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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wibsey

  

Wibsey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wibsey

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Wibsey history

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Toponymy

Wibsey means “Wibba’s island”, from the Old English personal name Wibba (possessive -s) + ēg (island, marsh) Local road-names, such as Harbour Road, support this meaning. An alternative derivation is that wib is a corruption of Old English with, meaning witheys or willows.

Early history

Wibsey was an independent manor under the Normans when it was granted to the de Lacy family. The whole area had been laid waste during the Harrying of the North and it was up to fifty years before it recovered. The medieval system of strip farming was a feature of the landscape until well into the 19th century, much longer than elsewhere in England.

20th century

Enclosure Act of 1881 laid the way for the development of modern Wibsey. Further development occurred in the 1920s and 1930s. Odsal council estate dates from this period, as does St. Paul’s Avenue.

You can visit Wibsey places with Walkfo Wibsey to hear history at Wibsey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wibsey has 86 places to visit in our interactive Wibsey 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 Wibsey, 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 Wibsey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wibsey & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Wibsey Places Map
86 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Wibsey tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wibsey

  

Best Wibsey places to visit

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

Birch Lane Birch Lane was the first long term home of Bradford Northern Rugby League Football Club. It was also home to Bradford F.C. in their first incarnation as a football club. The ground was described as “notorious” and a “poverty-stricken place”

Odsal Stadium Odsal Stadium in Bradford is home to Bradford Bulls Rugby League team. It has also been used by the Bradford Dukes speedway team, BRISCA F1 and F2 stock cars, the football team Bradford City, following the Valley Parade fire, and for baseball, basketball, kabbadi, show jumping, tennis, live music, and the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain. The stadium is owned by Bradford City Council, but due to financial problems the Rugby Football League purchased the lease on it in 2012.

East Bowling East Bowling is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England located to the south of Bradford city centre. It forms the eastern half of the historic township and manor of Bowling. Bowling became a ward of the newly created Borough of Bradford in 1847.

Iraq Economic Development Group The Iraq Economic Development Group (also frequently abbreviated to IEDG) is an apolitical private limited company established in United Kingdom that facilitates financial services in Britain. Its official abbreviated form is IEDg_UK Ltd and its abbreviated word is commonly used.

Bradford Alhambra The Alhambra Theatre was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000 for theatre impresario Francis Laidler. In 1964, Bradford City Council bought the theatre for £78,900 and in 1974 it was designated a Grade II listed building.

Bradford City Park Bradford City Park is a public space in the centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is centred on the Grade I listed Bradford City Hall. It comprises three main areas (each side of the triangular City Hall site.) To the east of the City Hall is the Norfolk Gardens area.

The 1 in 12 Club The 1 in 12 Club refers to both a members’ club and the building in which it is based. Owned and run by its membership as a collective based upon anarchist principles. In the 1980s it was one of the main locations for the UK crust and anarcho-punk scene.

Wool Exchange, Bradford The Wool Exchange Building in Bradford, West Yorkshire, was built as a wool-trading centre in the 19th century. The Gothic Revival architecture is symbolic of the wealth and importance wool brought to Bradford. Today it is a Waterstones bookshop as well as a cafe.

Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is a football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club is a reincarnation of the club which played in the Football League from 1908 to 1970. The new entity, established in 1987, currently competes in the National League North.

St Patrick’s Church, Bradford St Patrick’s Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It was built from 1852 to 1853 and designed by George Goldie. It is situated on the corner of Sedgfield Terrace and Westgate in the city centre.

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