Editing Guiseley

{{short description|Town in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}
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| official_name            = Guiseley
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| pushpin_map              = United Kingdom Leeds
| population               = 22,347
| population_ref           = (ward Guiseley and Rawdon. 2011)
| metropolitan_borough     = [[City of Leeds]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[West Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds North West]]
| post_town                = LEEDS
| postcode_district        = LS20
| postcode_area            = LS
| dial_code                = 01943
| os_grid_reference        = SE193422
| london_distance_mi       = 175<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
| london_direction         = S
| static_image_name        = Guiseley View 01 2015.jpg
| static_image_caption     = A view of Guiseley from the tower of St Oswald's church
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'''Guiseley''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|aɪ|z|l|ɪ}} {{respell|GHYZE|lee}})<ref>''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names''</ref> is a town in the [[metropolitan borough]] of the [[City of Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], England. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], it is situated south of [[Otley]] and [[Menston]] and is now a north-western suburb of [[Leeds]].

It sits in the [[Guiseley and Rawdon (ward)|Guiseley and Rawdon]] ward of [[Leeds City Council]] and the [[Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds North West]] parliamentary constituency. At the 2001 census, Guiseley with [[Rawdon, West Yorkshire|Rawdon]] had a population of over 21,000,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guiseley.co.uk/About_Guiseley/Census_2001/Guiseley___Rawdon_Census_2001.pdf |title=2001 Census Pdf |access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref> increasing to 22,347 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689925&c=Guiseley&d=14&e=62&g=6372351&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1456582091969&enc=1|title=City of Leeds Ward population|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=Office for National Services|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314145625/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689925&c=Guiseley&d=14&e=62&g=6372351&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1456582091969&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[A65 road|A65]] Otley Road, which passes through the town, is the main shopping street. [[Guiseley railway station]] has regular train services into [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]], [[Bradford Forster Square railway station|Bradford]] and [[Ilkley railway station|Ilkley]] stations on the [[Wharfedale Line]].

==Etymology==
The name of Guiseley is first attested in an eleventh-century copy of a [[charter]] from around 972, as ''Gislicleh''; it next appears in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Gisele'' and similar variants. The early spelling suggests that the first element of the name is an [[Old English]] [[personal name]] ''Gīslic''. No such name is otherwise attested, but it is a plausible nickname form of names beginning in ''Gīsl-'', such as ''Gīslbeorht''. The second element comes from the Old English word ''lēah'' ('open land in woodland'). Thus the name seems once to have meant 'Gīslic's clearing'.<ref name=Parsons>Parsons, Edward (1834); [https://books.google.com/books?id=j7QHAAAAQAAJ&dq=yeadon+yorkshire&pg=PA217 ''The Civil, Ecclesiastical History of Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield and the Manufacturing District of Yorkshire''], p. 217.</ref><ref name=":0">Parkin, Harry ''Your City's Place-Names: Leeds'', English Place-Name Society City-Names Series, 3 (Nottingham: English Place-Names Society, 2017), p. 50.</ref>

The etymologies of local field- and street-names were studied in detail by Henry R. Daniels.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Daniels |first=Henry R. |date=1997–1998 |title=Conservation and Innovation in the Toponymy of a West Riding Township |journal=Journal of the English Place-Name Society |volume=30 |pages=107–53}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Guiseley wells 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Guiseley Wells]]
[[File:Guiseley Theatre 17 August 2010.jpg|thumb|left|The former town hall (now [[Guiseley Theatre]])]]
There have been [[Stone Age]] and [[Bronze Age]] finds in Guiseley and a [[Roman road]], Road 72b, ran nearby on Guiseley Moor.<ref name=ACS>{{cite web |url=http://www.aireboroughcivicsociety.org.uk/history/guiseley |title=A brief history of Guiseley |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.aireboroughcivicsociety.org.uk |publisher=Aireborough Civic Society |access-date=22 July 2017 }}</ref> A [[Saxon]] settlement existed around a spring which is now called Guiseley Wells and provided drinking water.<ref name=ACS/>

It was a largely farming community until the 18th century, when cottage-based woollen industry arose. In Victorian times it became industrialized, acquiring a railway connection in 1865 and a town hall (now [[Guiseley Theatre]]) in 1867.<ref name=ACS/>

Guiseley was an [[ancient parish]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] from the 12th century. The parish also included the [[Township (England)|township]]s of [[Carlton, Wharfedale|Carlton]], [[Horsforth]], [[Rawdon, West Yorkshire|Rawdon]] and [[Yeadon, West Yorkshire|Yeadon]], all of which became separate [[civil parishes in England|civil parishes]] in 1866.<ref name=ACS/> In 1894 Guiseley became an [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]], on 1 April 1937 the district was abolished to form [[Aireborough Urban District]], part also went to [[Ilkley Urban District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089669|title=Relationships and changes Guiseley UD through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form Aireborough, part also went to Ilkley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/wharfedale.html|title=Wharfedale Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 5,607.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10429419/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Guiseley CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> In 1974 Aireborough was itself abolished and absorbed into the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in the new county of West Yorkshire.

==St Oswald's Church==
{{main|St Oswald's Church, Guiseley}}
[[File:St Oswald Guiseley. - geograph.org.uk - 417366.jpg|thumb|right|[[St Oswald's Church, Guiseley]]]]
Guiseley's church, dedicated to [[Oswald of Northumbria|St Oswald]], was the centre of a large parish that included many surrounding villages. It was used by generations of the Longfellow family. [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]'s 5th great-grandfather left here for the New World in the 17th&nbsp;century. The rector of St Oswald's for several decades was Rev. Robert More (died in 1642), the father-in-law of the English explorer, Captain [[Christopher Levett]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gwKwEbZhv3cC&dq=%22christopher+levett%22+%22robert+more%22&pg=PA139-IA1 Will of Rev. Robert More, Christopher Levett of York: The Pioneer Colonist in Casco Bay, James Phinney Baxter, Printed for the Gorges Society, Vol. 5, Portland, Maine, 1893]</ref> [[Patrick Brontë]] and [[Maria Branwell]] were married at St Oswald's<ref name=ACS/> and became the parents of six children, including [[Anne Brontë|Anne]], [[Branwell Brontë|Branwell]], [[Charlotte Brontë|Charlotte]] and [[Emily Brontë]].

==Business==
[[File:HarryramsdenGuiseley 25mar07.jpg|thumb|right|Harry Ramsden's]]
[[Crompton Parkinson]] was a major employer until its factory closed in 2004. The town was the home of [[Silver Cross (pram)|Silver Cross]], a [[Baby transport|pram]] manufacturer, whose factory was operational from 1936 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.silvercrossbaby.com/our-heritage/ | title = History | publisher = Silver Cross | year = 2017}}</ref>

The town is known for [[Harry Ramsden's|Harry Ramsden]], whose [[fish and chips|fish and chip shop]] traded from a small shed next to the tram terminus at White Cross. In 1930 he opened "the world's biggest fish and chip shop". The original restaurant was closed in December 2011. The Wetherby Whaler group purchased the site and planned a £500,000 refurbishment to open during the summer of 2012.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16910637 | work=BBC News | title=First Harry Ramsden's chip shop bought by Whaler Group | date=6 February 2012}}</ref> The new Wetherby Whaler restaurant opened on 22 May 2012.

==Amenities==
Guiseley has two retail parks: Guiseley Retail Park in the centre of town, and Westside Retail Park between Guiseley and Yeadon. The town has a Morrisons supermarket, charity shops and beauty stores on Otley Road, as well as many pubs, bars, takeaways and restaurants located around the town and a leisure centre with a swimming pool and gym on The Green.

Many of the retail outlets in the town have been established on the converted sites of old factories or mills. Recently, an increasing number of stores of well-known leading brands such as [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]], [[TK Maxx]], [[Marks & Spencer|Marks & Spencer (food)]], [[Asda Living]], [[Currys]], [[Costa Coffee]], [[Next plc|Next]] and [[Sports Direct]] have been opened in the area. [[McDonald's]], [[KFC]] and [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] all have stores in the town.

==Places of worship==
In addition to St Oswald's, there is also Guiseley Methodist Church and Guiseley Baptist Church,<ref>[http://www.guiseleybaptistchurch.co.uk Guiseley Baptist Church], accessed on 17 January 2025</ref> which was built in 1883 on Oxford Road in the old town, and the Kingdom Hall of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] on Otley Road. St Oswald's is now part of a united parish with St Paul's Church in [[Esholt]].<ref>[https://guiseleyandesholt.org.uk/ Parish of Guiseley with Esholt], accessed on 17 January 2025</ref>
<gallery>
File:Guiseley Methodist Church - Oxford Road - geograph.org.uk - 689029.jpg|Guiseley Methodist Church
File:Baptist Chapel, Oxford Road, Guiseley - geograph.org.uk - 340107.jpg|Guiseley Baptist Church
</gallery>

==Sports and recreation==
[[File:Aireborough Leisure Centre - The Green - geograph.org.uk - 688954.jpg|thumb|right|Aireborough Leisure Centre]]
Guiseley's professional football team, [[Guiseley A.F.C.]], play at Nethermoor Park. They played in the [[Conference North]] during the [[2014–15 Football Conference#Conference North|2014–15]] season,  gaining promotion to the [[Conference Premier]] through the playoffs. Guiseley Cricket Club shares the club house and plays in the [[Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aire-wharfecricket.org.uk/ |title=Home |access-date=20 September 2010 }}</ref> Aireborough RUFC play at Nunroyd Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aireboroughrufc.org/ |title=Aireborough RUFC |access-date=20 September 2010 }}</ref> Local philanthropist Jonathan Peate gave Nethermoor Park (Guiseley) and Nunroyd Park (between Yeadon and Guiseley) to local people in the early 20th century. Two other parks were regenerated in 2011/12,  Springfield Road and Parkinson's Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Parkinsonspark.co.uk |title=Parkinson's Park website | access-date=23 March 2012 }}</ref>  Parkinson's Park was given to Guiseley in the 1930s by Frank and Albert Parkinson. By 2002 it had become a wasteland with frequent occurrences of antisocial behaviour. It is now owned by Bellway Homes.

Guiseley is also home to England Athletics registered running club Airecentre Pacers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airecentre-pacers.co.uk/ |title=Airecentre Pacers Running Club |access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref>

==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC Yorkshire]] and [[ITV Yorkshire]]. Television signals are received from the [[Emley Moor transmitting station|Emley Moor]] TV transmitter.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor|title=Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=20 January 2024}}</ref> Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Leeds]], [[Heart Yorkshire]], [[Capital Yorkshire]], [[Hits Radio West Yorkshire]], and [[Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bestradios.co.uk/yorkshire-radio-stations/ |title=Yorkshire Radio Stations|access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> The town is served by the local newspapers, ''[[Gazette & Observer]]'' and ''[[Telegraph & Argus]]''.

==Schools==
[[Guiseley School]] on Fieldhead Road<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://portal.guiseley.leeds.sch.uk/default.aspx  |title=Home – Guiseley School Website  |access-date=20 September 2010 |url-status=dead  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909142705/http://portal.guiseley.leeds.sch.uk/default.aspx  |archive-date=9 September 2010   }}</ref> was built as a secondary modern in the 1960s and is sometimes known as Fieldhead School. [[Aireborough Grammar School]] opened in 1910 and closed in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.school-index.co.uk/urn/127985.php |title=Aireborough Grammar School |access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref>

Primary schools include Tranmere Park School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tranmerepark.leeds.sch.uk/ |title=Tranmere Park |access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref> and St. Oswald's C of E School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stoswaldsleeds.org/ |title=St Oswald's C of E Junior School, Leeds :: Home Page |access-date=20 September 2010}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Ann Ellis (strike leader)|Ann Ellis]] (1843–1919) was the leader of the 1875 weavers strike in west Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite dictionary |last=Reynolds |first=Melanie |title=Ellis [née Waite], Ann (1843–1919), trade unionist and power- loom weaver |date=13 June 2024 |dictionary=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-90000382494 |access-date=17 June 2024 |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000382494 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8}}</ref>

*[[Walter Fawkes]], [[Writer]] and [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] 

*[[Frank Parkinson]], notable [[Electrical engineering|Electrical Engineer]] 

*[[Andy Haldane]], Chief Economist at the [[Bank of England]] 

'''Sports'''

*[[Jack Brumfitt]], English first-class cricketer

*[[Hugh Claughton]], English first-class cricketer

*[[John Alan Claughton]], English first-class cricketer

*[[Peter Pullan]], English first-class cricketer

*[[Jack van Geloven]], English first-class Cricketer 

*[[Josh Windass]], English Footballer 

'''Entertainment'''

*[[Burt Rhodes]], Music Director 

*[[Harry Corbett]], known for his children's television [[glove puppet]] character [[Sooty]] stage act, lived with his parents in the town.<ref name="Observer">McIntyre, Annette; [http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2238100.0.guiseley_chip_shop_wraps_up_place_in_tv_show.php "Guiseley chip shop wraps up place in TV show"], ''[[Gazette & Observer|Wharfedale and Aireborough Observer]]'', 30 April 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008</ref>

*[[Matthew Corbett]], Entertainer 

*[[Tasmin Archer]], whose co-written song "[[Sleeping Satellite]]" reached number one in the UK charts, and Maurice Lee of [[The Grumbleweeds]] lived in the town.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 June 2016 |title=Otley author – and son of a Grumbleweed – receiving rave reviews for debut novel |work=[[Gazette & Observer|Wharfedale and Aireborough Observer]] |url=http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/14564582.Otley_author_-_and_son_of_a_Grumbleweed_-_receiving_rave_reviews_for_debut_novel/ |access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref>

*[[Craig McKay (actor)|Craig McKay]], actor 

*[[Glenda McKay]], actor

*[[Belinda O'Hooley|Belinda O’Hooley]], Singer-Songwriter and pianist 

*[[Peter Grant (singer)|Peter Grant]], Jazz singer

==Geography==
Guiseley is situated in a [[hanging valley]] between [[Airedale]] and [[Wharfedale]]. The [[A65 road]] passes through, there is a [[Guiseley railway station|railway station]] and [[Leeds Bradford Airport]] is nearby.
{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Guiseley
|North     = [[Otley]]
|Northeast = [[Pool in Wharfedale]]
|East      = [[Bramhope]]
|Southeast = [[Leeds Bradford Airport]]
|South     = [[Yeadon, West Yorkshire|Yeadon]]
|Southwest = [[Esholt]]
|West      = [[Rombalds Moor]]
|Northwest = [[Menston]]
}}

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Guiseley and Rawdon]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Guiseley}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140505145003/http://www.guiseley.net/ Guiseley On The Net]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210253/http://portal.guiseley.leeds.sch.uk/ Guiseley School website]
* {{cite web| url = http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Guiseley/index.html | title = The Ancient Parish of Guiseley | publisher = [[GENUKI]] | access-date=29 October 2007}}

==Further reading==
*[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/Guiseley%20Conservation%20Area%20Appraisal%20and%20Management%20Plan%20FINAL.pdf Guiseley Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan]

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