Utley, West Yorkshire

Utley is a village that forms a suburb of the town of Keighley within the county of West Yorkshire, England, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the town centre.[1]

Not to be confused with Otley.

Utley

Birchwood Road, Utley
Utley
Location within West Yorkshire
Population5,500 
OS grid referenceSE0542
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKeighley
Postcode districtBD20
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

History

In 1086 the Craven section of the Domesday Book lists Utelaia as owned by the Viking Vilts. He was taxed on about 120 acres (49 hectares) of arable ploughland here. He also owned Newsholme but shared Oakworth with Gamel Bern.[2] It has been suggested that the name means oat field or outfield (of Keighley) or that it was a meadow (Ley) owned by Utta.[3]

Utley was a small collection of buildings when the Keighley to Skipton Turnpike opened up in the early 18th century.[4] The road became the dividing line between Low and High Utley and in the 1930s, the road became the A629 road. The A629 was downgraded into the B6265 when the A629 Kildwick to Beechcliffe bypass was opened in August 1988.[5]

In 2001 the area had a population of 5,000 which had risen to 5,500 by the 2011 census.[6]

Facilities

It has a large secondary school on Greenhead Lane (University Academy Keighley),[7] and previously had a primary school on the same road. Utley also has a local newsagents, pub, restaurant, a children's park in the Beechcliffe area and a Fish and chip shop that was named as one of the best 50 chip shops in Britain for three years running between 2014 and 2016.[8]

Within Utley is a large cemetery covering 3.7 hectares (9.1 acres).[9] The cemetery is the final resting place for many people from Utley and Keighley, including surrounding villages such as Riddlesden and Steeton and is the oldest cemetery maintained by Bradford Council having been opened in 1857.[10]

Near to the cemetery, just across the River Aire, is Keighley Golf Club, an 18-hole private members course.[11]

Transport

The road access to Utley is via the B6265 road (Skipton Road) which runs through it and on to Steeton.[12]

Local buses are mostly provided by Burnley Bus Company and Keighley Bus Company with a handful of journeys by Jackson's of Silsden.[13]

Utley was formerly a terminus on the Keighley Tramways Corporation line from Ingrow via Keighley town centre. Originally the trams were horse-drawn and gave way to electric trams in 1904.[14] The network closed in 1924 to be replaced by buses.[15]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "104" (Map). Leeds & Bradford. 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 978-0-319-26202-3.
  2. "Utley Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. Moorman, F W (1910). The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Leeds: Thoresby Society. p. 203. OCLC 4288848.
  4. "Low Utley Conservation Area Assessment" (PDF). Bradford Council. October 2005. p. 9. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. "Trunk Road Construction (Bradford)". Hansard millbank systems. 710: Hansard. Retrieved 22 October 2016.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. "Parish of: Utley: St Mark Parish Code: 540173" (PDF). leeds.anglican. Diocese of Leeds. p. 2. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. "Academy is all set for big move!". Keighley News. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  8. Knights, David (12 May 2016). "Keighley chippy batthers the opposition for three years running". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. Historic England. "Utley Cemetery (1404586)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  10. "Utley cemetery histoty guide to be published". Telegraph and Argus. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  11. The Golf Guide Britain and Ireland. Paisley: FHG. 2005. p. 385. ISBN 1-85055-364-5.
  12. "Steeton with Eastburn Community Emergency and Flood Plan" (PDF). Bradford Council. Bradford Council. 20 June 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  13. "Jacksons to keep bus contract". Keighley News. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  14. Waller, Peter (2016). "Introduction". Yorkshire and North East of England. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-47382-3-846.
  15. "Electric tramways of Yorkshire". LRTA. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  16. Fisher, Stuart (2012). "2". The Canals of Britain: A Comprehensive Guide. London: Adlard Coles Nautical. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4081-8195-9.
  17. Bowater, Donna (2 August 2012). "Tragedy that inspired canoeist Tim Baillie to gold". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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