Shipley Glen's legacy has endured in the name of a public house on the main Bradford to Keighley road, and Rossefield School in Heaton.
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14 Facts About Shipley Glen
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Shipley Glen was shaped largely by the Industrial Revolution and, in particular, the growth of the textile industry.
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Shipley Glen built 92 back-to-back houses along Market Street and Central Avenue in an area which came to be called Hargreaves Square or The Square.
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Early development in Shipley Glen was centred on the crossroads, locally known today as Fox Corner after the former Fox and Hounds pub that stood there.
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In medieval times, Shipley Glen consisted of the settlement around the crossroads, and the unenclosed fields at Shipley Glen Fields and the Hirst which were collectively farmed.
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Shipley Glen was historically a township and chapelry in the large ancient parish of Bradford.
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Many years, Shipley Glen opposed joining Bradford for local government purposes whenever it was proposed.
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Campaign for Shipley Glen to have a Town Council was launched in 2018, resulting in the creation of Shipley Glen Town Council in January 2020.
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Village of Saltaire located in Shipley Glen is a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site incorporating the Victorian era Salts Mill and associated residential district.
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Industrial businesses with a presence in Shipley Glen include Denso Marsten, Manor Coatings, Produmax, Teledyne and HC Slingsby.
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Notable people from Shipley Glen, England, educated there, or otherwise associated with the town.
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