Keighley is a market town in the Worth Valley, part of the metropolitan borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It sits where the steep-sided valleys of the River Worth and River Aire begin to give way to the lower moors, making the surrounding hills and good rail and road links an important feature of its geography.
Once a 19th-century textile and engineering centre, the town still shows its industrial Victorian heritage in mills and terraces but now has a mixed economy of light industry, retail and tourism; the nearby heritage steam line and the proximity of Haworth and the Yorkshire Dales attract visitors. Keighley has a diverse, community-focused population, lively markets and cultural events, and a compact town centre with surviving period architecture.
Postcode districts covering Keighley
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 14.9 miles24 km
- Bradford 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Oldham 24 miles38.5 km
- Burnley 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Huddersfield 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Wakefield 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Rochdale 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Harrogate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Halifax 9.3 miles15 km
- Castleford 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Morley 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Dewsbury 16.3 miles26.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Keighley Central Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Keighley East Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Keighley West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- East Morton Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Harden Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Oakworth Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Cullingworth Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Steeton with Eastburn Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Haworth Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Bingley Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Wilsden Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Bingley Rural Ward 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Keighley
BD21 2PE, BD21 5DD, BD21 2SP, BD21 4DX, BD21 5JX, BD21 2QL, BD20 5QB, BD21 1SW, BD20 5NE … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Manchester Airport 38.6 miles62.1 km
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Ingrow West Railway Station 1 mile1.7 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9.7 miles15.7 km
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Schools in Keighley
- Beckfoot Oakbank Secondary
- Beckfoot Phoenix Special
- Beechcliffe Special School Special
- Carlton Keighley Secondary
- Eastwood Community School Primary
- Holycroft Primary School Primary
- Ingrow Primary School Primary
- Keighley St Andrew's C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Long Lee Primary School Primary
- Merlin Top Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady of Victories Catholic School Primary
- Parkwood Primary School Primary
- Riddlesden St Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Victoria Primary School Primary
- Worth Valley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 7.1 miles11.4 km
- The University of Bradford University 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- National Media Museum Museum 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 8 miles12.9 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 10.6 miles17 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Spring Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 12.8 miles20.6 km