Keighley: Aire Valley Mill Town, the Worth Valley Railway, and Bradford's Western District
Keighley sits in the Aire Valley in West Yorkshire, where the River Worth meets the Aire. Textile manufacturing built the town in the nineteenth century. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, a preserved branch line running to Haworth (the Bronte village) and Oxenhope, has operated as a heritage railway since 1968. It featured in the 1970 film The Railway Children. The population is around 53,000. Keighley is part of the City of Bradford metropolitan district.
The A650 connects Keighley to Bradford (nine miles southeast) and Skipton (nine miles northwest). Keighley station provides Northern services on the Airedale Line to Leeds and Bradford. The town centre along North Street and Low Street carries the main retail. For adult companionship, Keighley is covered by West Yorkshire Police and falls under England and Wales criminal law.
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Keighley sits in the Aire Valley in West Yorkshire, where the River Worth meets the Aire. Textile manufacturing built the town in the nineteenth century. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, a preserved branch line running to Haworth (the Bronte village) and Oxenhope, has operated as a heritage railway since 1968. It featured in the 1970 film The Railway Children. The population is around 53,000. Keighley is part of the City of Bradford metropolitan district.
The A650 connects Keighley to Bradford (nine miles southeast) and Skipton (nine miles northwest). Keighley station provides Northern services on the Airedale Line to Leeds and Bradford. The town centre along North Street and Low Street carries the main retail. For adult companionship, Keighley is covered by West Yorkshire Police and falls under England and Wales criminal law.
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