Ireland Bridge, Bradford

Name: Ireland Bridge
Address: Bradford, United Kingdom

#51 among attractions in Bradford

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Bingley's Ireland Bridge is a Grade II* listed structure and a historically significant crossing point over the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It is now the main route between Bingley & the nearby villages of Harden, Wilsden & Cullingworth. ()

Opened: 1686 (338 years ago)Coordinates: 53°51'1"N, 1°50'29"W

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Shipley (Bingley)Bradford United Kingdom

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Ireland Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bingley Five Rise Locks, Bingley St Ives, Bingley Three Rise Locks, Myrtle Grove.

0.4 miN
Canal lock, Canal
Bingley Five Rise Locks, Bradford
12 min walk • Bingley Five-Rise Locks is a staircase lock on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Bingley. As the name implies, a boat passing through the lock is lifted or lowered in five stages.
0.9 miW
Park
Bingley St Ives, Bradford
24 min walk • Bingley St. Ives, or St. Ives Estate is a 550-acre country park and former estate between Bingley and Harden in West Yorkshire, England now owned by Bradford Council. The park has Grade II listing in the English Heritage National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Interest.
~780 ftNE
Canal lock, Canal
Bingley Three Rise Locks, Bradford
4 min walk • Bingley Three Rise Locks is a staircase of three locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Bingley, West Yorkshire, England. The locks are a Grade II* listed building. The locks were designed by John Longbotham and opened in 1774.
~1350 ftS
City hall
Myrtle Grove, Cullingworth
7 min walk • Myrtle Grove, also known since 1926 as Bingley Town Hall, is a municipal building in Myrtle Park, Bingley, West Yorkshire, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Bingley Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
~400 ftN
Church
Church of All Saints, Bradford
2 min walk • Church of All Saints is the Anglican parish church in the town of Bingley, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of two Anglican churches in the town, the other being Holy Trinity. All Saints has existed since Norman times and it is set in the oldest part of the town, near to where the River Aire is crossed by Ireland Bridge.
0.6 miSE
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Bradford
15 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican parish church in the town of Bingley, West Yorkshire, England notable for its original church being demolished by explosive charge on 7 April 1974.
~1450 ftSE
Town, Area
Bingley, Bradford
7 min walk • 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.
0.8 miS
53°50'20"N • 1°50'9"W
Shipley Golf Club, Bradford
21 min walk • Golf
0.6 miS
Bridge
Beckfoot Bridge, Bradford
15 min walk • Beckfoot Bridge was historically a significant crossing point over Harden Beck in Bingley, West Yorkshire, England. The cost of repair and maintenance of bridges was meted out by either the county, wapentake, parish or township, dependent on the bridge's importance.
~500 ftN
Nightlife
Old White Horse Inn, Cullingworth
3 min walk • The Old White Horse Inn in Bingley, West Yorkshire, England, is one of the oldest buildings still in use in the town. It was originally constructed as a coaching inn in the mid-seventeenth century, strategically positioned with Ireland Bridge on the one side and the Parish church on the other.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ireland Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Church of All Saints, Bradford (2 min walk), Bingley Three Rise Locks, Bradford (4 min walk), Myrtle Grove, Cullingworth (7 min walk), Bingley, Bradford (7 min walk).

How to get to Ireland Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ireland Bridge:

Train

Bingley (6 min walk)
Crossflatts (15 min walk)