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Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire.

Like many towns in the West Riding, Bingley prospered during the Industrial Revolution. The Bingley section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal was completed in 1774, linking the town with Skipton, and Bradford via the Bradford Canal. The canal passes through the town centre and ascends the side of the valley via the Bingley Five Rise and Bingley Three Rise Locks. Several woollen mills were built and people migrated from the surrounding countryside to work in the them. Many came from further afield such as Ireland in the wake of the Irish Potato Famine. A railway and line goods yard were constructed bringing further trade. During this period the villages of Gilstead and Eldwick became conurbated with Bingley.

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Map of Bingley with its 29 textile mills (Textile mill icon).

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Aerial photographic view of Bingley, West Yorkshire.

Towns near Bingley.

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Towns with historical textile mills near Bingley.

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