Baildon is a town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire, England and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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16 Facts About Baildon
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Baildon is known to have been inhabited for many centuries; several cup-and-ring stones on Baildon Moor has shown evidence of Bronze Age inhabitation.
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Baildon Moor has a number of gritstone outcrops with numerous prehistoric cup and ring marks.
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Baildon had two manor houses: one on Hall Cliffe, the other in lower Baildon.
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Baildon was an important location for the British Gypsy community.
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Residents of Baildon went through the appropriate legal process and as a result Baildon Parish Council was formed which held its first full meeting 14 May 2007.
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Baildon ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Conservative councillors, Valerie Townend, Mike Pollard and Debbie Davies.
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Baildon has a modest town centre with most everyday amenities including independent traders, estate agents and family law solicitors.
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Charlestown in south east Baildon is the area of Baildon with the highest concentration of industry.
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Baildon Orchestra is an amateur orchestra which was formed in the mid 1940s and still meets on a weekly basis throughout the year.
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Late journalist and Countdown TV game show presenter Richard Whiteley was a native of Baildon, and Austin Mitchell, Labour Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby from 1977 until 2015, was born in Baildon.
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Ex-Yorkshire and England cricket fast bowler Matthew Hoggard, though originally from Pudsey, lived in Baildon for some years and was a member of Baildon Cricket Club.
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