Visit Barkisland Places

Welcome to Visit Barkisland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Barkisland

  

Barkisland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Barkisland

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Barkisland history

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A ten-thousand-year-old axe has been discovered near Ringstone Reservoir. It provides evidence of human activity in the area now known as Barkisland dating back to the Stone Age. The origin of the name is in dispute.

Industry

Bower’s Mill was built in the 18th century as a water-powered fulling mill. It has also been used as a corn mill, a worsted mill and a woolen mill. Textile manufacturer J. & S. Taylor Ltd occupied the mill from 1882 to 1991.

Barkisland landmarks

Barkisland Hall is a grade I listed country house built for John Gledhill in 1638. It was bought in 1967 by Lord Kagan to provide accommodation for his textile company (makers of the Gannex raincoat) Christ Church is the only church and is linked with the nearby school.

Barkisland geography / climate

Barkisland is situated on a hilltop that gently rises from Greetland in the north-east and declines westwards to Ripponden and eastwards to Stainland. The hill continues to climb southwards towards Scammonden.

You can visit Barkisland places with Walkfo Barkisland to hear history at Barkisland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Barkisland has 23 places to visit in our interactive Barkisland map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Barkisland, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Barkisland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Barkisland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 23 audio facts unique to Barkisland places in an interactive Barkisland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Barkisland Places Map
23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Barkisland historic spots	Barkisland tourist destinations	Barkisland plaques	Barkisland geographic features
Walkfo Barkisland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Barkisland

  

Best Barkisland places to visit

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Barkisland has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Barkisland’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Barkisland’s information audio spots:

Sowood, West Yorkshire Sowood is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-west of Elland, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north of Huddersfield. The village falls within the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council.

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