Ilkley


 
 
Ilkley

Ilkley is a town in the metropolitan borough of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, built on the south bank and valley of the River Wharfe in Wharfedale.

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Ilkley is a prosperous town with a resident population of 13,828, as measured by Census 2001.

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The town has a thriving town centre. Much of the architecture of which is of Victorian design from a time when Ilkley was promoted as a spa town; consequently it is aesthetically pleasing, emphasised by the width of the main streets (Brook Street and The Grove), which - especially in the latter case - appear purpose-designed to enable visitors to promenade.


 

Metropolitan borough of Bradford: redirect City of Bradford...

West Yorkshire: West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. It borders on Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire....

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....


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Ilkley  LMS  1926
Ilkley LMS 1926
Ilkley  LMS  1926
Ilkley LMS 1926

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