...
.
*
Mike Hellawell (1938–), footballer for
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
,
Queens Park Rangers,
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
and 2 appearances for
England FC
The England national football team has represented England in international Association football, football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in Engl ...
.
*
Trevor Hockey (1943–1987), Welsh international footballer, who also played with
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
and
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
.
*
Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet
Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet (7 May 1807 – 13 August 1897) was an inventor and manufacturer, who is known both for his work in developing the Square Motion wool-combing machine and as a Radical Liberal Member of Parliament.
Life
Holden was ...
(1807–1897), inventor and manufacturer, known for
Lucifer Matches, and served as Liberal MP for Keighley 1888–1895.
*
Lesley Horton, crime novelist and author of the detective inspector John Handford series lives in Keighley.
*
Paul Hudson
Paul David Hudson (born 27 February 1971) is an English weather presenter for BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Hudson was born and raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire. He was made an Honorary Fellow of Bradford College in 2014 ...
(1971–), local television weather forecaster.
*
Keith Jessop
Keith Jessop (10 May 1933 – 22 May 2010) was a British salvage diver and successful marine treasure hunter.
History
Early life
Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, as the son of a penniless Yorkshire mill-worker. Jessop learned to deep ...
(1933–2010), salvage diver and marine treasure hunter.
*
Alexander Keighley (1861-1947), pictorialist photographer & member of the Linked Ring group.
*
Henry de Keighley
Henry de Keighley (fl. 1297–1301) was an English politician.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolit ...
(−1313), Lancashire knight, granted the first charter to hold a market in Keighley on 17 October 1305 by
King Edward I
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassa ...
.
*
Dougie Lampkin (1976–), born in
Silsden, a motorcycle trials rider.
*
Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap metal band Methods of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical ...
(1986–), footballer who is a goalkeeper for
Chesterfield
Chesterfield may refer to:
Places Canada
* Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan
* Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom
* Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England
** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...
.
*
Robin Ling
Robin Sydney Mackwood Ling, (7 September 1927 – 9 October 2017) was an English surgeon who invented the Exeter hip system, a hip replacement. As an orthopaedic surgeon at the Princess Elizabeth orthopaedic hospital, Exeter, he co-operated wi ...
(1927–2017), orthopaedic surgeon.
*
Leigh Marklew (1968–), of Bradford rock band
Terrorvision
''TerrorVision'' is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Ted Nicolaou, produced and written by Albert and Charles Band and composed by Richard Band, all of whom would go on to found and work with Full Moon Features in 19 ...
.
*
Peter Mayhew (1944–2019), British actor who played
Chewbacca
Chewbacca ( ), nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and firs ...
in the
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
films, lived in Keighley between 1987 and 2000.
*
Chris Melling (1979–), professional pool player and former world number one.
*
Sir Tom Moore (1920–2021), former British Military Officer, fundraiser for NHS Charities during the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
*
Herbert Morley (1883-), Victorian explorer.
*
Ian Mosey
Ian James Mosey (born 29 August 1951) is an English professional golfer.
Early life
Mosey was born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, and is the son of cricket writer Don Mosey.
Professional career
Mosey turned professional in 1972 and spen ...
, professional golfer. Winner of two
European Tour events.
*
Reynold A. Nicholson
Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, FBA (18 August 1868 – 27 August 1945), or R. A. Nicholson, was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism and widely regarded as one of the greatest Rumi (Mevlana ...
(1868–1945) was an English orientalist, scholar of
Islamic literature
Islamic literature is literature written by Muslim people, influenced by an Islamic cultural perspective, or literature that portrays Islam. It can be written in any language and portray any country or region. It includes many literary forms in ...
,
Rumi
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ( fa, جلالالدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā ( fa, مولانا, lit= our master) and Mevlevî/Mawlawī ( fa, مولوی, lit= my ma ...
and
Islamic mysticism
*
George Nicholson (1760–1825), printer.
[Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography – George Nicholson]
*
Matty Pearson
Matthew Joe Pearson (born 3 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Huddersfield Town.
Career Blackburn Rovers
Born and raised in Keighley, Pearson joined Blackburn Rovers at the age of 10, progres ...
(1993-), professional footballer for Huddersfield F.C.
*
Eric Pickles
Eric Jack Pickles, Baron Pickles, (born 20 April 1952) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament co ...
(1952–), former
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, also referred to as the levelling up secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction o ...
and a former
Chairman of the Conservative Party.
*
Michael Sams
Michael Benneman Sams (born 11 August 1941) is an English kidnapper, extortionist and murderer. He kidnapped Julie Dart in July 1991 and later murdered her following her attempted escape. He subsequently kidnapped Stephanie Slater in January 19 ...
(1941–), murderer.
*
Geoff Smith Geoff Smith may refer to:
*Geoff Smith (music composer) (born 1966), English composer, academic and vice chancellor of Regent's University London
*Geoff Smith (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2013), English footballer
*Geoff Smith (politician) (born ...
(1928–2013), former Bradford City goalkeeper, lived in Keighley.
*
Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith de Bruin (born 16 December 1969 in Rathcoole) is an Irish lawyer and retired Olympic swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, for the 400 m individual medley, 400 m freestyle and 20 ...
(1983–), rifle shooter who won Silver at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...
in Delhi, India.
*
J. Keighley Snowden
James Keighley Snowden (23 June 1860 – 17 January 1947) was the author of about fourteen volumes of fiction from 1893 to 1937 in addition to several works of non-fiction. Writing also as Keighley Snowden, today his writings are largely forgo ...
(1860–1947), journalist and novelist.
*
Philip Snowden, (1864–1937), the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. Editor of the Keighley Labour Journal. MP for
Blackburn.
*
Mollie Sugden (1922–2009), television comedy actress.
*
Sir John Taylor, Baron Ingrow, Lord
Ingrow
Ingrow is a suburb of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England that lies on the River Worth. The name Ingrow comes from Old Scandinavian which means 'corner of land in the meadow.' The suburb is located on the A629 road and is south west of Keighley t ...
(1917–2002), a soldier and politician. From 1985 to 1992 he was
Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
The office of Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire was created on 1 April 1974.
*Kenneth Hargreaves: 1 April 1974 – 1978 (previously West Riding Lieutenant since 1970)
*Sir William Bulmer: 1978–1985
*John Taylor, Baron Ingrow: 1985–1992
*John ...
.
*
Timothy Taylor (1826–1898), local brewer who opened the
Timothy Taylor Brewery
Timothy Taylor's is a family-owned regional brewery founded in 1858 by Timothy Taylor. Originally based in Cook Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. Timothy Taylor's moved to larger premises in 1863 at Knowle Spring in Keighley, where they re ...
in 1858.
*
Percy Vear
Hermann "Percy" Vear (12 July 1911 – 16 March 1983), born in Crossflatts, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was a British professional boxer during the 1920s and 1930s.
Brought up in Crossflatts during the First World War, Vear ...
(1911–1983), a British professional boxer during the 1920s and 1930s.
*
Ricky Wilson (1978–), musician and part of Leeds five-piece
Kaiser Chiefs.
*
Margaret Wintringham (1879–1955), the second woman to take a seat in the
House of Commons.
[Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography: Margaret Wintringham]
*
Frank Whitcombe (1913–1958),
Bradford Northern
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...
&
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
rugby league footballer.
*
Frank Whitcombe Jr
Frank William Whitcombe (21 July 1936 – ) was a rugby union footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s who played Rugby Union (RU) for Bradford RFC, Keighley RUFC Northern Command and Army Rugby Union, playing at Prop, i.e. number 1 or 3, and r ...
(1936–2010),
Bradford RFC,
Keighley RUFC
Keighley Rugby Union Football Club is a Rugby Union club based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The club currently play in Yorkshire 1.
Club history
Keighley R.U.F.C. (or the Keighlians Old Boys R.U.F.C. as it was originally named) was ...
,
Yorkshire RUFC & North Eastern Counties RUFC.
*
Martin Whitcombe
Martin Alun Whitcombe (born 14 September 1961 in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former rugby union footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s.
He learnt to play rugby at Keighley RUFC and ...
(1961–),
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
,
Bedford RFC
Bedford Blues are a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The Blues are a semi-pro ...
,
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 1.
The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...
,
Yorkshire RUFC &
England 'B' International Rugby Union player.
*
Jake Wright
Jake Maxwell Wright (born 11 March 1986) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for Boston United.
Wright started his career with Bradford City, but played only one senior game for them, before he joined Halifax Town where he ...
(1986–), professional footballer who plays for
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...
.
Local books of interest
Books by
Ian Dewhirst
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Sc ...
, local historian:
*A History of Keighley
*Gleanings from Victorian Yorkshire
*Gleanings from Edwardian Yorkshire
*In the Reign of the Peacemaker
*Keighley and District in Edwardian Photographs
*Keighley at War
*Keighley in Old Picture Postcards
*Keighley in the 1930s and '40s
*More Old Keighley in Photographs
*The Story of a Nobody: A Working Class Life, 1880–1939
*Old Keighley in Photographs
*Scar Top and Other Poems
*The Handloom Weaver and Other Poems
*Victorian Keighley Characters
*Yorkshire Through the Years
*You Don't Remember Bananas
Books by other authors:
*A Century of Yorkshire Dialect: Selections from the "Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society"
*Ancient Bingley: or, Bingley, its History and Scenery, 1897 by J Horsfall Turner
*Babbage Report, Haworth, 1850
*Haworth – Past and Present: A History of Haworth, Stanbury & Oxenhope
*History of Bradford, and its Parish by John James
*Keighley's Darkest Secrets by Malcolm Hanson
*Keighley Past and Present; An Historical, Topographical and Statistical Sketch of the Town, Parish and Environs of Keighley
*Keighley Murders and Other Tales by Lewis Parker
*Robert Collyer Methodist preacher and blacksmith
*Tales of Old Airedale: A Miscellany by Lisa Firth
*The life of Charlotte Brontë by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
*The History and Topography of Bradford, (in the county of York) by John James
*The History of Lees Methodist Church by Maurice Baren
*The Master Spinner; A Life of Sir Swire Smith
*William Grimshaw, Incumbent of Haworth, 1742–63 by Robert Spence Hardy
Freedom of the Town
The following people and military units have received the
Freedom of the Town of Keighley.
Individuals
* Benjamin Septimus Brigg (First Mayor)
*
Sir John Brigg
* W A Brigg (Mayor)
* Henry Isaac Butterfield (Textiles Manufacturer and owner of
Cliffe Castle)
*
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans i ...
*
John Tiplady Carrodus
John Tiplady Carrodus (1836–1895) was an English violinist.
Life
Carrodus was born on 20 January 1836, at Keighley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He took violin lessons from his father Thomas Carrodus, who was a barber and music-seller. H ...
: 5 February 1895.
* John Clough (mill owner and owner of Haincliffe House)
*
William Clough
William Clough (13 May 1862 – 11 May 1937) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician.
Background
A son of Thomas and Hannah Clough, he was educated at Steeton Provident School, Keighley Trade School and Pannal College, Harroga ...
*
8th Duke of Devonshire
*
Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet
Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet (7 May 1807 – 13 August 1897) was an inventor and manufacturer, who is known both for his work in developing the Square Motion wool-combing machine and as a Radical Liberal Member of Parliament.
Life
Holden was ...
* H C Longsdon (Mayor in 1901)
* James Lund (Mill Owner 1829-1903 and builder of
Lund's Tower)
*
Captain
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Sir Thomas Moore: 16 April 2020.
*
Sir Swire Smith: March 1918.
*
Sir Bracewell Smith : 6 February 1957.
*
Lord Snowdon of Ickornshaw
Military Units
* The
Yorkshire Regiment: 2011.
See also
*
Baildon
*
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which had a population of 18,294 at the 2011 Census.
Bingley railwa ...
*
Bradford
Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
*
Cowling
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*
Cross Hills
*
Cross Roads
*
Cullingworth
Cullingworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Bradford and south of Keighley. The surrounding countryside is mainly u ...
*
Damems
Damems is a village near Keighley, within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. It is in the BD22 postcode area and uses the 01535 dialling code. Until the mid-19th century it was also known as ''Dam Elms'' or ''Dam ...
*
East Morton
East Morton is a small village which lies north of Bingley and east of Keighley, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The small hamlet of West Morton lies to the north west. The village has a population of 1,169 according to the 2011 cen ...
*
Eastburn
*
Hainworth
Hainworth is a hamlet south of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The hamlet faces north across the lower end of the Worth Valley with a steep wooded incline towards Keighley.
History
Hainworth is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Hageneuu ...
*
Harden
*
Haworth
*
Ingrow
Ingrow is a suburb of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England that lies on the River Worth. The name Ingrow comes from Old Scandinavian which means 'corner of land in the meadow.' The suburb is located on the A629 road and is south west of Keighley t ...
*
Laycock Laycock is an English surname, likely originating from the placename Lacock, in Wiltshire (which is pronounced ''Laycock'') or Laycock in West Yorkshire.
According to the 1990 United States Census, Laycock is the 22,119th most common surname.
No ...
*
Long Lee
Long Lee and Thwaites Brow is a suburb about one mile to the south east of the centre of the town of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England.
Features
Long Lee is a partially rural area which encompasses a primary school, a public house, a churc ...
*
Lumbfoot
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Lumbfoot or Lumb Foot is a hamlet in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish, and the City of Bradford metropolitan district, England. It is situated approximately from Haworth and less than half a mile north-east from Stan ...
*
Oakworth
Oakworth is a village in West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. The name "Oakworth" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area.
Oakworth railway station is on the route of the Keighley and W ...
*
Oldfield
*
Oxenhope
*
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 Bi ...
*
Ryecroft
*
Silsden
*
Stanbury
Stanbury is a village in the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury civil parish, and in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England.
The name Stanbury translates as ''Stone Fort'' from Old English.
Geography
The ...
*
Steeton
*
Sutton-in-Craven
Sutton-in-Craven is a village, electoral ward and (as just Sutton) a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England that is situated in the Aire Valley between Skipton and Keighley. Historically part of the West Riding of Yo ...
References
External links
Keighley Town CouncilKeighley Shared Church*
Keighley Online– News, business and Keighley community site
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