Marsden is a large village in the Colne Valley and the home of the National Trust’s Marsden Moor Estate visitor centre. It grew wealthy...

The small village of Berry Brow lies close to Huddersfield on the eastern bank of the Holme Valley. It is the last village on the line...

Honley is the next village along the Penistone Line, and is somewhat larger than Brockholes. Like that village, it is located on the...

Our next stop on the Penistone Line is the small but scenic village of Brockholes, which is located on the banks of the River Holme and...

The tiny hamlet of Stocksmoor has a pub but no church or shops, and its biggest claim to fame is as the birthplace of church minister Ben...

Shepley isn’t famous for its giant pies like neighbouring Denby Dale, but it is home to Shepley Spring, one of the largest bottled water...

The village of Denby Dale is famous locally for its giant pies. These aren’t baked regularly, indeed only eleven have been baked for...

Ben Rhydding is a village adjacent to Ilkley, located between Ilkley Moor and the River Wharfe. It was originally named Wheatley (a name...

Burley in Wharfedale is close to the south bank of the River Wharfe, and is an old village that is named in the Domesday Book under...

Menston was originally a small farming community, which today has become a commuter village with modern housing estates for people...

Our final stop on the Airedale Line in the City of Bradford is at Steeton & Silsden, which serves both those places but is closer to the...

Crossflatts is a small village on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal close to Bingley; largely residential, it boasts a pub, but few historic...

The Victorian model village of Saltaire is one of Yorkshire’s most fascinating tourist destinations, at least for anyone interested in...

The small village of Apperley Bridge is located on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, roughly halfway between Leeds and...

Low Moor is one of Bradford’s most southerly suburbs, technically a village that prior to 1790 was merely a hamlet. Change and...

Pudsey is the penultimate stop on our tour of the City of Leeds, and a market town that, in spite of merging into adjacent suburbs of...

Our next stop in the City of Leeds is at Bramley, another medieval village turned suburb. It is named in the Domesday Book as Brameleia...

The Leeds-Bradford line splits into two as it runs between the two cities for which it is named; we first take the northernmost branch to...

Horsforth, like Headingley, is a former village turned leafy suburb of Leeds; unlike Headingly, it hasn’t been overrun by students, and...

Headingley is a large and leafy suburb of Leeds, which like most suburbs started out as a village and is mentioned in the Domesday Book...