Queensbury is a village and ward on high moorland to the west of Bradford, lying close to the boundary with Calderdale and not far from Halifax in West Yorkshire. Its raised position gives unusually wide panoramas across the surrounding valleys and moors, and the settlement has the feel of a high-ridge community rather than a lowland suburb.
Queensbury expanded in the Victorian era around textile mills and an unusually complex railway layout - the old triangular junction and the long disused Queensbury Tunnel are local points of interest and the focus of heritage campaigns. Today it’s a mix of former industrial terraces, local shops and light industry with many residents commuting into nearby towns; there’s a tangible sense of industrial history alongside active community and conservation efforts.
Postcode districts covering Queensbury
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 12.5 miles
- Bradford 3.8 miles
- Oldham 18.7 miles
- Burnley 16.4 miles
- Huddersfield 8.2 miles
- Wakefield 15.1 miles
- Rochdale 16.9 miles
- Harrogate 20 miles
- Halifax 2.6 miles
- Barnsley 21.1 miles
- Bury 22.2 miles
- Castleford 20.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clayton Parish 1.5 miles
- Northowram and Shelf Ward 1.5 miles
- Shelf and Northowram Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Thornton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Illingworth and Mixenden Ward 1.9 miles
- Clayton and Fairweather Green Ward 2 miles
- Ovenden Ward 2.3 miles
- Thornton and Allerton Ward 2.4 miles
- Royds Ward 2.5 miles
- Halifax Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Great Horton Ward 2.7 miles
- Norwood Green Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Queensbury
BD13 2NY, BD13 2PL, BD13 2AN, BD13 1BH, BD13 2HB, BD13 2FE, BD13 1PS, BD13 1FG, BD13 2QR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.4 miles
- Manchester Airport 33.4 miles
- Halifax Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Bradford Interchange 4.4 miles
Hotels near Queensbury Ad
- Shibden Mill Inn 4 1.5 miles
- Holdsworth House Hotel 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bradford City Centre 3 4.5 miles
- The White Swan Hotel Halifax 3 2.9 miles
- Cedar Court Bradford Hotel 4 4 miles
- Travelodge Bradford Central 3 4.5 miles
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 5.4 miles
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- The White Swan Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Imperial Crown Hotel 3 3.1 miles
Schools in Queensbury
- Foxhill Primary School Primary
- Russell Hall Primary School Primary
- Shibden Head Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 3.4 miles
- The University of Bradford University 3.8 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 4.2 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 4.5 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 6.4 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.6 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 8.1 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 8.3 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 10.5 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 10.7 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 10.9 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 11 miles