Oxenhope

Also known as Oxenhope, Bradford, Oxenhope, West Yorkshire

Oxenhope is a village and civil parish near Keighley in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The population was 2,476 at the time of the 2001 census and had increased to 2,626 at the 2011 Census. Oxenhope railway station is the terminus for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway heritage railway.

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Place details

Locality: Bradford
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,872
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Oxenhope
UK place.population: 2,626
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Oxenhope
UK place.metropolitan_borough: City of Bradford
UK place.metropolitan_county: West Yorkshire
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.constituency_westminster: Keighley
UK place.post_town: KEIGHLEY
UK place.postcode_district: BD22
UK place.postcode_area: BD
UK place.dial_code: 01535
UK place.os_grid_reference: SE032351
UK place.static_image_name: Oxenhope070805.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Oxenhope, West Yorkshire

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2626
Image: Oxenhope070805.jpg
Dialing code: 01535

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Commons category: Oxenhope
OS grid reference: SE032351
postal code: BD22
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History
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Notable people
Filmography
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==History== The name Oxenhope derives from the Old English hop which means valley head, so Oxenhope literally means Oxen Valley Head. The industrialisation of the village came about through the cloth and wool trade and by 1850 Oxenhope had more than 20 mills.