Wilsden
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 5,520 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as: “Wilsden, Bradford” and “Wilsden, West Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Matthew and Hewenden Viaduct.
Hewenden Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hewenden Viaduct, situated near Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, England, originally served as a railway viaduct along the Queensbury Lines. Being one of the highest viaducts in Britain, it has been recognised as a Grade II listed structure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandy Lane and Cottingley.
Sandy Lane
Village
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandy Lane is a village and civil parish to the north of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 2,646. It is situated between Wilsden, Allerton and Nab Wood.
Cottingley
Village
Photo: Margaret Krupa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cottingley is a suburban village within the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England between Shipley and Bingley. It is known for the Cottingley Fairies, which appeared in a series of photographs taken there during the early 20th century. Cottingley is situated 1½ miles east of Wilsden.
Allerton
Suburb
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allerton is a village within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, now increasingly part of the Bradford conurbation. Allerton is situated 2 miles southeast of Wilsden.
Wilsden
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Wilsden, Bradford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.82169° or 53° 49′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.86093° or 1° 51′ 39″ westPopulation
5,520Elevation
709 feet (216 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB LSDOpen location code
9C5WR4CQ+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 432854807OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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