Silsden developed as a settlement in Saxon times at the point where two streams, 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.
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