Esholt | |
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Esholt, looking along Main Street | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Population | 1,495 [citation needed] |
OS grid reference | SE185405 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHIPLEY |
Postcode district | BD17 |
Dialling code | 01274 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Esholt is a village and former civil parish in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Shipley town centre, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-west of the A65 in Guiseley, 7 miles (11 km) north of Bradford City Centre, and 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Millennium Square, Leeds.
The name "Esholt" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area of ash trees.[1]