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Oxenhope

Parish in Bradford, England

Coordinates:53.81, -1.956
OS grid ref:SE 03 34
Population:1,872
Dialling code: 01535 (Keighley)
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Oxenhope is a compact village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, sitting in the steep-sided Worth Valley on the edge of the South Pennines. It’s known for its stone-built cottages, surrounding moorland and reservoirs which make it popular with walkers, and as the terminus of the heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway that links the village to Keighley and nearby Haworth, often described as Brontë country.

Historically the settlement grew with 18th–19th century textile mills and the railway, and today the local economy mixes tourism, small businesses and commuter links into larger towns. Socially it has an active village life with pubs, shops and community events, while the combination of industrial heritage and upland scenery gives it a distinctive, slightly remote Yorkshire character.

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Transport links

  • Leeds Bradford International Airport 12.6 miles20.3 km
  • Manchester Airport 34.1 miles54.9 km
  • Oxenhope Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
  • Haworth Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km

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Schools in Oxenhope

  • Oxenhope C of E Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 1.5 miles2.4 km
  • The Shay Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
  • The University of Bradford University 7.8 miles12.6 km
  • Valley Parade Stadium 8 miles12.9 km
  • National Media Museum Museum 8.3 miles13.3 km
  • Esholt Priory Historic site 10.3 miles16.5 km
  • Turf Moor Stadium 11.3 miles18.2 km
  • Kirklees Priory Historic site 11.9 miles19.2 km
  • Blackstone Edge Mountains 12.1 miles19.4 km
  • Bolton Abbey Historic site 12.1 miles19.5 km
  • Galpharm Stadium Stadium 13.2 miles21.3 km
  • Forest of Rossendale Forest 13.6 miles21.9 km