Esholt

Esholt
Esholt, looking along Main Street
Esholt Location within West Yorkshire
Population	1,495 [citation needed]
OS grid reference	SE185405
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
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	Shipley
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°51′31″N 1°43′28″W / 53.8585°N 1.7245°W / 53.8585; -1.7245

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]