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Ilkley bus station is the focal point for services to Keighley, Leeds, Leeds Bradford Airport, Skipton, Grassington, Malham and Otley. The main operators are First Leeds, Keighley Bus Company and North Yorkshire County Council. [37] Ilkley lies on the A65 road, which runs between Leeds and Kendal.
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.
Rombalds Moor is an area of moorland in West Yorkshire, England, between the Airedale and Wharfedale valleys. The towns of Ilkley and Keighley lie to its northern and southern edges, respectively. The moor is sometimes referred to as Ilkley Moor, though technically this refers to the section of moor on the northern flank, above the town of ...
Yorkshire and Cumbria: Bowness-on-Windermere: Ilkley: Extensions to Leeds, Shipley and Harrogate. Ebor Way: 70 113: Yorkshire: Ilkley: Helmsley: Connects to the Dales Way to the Cleveland Way running through the low-lying vale of York. Esk Valley Walk: 35 56: North Yorkshire: Castleton: Whitby: Loops around the North York Moors and then follows ...
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 .
Yorkshire gives its name to four modern ceremonial counties: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire, which together cover most of the historic county. [ a ] Yorkshire Day is observed annually on 1 August and is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire , including its history and dialect . [ 4 ]
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 ]
The Ilkley Moor design is similar to the Camunian rose of Sellero, Italy. The Swastika Stone is a stone adorned with a design that resembles a swastika, located on the Woodhouse Crag on the northern edge of Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, England. The design has a double outline with four curved arms and an attached S-shape, each enclosing a so ...