Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan district of Bradford, England, sitting in the Aire Valley on the banks of the River Aire. Its most famous geographic landmark is the nearby flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal - the Five Rise Locks - which attract canal enthusiasts and walkers and give a strong sense of the town’s industrial past. The surrounding hill country provides easy access to moorland and countryside.
Historically a textile and mill town, many former mill buildings have been converted for modern uses while local life centres on independent shops, pubs and periodic events such as the long‑running agricultural show. Good rail and road links make Bingley a popular place for commuters to Bradford and Leeds, yet it retains a village-like community feel with nearby green lungs like the St Ives Estate and straightforward access to the Yorkshire Dales.
Postcode districts covering Bingley
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 11.9 miles
- Bradford 4.8 miles
- Oldham 23.9 miles
- Burnley 17.4 miles
- Huddersfield 13.6 miles
- Wakefield 17.5 miles
- Rochdale 21.3 miles
- Harrogate 15.4 miles
- Halifax 8.2 miles
- Barnsley 24.7 miles
- Castleford 21.6 miles
- Morley 11.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Harden Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Wilsden Built-up area 2.1 miles
- East Morton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Heaton Ward 2.3 miles
- Sandy Lane Parish 2.3 miles
- Shipley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Baildon Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Keighley East Ward 2.6 miles
- Bingley Rural Ward 2.8 miles
- Keighley Built-up area 3 miles
- Cullingworth Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Toller Ward 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Bingley
BD16 1PH, BD16 3HG, BD16 2BB, BD16 4PL, BD16 1HB, BD16 4RL, BD16 1EE, BD16 2HT, BD16 2EP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 7.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 38.6 miles
- Bingley Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Crossflatts Railway Station 1 mile
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 7.2 miles
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Schools in Bingley
- Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot School Secondary
- Bingley Grammar School Secondary
- Cottingley Village Primary School Primary
- Crossflatts Primary School Primary
- Eldwick Primary School Primary
- Hazelbeck Special School Special
- Lady Lane Park School & Nursery Independent - all ages
- Myrtle Park Primary Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Trinity All Saints C of E VA Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Valley Parade Stadium 4.1 miles
- The University of Bradford University 4.6 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 4.7 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 5.2 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 8.8 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 9 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 9.1 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 9.6 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 9.8 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 11.1 miles