OXENHOPE: Bradford Parish #5 of 20

Описание: BRADFORD PARISH #5: OXENHOPE

Today in Bradford we’re in Bronte country again. This is the parish of Oxenhope which lies just to the South of Haworth. It has minor links to the Bronte family, but here its all about the railway

And when I say that, I mean it, because without the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway which we met in Haworth, Oxenhope wouldn’t exist, or at least not in the same form we know it today

Oxenhope derives from the Old English word “hop” which means valley head, so this is literally Oxen Valley Head. Like many places in Bradford, it was heavily industrialised in the 19th century

The modern village encompasses what was originally a collection of separate, smaller settlements - Uppertown, Lowertown, Leeming, Horkinstone, Marsh and Shaw

The area only became known as Oxenhope when the railway company named Oxenhope station in 1867. It referred to a small settlement between Marsh and Haworth

Originally the railway was designed to terminate at Haworth but thanks to the owners of Lowertown Mill, it was extended. This decision would greatly alter the street pattern of the village

Above the main village in Leeming is a huge reservoir, not built to supply water to Keighley, but rather to power the mills – and Oxenhope has had plenty of those in its time

In short, its famed for mills, railways and even a straw race – this is Oxenhope!

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#Oxenhope,#Keighley, #Bradford, #WestYorkshire,

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Dog and Gun:
http://dogandgunoxenhope.co.uk/

Straw Race:
https://calendarcustoms.com/articles/...
http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/wal...

The Lamb Inn:
https://oxenhopevillagecouncil.gov.uk...

History:
http://www.thesunflowertrust.org.uk/O...

Community Centre:
https://www.oxenhopecommunitycentre.o...

Old Library:
https://www.thehouseshop.com/property...

The Bay Horse:
https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/1...
https://whatpub.com/pubs/SKI/OXEN-1-B...

Bowling Green:
http://www.oxenhopebowlingclub.co.uk/

Oxenhope Recreation/West Yorks Football League:
https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayTea...

Millennium Green:
http://www.millenniumgreen.oxenhope.n...

Manorlands:
https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/2...
https://www.yorkshiretimes.co.uk/arti...
https://www.watsonbuckle.co.uk/local-...
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.u...
https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/1...
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.u...
https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-h...

Rose Garden:
https://oxenhopevillagecouncil.gov.uk...

Demographics:
http://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yo...

Rightmove:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-pri...

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Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
   • Foxsnow  
Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
   • Mickey's House  
The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
   • Voices  
The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
   • The Keyhouse - Circles (official audio)  
Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - 'Sun' (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
   • Helen Flunder - Angels (Official Audio)  
Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
   • Caistor and the Lincolnshire Wolds  

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