Steeton, West Yorkshire
| Steeton | |
 St Stephen's parish church |
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  Steeton |
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| Population | 4,277 |
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| OS grid reference | SE034444 |
| – London | 180 mi (290 km) SE |
| Civil parish | Steeton with Eastburn |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Bradford |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KEIGHLEY |
| Postcode district | BD20 |
| Dialling code | 01535 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Keighley |
Coordinates: 53°53′46″N 1°56′53″W / 53.896°N 1.948°W
Steeton is a small village in the Metropolitan District of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-east from Skipton, 3 miles (5 km) north-west from Keighley and just south of the A629 road. The village is part of Steeton with Eastburn civil parish.
History
In 1752-53 the Keighley and Kendal Turnpike followed Hollins Bank Road with the toll bar situated at the bottom of Steeton Bank. An inn named the “Pack Horse” was located nearby.
The first toll gate on the turnpike was set up in 1753 at "Steeton Cross" at the foot of the hill. When the new road past Hawkcliffe Farm was made, the bar was removed to what is now called "Old Bar-house" to intercept the traffic by Old Bar-house Lane as well as that by the new road.[1]
Numbers 14–20 High Street, during the second half of the 18th century, used to be an inn called the "Star", but its licence and name were moved to a new building at the road junction on the main turnpike road to the north, the present A629.[2]:p.24The pub is now called the "Old Star" as seen on Google Maps Street View and is on the OLD A629, on the corner of that road and Station Road.
Numbers 44 and 46 Upper School Street, built in the Queen Anne period, during the 1770s became the "Goat’s Head" on the original route of the Keighley to Kendal turnpike down. Following its realignment the inn's name and licence was moved to its present building opposite the Station Road junction. The second location, with quoined angles, gable stacks and integral canted bay windows, was probably built as a farmhouse in the mid-18th century.[2]:p.25
Government
The village is part of the civil parish of Steeton with Eastburn. The parish is part of the Craven ward of the Metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, part of the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.[3]
Population
According to the 2001 review, there were 4,277 residents in Steeton.
Facilities
The village has a major hospital, (Airedale General Hospital), a butcher shop, a news agency, three hair dressing saloons, a fruit shop, a Chinese takeaway, a transport cafe, two parks, three public houses, a bowling green, a war memorial, two village greens, a football pitch, a cricket pitch, a graveyard, a primary school, a Church of England church and a Methodist church. A Morrisons local store was also opened in the village in May 2014.
Transport
Buses from Keighley and district pass through every seven minutes. Steeton and Silsden railway station, which also serves the neighbouring town of Silsden, lies on the outskirts of the village .
References
External links
Media related to Steeton at Wikimedia Commons