Aire Valley
Ward in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.906, -2.037 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 97 45 |
| Dialling code: | 01756 (Skipton) |
Aire Valley is an electoral ward in North Yorkshire, taking its name from the River Aire. It occupies a ribbon of lowland and valley floor fringed by higher moorland, with a mix of small villages, scattered farms and transport corridors that follow the river and historic canal and rail lines towards the Yorkshire Dales.
Historically the valley’s communications and waterpower helped shape local industry, and today the ward blends pastoral agriculture, commuter settlements and modest tourism for walkers and canal enthusiasts. Community life tends to centre on village halls and pubs, while conservation of riverside habitats and managing flood risk are recurring local priorities.
Postcode districts covering Aire Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 21.1 miles
- Bradford 13.7 miles
- Burnley 11.6 miles
- Huddersfield 20.2 miles
- Blackburn 21.1 miles
- Rochdale 20.9 miles
- Harrogate 20.9 miles
- Halifax 13.8 miles
- Bury 24.4 miles
- Morley 20.8 miles
- Dewsbury 22.3 miles
- Batley 20.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cononley Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Glusburn and Cross Hills Parish 1.4 miles
- Cowling Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Lothersdale Parish 1.6 miles
- Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven Ward 1.7 miles
- Farnhill Built-up area 2 miles
- Sutton Parish 2.1 miles
- Sutton-in-Craven Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Carleton Parish 2.3 miles
- Cross Hills and Steeton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Low Bradley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Kildwick Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Aire Valley
BD20 8NF, BD20 8ED, BD20 8EL, BD22 0BZ, BD22 0AG, BD22 0NZ, BD22 0BS, BD20 8FT, BD20 9FD … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 39.4 miles
- Cononley Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Skipton Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Aire Valley Ad
- Trawden Arms Community Owned Pub 4 5.8 miles
- Herriots 4 3.7 miles
- Steeton Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 3.7 miles
- Devonshire Arms Hotel & Spa 4 7.4 miles
- The Wheatley Arms 9.8 miles
- The Coniston Hotel and Country Estate 4 7.9 miles
- Dalesgate Hotel - Self Check in 3 5 miles
- The Cow & Calf by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.7 miles
- Ilkley Riverside Hotel 3 8.6 miles
- The Craiglands Hotel Sure Hotel Collection 3 9.1 miles
Schools in Aire Valley
- Bradleys Both Community Primary School Primary
- Cononley Primary School Primary
- Cowling Community Primary School Primary
- Kildwick C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Lothersdale Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 6.1 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 7.8 miles
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 8.7 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 11.3 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 13.3 miles
- The University of Bradford University 13.5 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 13.6 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 13.9 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 15 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 15.7 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 16.4 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 16.8 miles