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What to see in Keighley

Keighley is a town and area inside the metropolitan zone of the City of Bradford. It is arranged over ten miles of Bradford and is near River Aire. The town zone is small piece of Brontë Country, and it has population of almost ninety thousand people, making it the third biggest common area in England. Keighley lies in a fold between the wide open of Airedale and Keighley Moors. The town is the end of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

1. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a eight kilometers long line that served plants and towns in the Worth Valley and it is currently a track line in West Yorkshire. It runs from Keighley to Oxenhope and it interfaces with the national rail system at Keighley line station. Engineer named John Mclandsborough went to Haworth and he came up with an idea of designing railway track. He chose to create one from Keighley to Oxenhope.

3. River Worth

River Worth

River Worth is a stream that goes along Reservoir down the Worth Valley to Haworth, where it is joined by Bridgehouse Beck. The River Worth is itself a tributary of the River Aire. From the supply, water streams into Ponden Reservoir into the town of Haworth. The run of the mill waterway level reach where it joins the River Aire is between 0.2 meters and one meter. The Aire climbs at Malham Tarn then streams underground to Aire Head.

2. Royal Street Mill

Royal Street Mill

Royal Street Mill is a Grade 1 building in Harle Syke, a suburb in Keighley. It was inherent in 1894 for the Queen Street Manufacturing Company. It was shut in 1982. Burnley Borough Council kept it as an exhibition hall. Lancashire Museum took control in 1990. It is very interesting for guests and tourists. Royal Street Mill is a previous factory that exists on the same site today. It is a suburb of Burnley.

4. Keighley line station

Keighley line station

Keighley line station serves the town of Keighley and you can use it to visit near-by areas. It was initially opened in 1847 by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway.

Keighley is a cosy town with so many things you can find and seek. Check out attractions from this list and give it a go!

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