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Bingley's Ireland Bridge is a Grade II* listed structure [1] and a historically significant crossing point over the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England. It now provides the main route between Bingley and the nearby villages of Harden , Wilsden and Cullingworth (the B6429).
The ford was superseded by Ireland Bridge. Bingley was a manor which extended several miles up and down the Aire valley, extending upstream to Marley on the outskirts of Keighley and downstream to Cottingley. Bingley became a market town with the grant of a Market Charter in 1212 by King John.
Sir Ralph Bingley (c.1570–1627) was a Welsh soldier who served and settled in Ireland. Born in Hawarden , Flintshire , Bingley served as an officer under Sir Henry Docwra , as part of the expedition to establish garrisons in Derry and the Lough Foyle during Tyrone's Rebellion (1594–1603).
Bingley is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 102 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, six are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the town of Bingley ...
Bingley Old White Horse Inn. The Old White Horse Inn in Bingley, West Yorkshire, England, is one of the oldest buildings still in use in the town.It was originally constructed as a coaching inn in the mid-seventeenth century, strategically positioned with Ireland Bridge on the one side and the Parish church on the other.
The cost of repair and maintenance of bridges was meted out by either the county, wapentake, parish or township, dependent on the bridge's importance. Beckfoot Bridge was the responsibility of Bingley Township as Ireland and Cottingley bridges were built rebuilt in stone and afforded better links to the town. [3]
Richard Bingley was an Irish soldier originally from Wales. In 1610 Bingley was appointed Constable of Doe Castle. [1] He was granted a significant estate as part of the Plantation of Ulster. Along with his elder brother Sir Ralph Bingley, he turned County Donegal into a centre of Welsh settlement. [2]
Bingley erected the original Drumboe Castle, which had four large towers. Its location protected a ford across the River Finn. After the death of Sir Ralph Bingley, his widow Lady Jane and Robert Harrington took charge until 1641, when it was granted to Sir William Bazil, Attorney-General for Ireland. He died in 1693. [1]