Steeton is a village in the
City of Bradford
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metropolitan borough,
West Yorkshire
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, England.
Historically
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part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, it is situated approximately south-east from
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 ...
, north-west from
Keighley
Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish
in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford.
Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of Bi ...
and just south of the
A629 road
The A629 road is an inter-Yorkshire road that runs from Skipton to Rotherham through Keighley, Halifax, Huddersfield and Chapeltown in Yorkshire, England. The road runs through North, West and South Yorkshire, but before 1974, the entire leng ...
. The village is part of
Steeton with Eastburn
Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has, according to the 2001 census, a population of 4,277, increasing to 4, ...
civil parish
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.
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
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 ...
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.
![Steeton (28193892633)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Steeton_%2828193892633%29.jpg)
Numbers 14–20 High Street, during the second half of the 18th century, used to be an inn called the "Star", but its licence and name were moved to a new building at the road junction on the main turnpike road to the north, the present
A629.
The pub was called the "Old Star" as seen on Google Maps Street View and is on the OLD A629, on the corner of that road and Station Road. The Old Star closed in 2014 and was subsequently converted into 3 houses.
Numbers 44 and 46 Upper School Street, built in the
Queen Anne period, during the 1770s became the "Goat’s Head" on the original route of the Keighley to Kendal turnpike down. Following its realignment the inn's name and licence was moved to its present building opposite the Station Road junction. The second location, with quoined angles, gable stacks and integral canted bay windows, was probably built as a farmhouse in the mid-18th century.
A rare two-storey Second World War pillbox in the village was listed by English Heritage for protection status in 2010. the pillbox along with two others on the site, was constructed as a defence for the former Royal Ordnance Factory that operated in the village during the Second World War.
Governance
The village is part of the
civil parish
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of
Steeton with Eastburn
Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has, according to the 2001 census, a population of 4,277, increasing to 4, ...
. The parish is part of the
Craven ward
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of the
Metropolitan borough
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of the
City of Bradford
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, part of the
Metropolitan county
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of
West Yorkshire
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.
Population
According to the 2011 census, 4,375 people were resident in the Steeton with Eastburn civil parish.
Facilities
![Airedale General Hospital OPD Dec 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Airedale_General_Hospital_OPD_Dec_2013.jpg)
The village has a major hospital, (
Airedale General Hospital
Airedale General Hospital is an NHS district General Hospital based in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Airedale was opened for patients in July 1970 and officially opened by th ...
), a Pie Shop, a news agency, three hair dressing saloons, a fruit shop, a Chinese takeaway, a transport cafe, two parks, a public house, a bowling green, a war memorial, two village greens, a football pitch, a cricket pitch, a graveyard, a primary school, an hotel, a Church of England church and a Methodist church. A
Morrisons
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local store was also opened in the village in May 2014, but this became a My Local store when Morrisons withdrew from the village. Since then the site of the old Morrisons has become a Co-op Food store.
Education
Steeton Primary School is the village primary school which formed in 1851,
which also has an intake of pupils from the
Keighley
Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish
in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford.
Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of Bi ...
area. Children in the west of the village may also attend Eastburn Infant & Junior School in the bordering village of
Eastburn. For secondary education, most children attend
South Craven School
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in
Cross Hills
Cross Hills is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England that is situated halfway between Skipton and Keighley. The village is at the centre of a built-up area that includes the adjoining settlements of Glusburn, Kildwick, ...
, with grammar school students attending either
Ermysted's Grammar School
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or
Skipton Girls' High School
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, both in
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 ...
.
Transport
Buses from Keighley and district pass through every seven minutes.
Steeton and Silsden railway station
Steeton and Silsden railway station serves the village of Steeton and the town of Silsden in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated closer to Steeton than to Silsden, and is on the Airedale Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are ...
, which also serves the neighbouring town of
Silsden
Silsden is a town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal between Keighley and Skipton, which had a population of 8,268 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the haml ...
, lies on the outskirts of the village .
References
External links
Steeton.net* .
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Villages in West Yorkshire
Geography of the City of Bradford