Keighley
Keighley (pronounced [ ki ː θli ] ) is a town in the County of West Yorkshire in northern England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and has 51 429 inhabitants ( 2001). Keighley has the status of a community of citizens ( civil parish ), where it is the third largest in England. Keighley is part of the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford and is the " Brontë Country" attributed to the landscape in which the Brontë sisters were home.
Geography
Keighley lies at the confluence of the Aire and Worth. In the north of the suburb Utley forms the border, in the south of the settlement Bracken Bank. In the west, the town stretches up the hill to Black Hill, in the east to the neighborhoods of Long Lee and Thwaites Brow. Riddlesden in the northeast forms its own district, but this was incorporated to Keighley. The suburbs to the south are Oakworth, Cross Roads, Haworth, Stanbury, Oxenhope, Cullingworth and Denholme, in the north are Silsden and Steeton.
The River Aire flows through the north-east of Keighley in the district of Stockbridge and then runs parallel to the Leeds - Liverpool Canal. The river flows Worth at Stockbridge in the Aire and then flows southwest, where it separates the Eastern Townships Keighleys from the town center and the western districts. Along the Worth are especially old industrial wasteland. During floods, most recently in 2000, joins the river overflowed its banks and installs parts of the city under water.
History
In the city is traditionally the textile industry, in particular the processing of wool and cotton home. In 1800, there were about 6,000 people by the boom during the Industrial Revolution, the population increased to 1850 to over 60,000. 1882 Keighley was granted the status of a municipal borough, but the city as part of the municipal reform of 1974 was added to the Borough of the City of Bradford, in part caused resentment in the Keighleyer population. 2002 Keighley was given the status as Civil parish back.
In the 1960s, the city experienced a strong immigration from predominantly Muslim immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh who found work in the Testilindustrie. Currently, about 8,000 Muslims living in the city, where there are seven mosques available.
Attractions
The most famous buildings in the town is East Riddlesden Hall is a country house from the 17th century, situated on a bend of the Aire. The public library is a foundation of Andrew Carnegie from the year 1904. From the period of industrialization some textile mills have been preserved, of which, however, some gradually decay due to lack of renovation. In the city center, modern buildings such as the Keighley College and Churchill House dominate. Main shopping opportunity is the Airedale Shopping Centre. Cliffe Castle is also worth seeing.
Sports
Keighley is home to the rugby club Keighley Cougars.
Education
Keighley has four high schools: the Greenhead High School in Utley, Oakbank the School, the South Craven School in Cross Hills and the Holy Family Catholic School.
Twinning
Keighley is twinned with
- United States Myrtle Beach, United States
- France Poix du Nord, France
Personalities
From Keighley come from:
- George Nicholson (1760-1825), painter
- Mollie Sugden (1922-2009), actress
- Alastair Campbell ( b. 1957 ), government spokesman in the Blair government
- Ricky Wilson (born 1978 ), singer of the band Kaiser Chiefs
- Keith Jessop (1933-2010), Schatztaucher
- Gawain Jones (* 1987), chess player
In Keighley have temporarily emigrated:
- Denis Healey (1933-2010), Labour politician
- Kiki Dee ( born 1947 ), pop singer