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Ilkley's spa town heritage and surrounding countryside make tourism an important local industry. The town centre is characterised by Victorian architecture, wide streets and floral displays. Ilkley Moor, to the south of the town, is the subject of a folk song, often described as the unofficial anthem of Yorkshire, "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at".
Ilkley Town Hall, on Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, is a Grade II listed municipal building designed by William Bakewell of Leeds. It forms the centre of a small complex of public buildings, which also includes Ilkley Library (a Carnegie library ), and the King's Hall & Winter Garden theatre .
In 1994, Ilkley were founded as Ilkley AFC, joining the Harrogate and District Football League winning the Division 3 League and Cup double in the first season, before securing a second straight promotion the following season. In 2004, the club joined the West Yorkshire League, changing the name of the club to Ilkley Town a year later. [1]
Bronze Age markings at Hangingstone Quarry, above Ilkley. Ilkley is a town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England.It has been inhabited since at least the Mesolithic period; was the site of a Roman fort, and much later an early example of a spa town.
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The first fort at Ilkley was founded by Agricola around 80 AD and was largely constructed of wood, [3] but this was later abandoned in the 120s. [1] A second fort was erected around 161 AD which survived for 30 years, before being burnt down, [ 3 ] perhaps during a documented rebellion by the inhabitants of northern Britain. [ 1 ]
To the north, where the moor drops steeply towards the village of Ben Rhydding, a satellite of the town of Ilkley, are two millstone grit rock climbing areas: Rocky Valley and Ilkley Quarry. Ilkley Quarry is the site of the famous "Cow and Calf", a large rock formation consisting of an outcrop and boulder, also known as Hangingstone Rocks.
The parish contains the town of Ilkley, the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding, and the surrounding countryside. By the early 19th century Ilkley was a small village at an intersection of roads, and it then grew as a spa town , before later becoming a dormitory town for Bradford and Leeds . [ 1 ]