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 miles28.4 km
- Bradford 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Burnley 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Huddersfield 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Wakefield 24 miles38.6 km
- Rochdale 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Harrogate 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Halifax 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Morley 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Dewsbury 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Batley 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Keighley 4 miles6.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Silsden Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Craven Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Kildwick Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Steeton with Eastburn Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Farnhill Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Cross Hills and Steeton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bradleys Both Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Addingham Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Low Bradley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sutton-in-Craven Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Draughton Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Glusburn and Cross Hills Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Silsden
BD20 0GA, BD20 0EL, BD20 9NG, BD20 9LU, BD20 0LH, BD20 0DS, BD20 0NP, BD20 0FJ, BD20 9ND … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Manchester Airport 41.5 miles66.8 km
- Steeton and Silsden Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cononley Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Silsden Ad
- Steeton Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Wheatley Arms 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Herriots 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Dalesgate Hotel - Self Check in 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Ilkley Riverside Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Craiglands Hotel Sure Hotel Collection 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 8.6 miles13.8 km
Local points of interest
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10 miles16.2 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 10.7 miles17.2 km
- The University of Bradford University 11.2 miles17.9 km
- National Media Museum Museum 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Bewerley Hall Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Spring Wood Forest 14 miles22.5 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 14.3 miles22.9 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 14.4 miles23.2 km