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<p><B>Silsden developed as a settlement in Saxon times at the point where two streams</B>, which form Silsden ('Cobby’) Beck, meet. The flow of the streams provided the settlement with a powersource, when harnessed by the use of a waterwheel, which largely accounts for its development, primarily as an agricultural village with a corn mill and latterly as an industrial town, housing textile mills and manufacturing firms. It also served to dictate the form of the settlement, which developed linearly along its banks. The beck has therefore played a significant role in the history and shaping of the town of Silsden, which justifies its status as a central element of the conservation area. In a wider sense, it also has a rarity value, as Silsden is one of the few towns in both the District of Bradford and the County of West Yorkshire to retain a watercourse as a visible part of its form.</p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/news/2002_10may-silsden/conserve_silsden.htm">Silsden a conservation area</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/TDS/TDS_pages/silsden_tds_frontpage.htm">Silsden Town Design Statement</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/TDS/TDS_survey/index.htm">Silsden 2001 Survey</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/forum/philboard.asp">Your Silsden views and news </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://silsden.net/diduknow/diduknow.asp">did u know - interesting facts about Silsden, West Yorkshire</a></p>
<p><a href="http://events.silsden.net.master.com/texis/master/search/showcal.html">What's on in Silsden</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/scouts/index.htm">Silsden Scouts</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/useful/churches.htm">Silsden churches</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/webcam/index.htm">Silsden webcam and local weather information </a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/pictures/pan_viewer/webcam.htm">Bob The Dog's garden, Silsden, West Yorkshire</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/guestbook/index.asp">Bob The Dog's guestbook, Silsden, West Yorkshire</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/useful/sat-weather.htm">satellite weather information for the uk</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/useful/10day_weather.htm">10 day weather forecast for Silsden and Yorkshire area</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/calendar/calendar2005.htm">Silsden - 2005 calendar of Silsden Views</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/b-cards/b-directory.htm">local businesses in Silsden</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/udp/silsdenudpmap-small.htm">map of Silsden</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/useful/schools.htm">Silsden schools</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/pictures/index.htm">pictures of Silsden</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/town_council/local_elections.htm">local election results for Silsden, West Yorkshire</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/topnav/bradmet_A-Z_councilservoices-b.htm">A to Z council services for services in Silsden, West Yorkshire</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/useful/library.htm">Library opening times and facilities in Silsden</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/topnav/topnav/libraryservices.htm">Library research facilities in Silsden</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/useful/wastedisposal.htm">waste disposal facilities for Silsden, West Yorkshire</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/topnav/1991census.htm">1991 census for Silsden, West Yorkshire</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/postcards/index.htm">send a postcard of Silsden - it's FREE</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/yorkshiredialect/dictionary.htm">Yorkshire dictionary</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/yorkshiredialect/edwin/index.htm">Edwin Bottomley Yorkshire dialect poems</a><br>
<p><a href="b-cards/silsdenvacs.htm">Silsden - Silsden Vacs</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/b-cards/la_lanndscapes.htm">LA Landscapes for garden landscaping and maintenance</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/b-cards/pickersgill_BandB.htm">Bed and Breakfast farmhouse accomodation in Silsden</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/b-cards/Pauls_Hire.htm">Paul's Hire and DIY supplies in Silsden</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/b-cards/Hainsworthgarage.htm">MOT and car servicing at Haisworth Garaqe, Silsden</a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/maps/silsden_streets.htm">Silsden A-Z</a> (local info)</p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/pictures/galafunday_2007/index.htm">Silsden Gala Fun Day - pictures </a></p>
<p><a href="http://silsden.net/town_council/newsletter/STC_Newsletter_07q2.pdf" target="_blank">TOWN NEWSLETTER Summer 2007</a></p>
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