Silsden is a small town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It sits in Airedale on the banks of the River Aire and close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, with good rail and road links to Keighley, Skipton and Leeds. The surrounding landscape gives easy access to the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Dales, so it’s popular with walkers and cyclists.
Historically the town expanded with the textile industry and local quarrying, and Victorian mills and terraces remain alongside modern housing and light industry. There’s a lively local community with sports clubs, canal-side leisure and annual events, so it feels village-scale socially while functioning as a practical commuter and market-centre for the Aire valley.
Postcode districts covering Silsden
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 17.7 miles
- Bradford 11.3 miles
- Burnley 15.5 miles
- Huddersfield 19.4 miles
- Wakefield 24 miles
- Rochdale 23.2 miles
- Harrogate 16.7 miles
- Halifax 13.2 miles
- Morley 17.9 miles
- Dewsbury 20.1 miles
- Batley 18.1 miles
- Keighley 4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Silsden Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Craven Ward 0.6 miles
- Kildwick Parish 1.7 miles
- Steeton with Eastburn Parish 2.1 miles
- Farnhill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Cross Hills and Steeton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bradleys Both Parish 2.6 miles
- Addingham Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Low Bradley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Sutton-in-Craven Built-up area 3 miles
- Draughton Parish 3.1 miles
- Glusburn and Cross Hills Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Silsden
BD20 0NN, BD20 0HW, BD20 0DT, BD20 0AB, BD20 0BL, BD20 0LR, BD20 0GD, BD20 0NH, BD20 0FT … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 11.7 miles
- Manchester Airport 41.5 miles
- Steeton and Silsden Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Cononley Railway Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Silsden Ad
- Steeton Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 1.6 miles
- The Wheatley Arms 5.5 miles
- Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa 4 4.1 miles
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.5 miles
- Herriots 4 4.6 miles
- Old Swan 3 8.3 miles
- Dalesgate Hotel - Self Check in 3 2.7 miles
- Ilkley Riverside Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 9.7 miles
- The Craiglands Hotel Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 6.2 miles
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 6.7 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 10.7 miles
- The University of Bradford University 11.2 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 11.5 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 13.2 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 13.9 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 14 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 14.3 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 14.4 miles