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Keighley is 8 miles (13 kilometres) north-west of Bradford, 4 mi (6.5 km) north-west of Bingley, 11 mi (18 km) north of Halifax and 8 mi (13 km) south-east of Skipton. It is governed by Keighley Town Council and Bradford City Council. Keighley is located in West Yorkshire, close to the borders of North Yorkshire and Lancashire.
He was a founder-member of the Keighley Mechanics Institute and was engaged as a drawing-master for the Brontë children in 1829–30. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He should not be confused with John Bradley , a British artist active in the New York area in the 1830s and 1840s, or John Bradley of Pall Mall, London (1786-1843), a printmaker and portraitist.
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Alexander Keighley was the son of a wealthy Yorkshire mill owner. His father, Joseph Keighley, was of knightly descent. [1] Keighley studied at the Keighley Trade and Grammar School, which later came to be known as the Mechanics Institute.
The cemetery is the final resting place for many people from Utley and Keighley, including surrounding villages such as Riddlesden and Steeton and is the oldest cemetery maintained by Bradford Council having been opened in 1857. [10] Near to the cemetery, just across the River Aire, is Keighley Golf Club, an 18-hole private members course. [11]
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Ian Dewhirst MBE (born 17 October 1936 – 20 January 2019 [1]) was an accredited local historian, author and public speaker from Keighley, West Yorkshire.He appeared on television programmes, and contributed to newspapers and magazines.
Goose Eye is famous for its independent brewery and pub. [9] Like many places in this region (Bingley, Haworth for example) the two villages have a selection of cobbled (or "setted") roads. [10] TLC buses operate a circular service from Keighley through to Stanbury and Haworth which passes through Laycock. This runs to just four services per ...