Wilsden, Bradford

Name: Wilsden
Address: Bradford, United Kingdom

#66 among attractions in Bradford

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Wilsden is a village and civil parish in west Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. Wilsden is 6 miles west of Bradford and is close to the Aire Valley and the nearby villages of Denholme, Cullingworth, Harden, Cottingley and Allerton. Wilsden re-acquired civil parish status in 2004. The 2001 census revealed a population of 3,697, increasing to 4,807 at the 2011 Census. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°49'15"N, 1°51'39"W

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Shipley (Bingley Rural)Bradford United Kingdom

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Wilsden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum, Bingley Five Rise Locks, Bingley St Ives, Northcliffe Park.

3 miNE
Museum
Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum, Bradford
78 min walk • Nestled in the lush landscape of Shipley Glen near Bradford, the Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum offers a charming blend of natural beauty and local heritage. This quaint museum, housed in a former farmhouse, provides a window into the rural past of the...
2.6 miN
Canal lock, Canal
Bingley Five Rise Locks, Bradford
67 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.
1.8 miN
Park
Bingley St Ives, Bradford
46 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.
3 miE
Park
Northcliffe Park, Bradford
77 min walk • Northcliffe Park is a 35-hectare area in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, set aside for allotments, parkland and woodland. The park and playing fields were donated by Sir Norman Rae in 1920 and the playing fields are known as the Norman Rae fields, but are part of the park itself.
2.3 miNE
Canal lock, Canal
Bingley Three Rise Locks, Bradford
59 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.
3.1 miNE
Church
Saltaire United Reformed Church, Bradford
80 min walk • Saltaire United Reformed Church is a church at Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England. Commissioned and paid for by Titus Salt in the mid 19th century, the church is a Grade I listed building and sits within the Saltaire World Heritage Site.
2 miNE
City hall
Myrtle Grove, Cullingworth
51 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.
3.1 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Dales High Way, Bradford
80 min walk • A Dales High Way is a long-distance footpath in northern England. It is 90 miles long and runs from Saltaire in West Yorkshire to Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, roughly parallel to the line of the Settle and Carlisle Railway.
2.3 miN
Church
Church of All Saints, Bradford
58 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.
2.6 miE
53°49'40"N • 1°47'54"W
Northcliffe Golf Club, Bradford
67 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
2.1 miNE
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Bradford
54 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.

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Bus

Cottingley Road Sandy Lane • Lines: Route 680 (31 min walk)