Silsden

Coordinates: 53°54′50″N 1°56′13″W / 53.914°N 1.937°W / 53.914; -1.937
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Silsden
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53°54′50″N 1°56′13″W / 53.914°N 1.937°W / 53.914; -1.937

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.[1]
The parish includes the hamlet of Brunthwaite.

History

Silsden was mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Siglesdene", and as the most important village in Craven.[2]

Generally an agricultural area, the Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on West Yorkshire, including Silsden. The town hosted a number of mills none of which now operate in their original form. There is still industry in the town, some in old mill buildings and some in a new industrial estate between the town and the river. The town retains a very small amount of manufacturing.

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal became a key element of local infrastructure upon its completion in 1816. Silsden was then connected to both a significant manufacturing city (Leeds) and a major ocean port (Liverpool) by canal. Canal boats allowed for cheap transportation of bulk goods, especially coal and wool, to the area.

St. James' Church, Kirkgate

In 1911, there was a riot in Silsden when the

policeman
was removed from the town and no more trouble occurred.

During the 1940s, a hostel was built off Howden Road, to house refugees and prisoners of war from various countries. The area is now a housing estate, and there is a plaque to commemorate the hostel on Ings Way.

In 1998, a

Department of Culture, Media and Sport.[4]

Waterloo Mills

The

Guinness Book of World Records reported that the biggest onion ever, at 14 lb (6.4 kg), was grown in Silsden in 2010 by Vincent Throup.[5] However this has since been beaten.[6]

On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the town.[7]

Brunthwaite

The hamlet of Brunthwaite lies about 12 mile (800 metres) east of the centre of Silsden, near Brunthwaite Beck and at the foot of Rombalds Moor. Land here formed a small manor from Saxon times, and the first known written mention of the name (as Bronthweyt) occurs in the 14th century. The oldest buildings in the present settlement are from an 18th-century farming community. The hamlet was designated as a conservation area in 1977, which was reassessed by Bradford Council in 2005.[8]

Governance

The town is part of the

Community

Silsden Town Hall
Silsden Fire Station

Silsden has been administered by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council since 1974. It also has its own town council which is based at Silsden Town Hall.[10]

Silsden has eight

public houses
: the Robin Hood, the Counting House, the Red Lion, the Duck Pond, the Post Office, the Butchers Arms, the Punch Bowl, and the King's Arms. There are two members' clubs: Sunnybank Social Club and Twisters Social Club.

Whilst Silsden does not have its own railway station, the

Steeton. The station provides a link for commuters to the cities of Leeds and Bradford
.

Sunnybank Social Club

Lying between Keighley and Ilkley, Silsden is served by buses to both these towns. Silsden's public transport benefits from Silsden being part of West Yorkshire rather than North Yorkshire, the border of which runs along one end of the town.

Notable people

The Lampkin family lived at Silsden during the Second World War. Lampkin brothers Arthur, Alan and Martin were, later, national motorcycle trials champions. Martin Lampkin won the 1975 FIM Trial World Championship and his son, Douglas "Dougie" Lampkin, is a twelve-time trials world champion.[11]

The Wainman family, a second motorsport dynasty from Silsden, compete in

Frankie Wainman Junior is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the sport.[12]

English rugby league player Jack Reed, who played for the Brisbane Broncos, was born in Silsden.[13]

National Trust.[15]

Margaret Wintringham, née Longbottom, was a British Liberal Party politician. She was the second woman take her seat in the House of Commons and lived in Silsden when her father was the head teacher at Bolton Road School.[16]

Media

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire. Television signals are received from the Emley Moor TV transmitter,[17] and the Keighley relay transmitter. [18]

Local radio stations are

Pulse 1 on 97.5 FM, Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire on 96.3 FM, and Rombalds Radio, a community based radio station that broadcast online.[19]

The town is served by the local newspapers, Keighley News and Telegraph & Argus. [20][21]

Other media

On 27 April 1995, a one-off anthology supernatural drama series Chiller aired, in which episode 5, titled "Number Six", featured Silsden. It was featured for almost the entire one-hour episode, using locations across the town.

Bonapartes Restaurant, on Kirkgate, was the subject of the first-ever episode of

London Evening Standard, which had alleged, after reports from Ray, that scenes and the general condition of Bonapartes had been faked. Ramsay was awarded £75,000 plus costs. Ramsay said at the time: "I won't let people write anything they want to about me. We have never done anything in a cynical, fake way."[23]

In July 2007, the butchers, barbers and shoe shop located on Bradley Road were used in an episode of ITV's The Royal.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. .
  3. ^ Daily Mirror 10 April 1911 "Mob attack police station"
  4. ^ The Silsden Hoard
  5. ^ "Onions | Food and Travel Magazine UK". foodandtravel.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  6. ^ "John Liddle's blog". Silsden--A Living History. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Brunthwaite Conservation Area Assessment" (PDF). Bradford Metropolitan District Council. October 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Craven". 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  10. ^ "New era for Silsden Town Hall as community takes over". Telegraph and Argus. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Arthur Lampkin Sr. obituary". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Obituary: Frank Wainman Farmer and dealer". Yorkshire Post. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  13. ^ Irvine, Christopher (5 November 2011). "Jack Reed ready to face England's nemesis". The Times. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  14. ^ Competition Commission Report: United Drapers Stores Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "A man and his millions". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  16. ^ Dewhirst, Ian (14 September 2013). "Headteacher gave ungrudging service". Keighley News. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Full Freeview on the Keighley (Bradford, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Romsbalds Radio". Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Keighley News". British Papers. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Telegraph & Argus". British Papers. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Ramsay's nightmare put me out of business" - TimesOnline
  23. ^ "Chef Ramsay wins £75,000 damages". BBC News. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2007.

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