Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Queensbury
Queensbury — village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Halifax · 5.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Queensbury is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 16,273 people. Address: BD13. Wikidata describes it as: "village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England". Coordinates: 53.7683°, -1.8453°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Queensbury is a village in the metropolitan borough and city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Perched on a high vantage point above Halifax, Clayton and Thornton and overlooking Bradford, Queensbury is one of the highest parishes in England, with views beyond the West Yorkshire conurbation to the hills of Brontë Country and the Yorkshire Dales to the north and north west. Its population of 8,718 in 2001 increased to 16,273 in the 2011 Census. Queensbury is known as being the home of Black Dyke Mills, and the Black Dyke Band.
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Background
History
Queensbury was originally known as Queenshead, a name derived from a local public house, now a house on the High Street, which was popular with travellers on the pack horse route from Halifax to Bradford.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.7683, -1.8453
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Bradford, unparished area
- Postcode
- BD13
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bradford South
- Population
- 16,273
- Nearest railway station
- Halifax — 5.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q965682 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queensbury, West Yorkshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Black Dyke Mills, Queensbury (14th September 2007).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queensbury?
- Queensbury is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode BD13), in the parish of Bradford, unparished area.
- Is Queensbury a protected site?
- Yes — Queensbury is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Queensbury free to visit?
- Yes, Queensbury is free to enter.
- How do I get to Queensbury?
- The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 5.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BD13.