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Coordinates: 53°51′37″N 1°43′13″W / 53.8603°N 1.7202°W
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 Esholt, looking along Main Street |
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Esholt shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Population | 1,495 [citation needed] |
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| 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 |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Shipley |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Esholt is a village between Shipley and Guiseley, in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
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[edit] Derivation of name
The name "Esholt" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area of ash trees.[citation needed]
[edit] History
In the 12th century, the Esholt estate was owned by Syningthwaite Priory, and a nunnery was established there at Lower Esholt.
When the nunnery was dissolved in about 1540 the estate was granted by Edward IV to Henry Thompson. The original manor house, Esholt Old Hall at Upper Esholt is medieval in origin, probably 16th century, and possibly once moated. It is well preserved and has Grade II* listed building protection.[1]
Historically part of the parish of Guiseley,[2] the church of St Paul was once the private chapel of the old manor house. The church was rebuilt in 1839.
In the 17th century the Thompson heiress married Walter Calverley (1629–1694) and in 1709 their son Walter built a new Queen Anne style mansion house, Esholt Hall, on the site of the old nunnery.
In 1775 the Calverleys sold to Stansfield and eventually in 1906 the estate was purchased by Bradford City Council. The estate is now owned by Yorkshire Water where they operate a sewage treatment plant. The site of the sewage works was the location of the Airedale Aerodrome.[3]
The new hall is a conference and staff learning centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
[edit] Popular culture
From 1976 to 1996 Esholt was used for the outside location shots for the Yorkshire Television drama series Emmerdale Farm later Emmerdale. The series then relocated to a purpose built set based on the layout of Esholt on the Harewood estate in Leeds.[4]
During the time the village was used as a filming location the name of the village pub was changed from the Commercial Inn to The Woolpack. The Home Farm of the series is derived from the real Home Farm that still exists on the Esholt Estate, dating back to 1691.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Esholt Hall with Terrace and Adjoining Conservatory". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-336412-esholt-hall-with-terrace-and-adjoining-c. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ "The Ancient Parish of Guiseley". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Guiseley/index.html. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ Johnson, Graeme. Yorkshire Millennium Factbook. ISBN 185568168-4.
- ^ "IMDB locations". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068069/locations.
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