Silsden is a small market town in the metropolitan district of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England, lying in the Aire valley between Keighley and Skipton on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Its riverside setting and 19th‑century railway and mill development left a compact townscape of stone terraces and former mill buildings that reflect a long textile and engineering heritage.
Today Silsden mixes local manufacturing and independent shops with a sizeable commuter population travelling to Bradford and Leeds. The town has an active community life - sports clubs, annual events and easy access to walking and cycling into the nearby Dales make it popular with people wanting quick links to the city and the countryside.
Postcode districts covering Silsden
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 17.6 miles
- Bradford 11.1 miles
- Burnley 15.1 miles
- Huddersfield 19 miles
- Blackburn 24.9 miles
- Wakefield 23.8 miles
- Rochdale 22.7 miles
- Harrogate 17 miles
- Halifax 12.8 miles
- Morley 17.7 miles
- Dewsbury 19.9 miles
- Batley 17.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Craven Ward 0.9 miles
- Kildwick Parish 1.5 miles
- Steeton with Eastburn Parish 1.6 miles
- Cross Hills and Steeton Built-up area 2 miles
- Farnhill Built-up area 2 miles
- Sutton-in-Craven Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Bradleys Both Parish 2.7 miles
- Low Bradley Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Glusburn and Cross Hills Parish 2.9 miles
- Sutton Parish 3 miles
- Addingham Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Silsden
BD20 0EZ, BD20 0DA, BD20 0JW, BD20 0LG, BD20 0PB, BD20 9LU, BD20 9PH, BD20 0HN, BD20 9QZ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 11.8 miles
- Manchester Airport 41 miles
- Steeton and Silsden Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Cononley Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Silsden Ad
- Steeton Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 1.1 miles
- The Craven Heifer 4 5.2 miles
- The Woolly Sheep Inn 4 4.6 miles
- The Old Registry Haworth 4 5.8 miles
- Dalesgate Hotel 2.3 miles
- Rendezvous Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- Crescent Inn by Maison Pierre 4 4.8 miles
- Ilkley Riverside Inn 3 4.6 miles
- The Black Hat 3 4.7 miles
- Herriots Hotel 4 4.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 5.1 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 5.7 miles
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 7.2 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 10.5 miles
- The University of Bradford University 10.9 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 13.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 13.9 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 14 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 14 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 14.3 miles