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Bradley, North Yorkshire

Village in North Yorkshire, England

Bradley, North Yorkshire

Village in North Yorkshire, England

FieldValue
official_nameBradley
coordinates
population1,244
population_ref(2011)
os_grid_referenceSE002485
london_distance_mi185
london_directionSSE
civil_parishBradleys Both
unitary_englandNorth Yorkshire
lieutenancy_englandNorth Yorkshire
regionYorkshire and the Humber
countryEngland
post_townKEIGHLEY
postcode_areaBD
postcode_districtBD20
dial_code01535
constituency_westminsterSkipton and Ripon

Bradley is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley, approximately 1/2 mi from the A629 and 2 mi from the nearby town of Skipton. Bradley is divided into two parts, the hamlet of High Bradley and the village of Low Bradley, known collectively as Bradleys Both although traditionally the village used to be named Bradley Ambo.

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

History

The automated swing bridge across the [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal

The name Bradley derives from the Old English brādlēah meaning 'broad wood or clearing'.

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the village. The Bradley section of the canal was completed in 1775. Upon entering the village there is a swing bridge crossing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. A coal business was eventually established on the left of the swing bridge, complete with a wharf and weighbridge, while a coal stay and canal wharf occupied a large area to the right. Coal barges pulled by boat were a regular sight.

Bradley Mill constructed in the 1860s was renovated into 28 homes in 2005, developed by Novo Homes.

The primary school, Bradleys Both Community Primary School, was built in 1914. The name derives from the fact that the village is divided into two parts – Low Bradley and High Bradley.

On 22 April 2007, a Polish war memorial was unveiled by the canal, in memory of seven Polish airmen who died when their plane crashed near Skipton in 1943.

Industry

In the past, quarrying supplied slate and stone for building materials but most of the villagers were engaged in hand looming and wool combing in their own homes.

In the mid-1860s, industry started to develop in Bradley in the form of spinning and weaving mills. Weaving was carried out at Rose Shed Mill, which was redeveloped into Browns Court in the late 1990s.

References

References

  1. "Bradleys Both Parish".
  2. "History of Bradley, in Craven and West Riding".
  3. "Key to English Place-names".
  4. (5 December 2008). "Polish war effort remembered". [[Telegraph and Argus]].
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