Wilsden
Sign in to saveWilsden is a village and civil parish in west Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. Wilsden is west of Bradford and is close to the Aire Valley and the nearby villages of Denholme, Cullingworth, Harden, Cottingley and Allerton. Wilsden re-acquired civil parish status in 2004. The 2001 census revealed a population of 3,697, increasing to 4,807 at the 2011 Census.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Wilsden
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- The New Inn - Main Street, Wilsden - geograph.org.uk - 574387.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The New Inn - Main Street, Wilsden
- UK place.population
- 4,807
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.map_type
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.post_town
- Bradford
- UK place.postcode_area
- BD
- UK place.postcode_district
- BD15
- UK place.dial_code
- 01535
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Bradford
- Population
- +4807
- Image
- UK Wilsden.jpg
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Wilsden is a village and civil parish in west Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. Wilsden is west of Bradford and is close to the Aire Valley and the nearby villages of Denholme, Cullingworth, Harden, Cottingley and Allerton. Wilsden re-acquired civil parish status in 2004. The 2001 census revealed a population of 3,697, increasing to 4,807 at the 2011 Census.
==History== During the Roman era, the area was part of the Ancient British (Celtic) kingdom of Elmet. A connection to the original British tribes of the area may have been included in the name of the village; Wilsden is an Old English name and was originally recorded as Wealhas-den, which has been interpreted as "place of the Welsh". Since all speakers of Brittonic languages were known as "Welsh" in Old English, the name may have implied that Wilsden was a place that Britons retreated to, after Anglo-Saxon settlers arrived in the Aire Valley.