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 miles21 km
- Bradford 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Oldham 21.7 miles35 km
- Burnley 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Huddersfield 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Wakefield 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Rochdale 19 miles30.7 km
- Harrogate 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Halifax 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Barnsley 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Bury 24 miles38.6 km
- Castleford 22.3 miles35.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Wilsden Built-up area 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Bingley Rural Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Harden Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Cullingworth Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Sandy Lane Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Thornton and Allerton Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Denholme Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Thornton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bingley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Heaton Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Clayton and Fairweather Green Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Toller Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Wilsden
BD15 0FA, BD15 0HR, BD15 0BT, BD15 0JX, BD15 0AN, BD15 0AJ, BD15 0AT, BD15 0BH, BD15 0JR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Manchester Airport 36.5 miles58.7 km
- Bingley Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Crossflatts Railway Station 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 9 miles14.5 km
Hotels near Wilsden Ad
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Holdsworth House 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Wheatley Arms 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Midland Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Alton Apartments 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bradford City Centre 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cedar Court Bradford 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
Schools in Wilsden
- Wilsden Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 3.7 miles6 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The University of Bradford University 4.6 miles7.3 km
- National Media Museum Museum 5 miles8 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Spring Wood Forest 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 11 miles17.8 km