Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 11 miles (17.7 km) northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth. The town is part of the Brontë Country, Keighley lies at the confluence of the River Worth and River Aire in the south Pennines. In the 1960s the town sustained a significant influx of newcomers from the Azad Kashmir region of Pakistan and the Sylhet district of what is now Bangladesh. Most of these predominantly Muslim migrants were initially employed in the textiles industry but the decline of this sector inflicted great economic hardship on the two communities. Since then the Kashmiris and Sylhetis have struggled to carve a fresh niche through private enterprise, particularly in the taxi and restaurant trades.
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Local Attractions :
Keighley Cougars RLFC :
www.keighleycougars.info
East Riddlesden Hall :
www.eastriddlesdenhall.co.uk
Bronte Parsonage Museum :
www.bronte.org.uk/
Vintage Carriages Trust :
www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
Other Popular Attractions in Yorkshire