Wilsden is a hilltop village and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, sitting on the edge of moorland between Bradford and Keighley. The settlement is characterised by stone-built terraces and former mill buildings from the industrial era, giving it a compact, traditional feel despite being only a short commute from larger towns.
Historically shaped by textiles and local quarrying, Wilsden now mixes small local businesses, a primary school, village hall and community groups with a largely commuter population. It’s popular with walkers for routes onto the surrounding moors and for wide views down the Aire Valley towards the Pennines, and retains a strong local identity rooted in its industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Wilsden
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 13 miles
- Bradford 4.7 miles
- Oldham 21.7 miles
- Burnley 15.7 miles
- Huddersfield 12.2 miles
- Wakefield 17.6 miles
- Rochdale 19 miles
- Harrogate 17.6 miles
- Halifax 6.3 miles
- Barnsley 24.3 miles
- Bury 24 miles
- Castleford 22.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wilsden Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Bingley Rural Ward 0.6 miles
- Harden Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Cullingworth Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Sandy Lane Parish 1.5 miles
- Thornton and Allerton Ward 1.7 miles
- Denholme Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Thornton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bingley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Heaton Ward 2.7 miles
- Clayton and Fairweather Green Ward 2.9 miles
- Toller Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Wilsden
BD15 0LU, BD15 0BW, BD15 0NA, BD15 0LN, BD15 0ER, BD15 0DE, BD15 0DD, BD15 0AD, BD15 0DP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.9 miles
- Manchester Airport 36.5 miles
- Bingley Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Crossflatts Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9 miles
Hotels near Wilsden Ad
- The Old Registry Haworth 4 3.6 miles
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 3.5 miles
- Shibden Mill Inn 4 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bradford City Centre 3 5.3 miles
- The Old White Lion Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- Travelodge Bradford Central 3 5 miles
- Premier Inn Bradford North 3 3 miles
- Bradford North (Bingley) 3 3 miles
- Midland Hotel Bradford 4 5 miles
- Oakwood Hall Hotel 3 miles
Schools in Wilsden
- Wilsden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 3.7 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 4.5 miles
- The University of Bradford University 4.6 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 5 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 6.5 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.2 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 10.2 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 10.3 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.5 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 10.9 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 11 miles