Visit Wrose Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wrose

  

Wrose Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wrose

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Wrose history

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The name Wrose was established as a place name within the Manor of Idle by the time of Elizabeth I of England. The name is not mentioned in the Poll Tax returns of 1379, but probably existed before. Rapid house expansion took place in Wrose in the 1930s.

Wrose landmarks

Churches in Wrose include St Cuthbert’s Church, Bolton Villas Church and Wrose Methodist Church. Wrose Bull was originally named The Hare and Hounds after its move to new premises. The Bold Privateer is named after the Earl of Cumberland who owned all the land in the Wrose area in Elizabeth I of England.

Wrose geography / climate

Wrose sits on top of a hillside at a height of around 600-foot (180 m) above sea level, overlooking the Aire valley and Bradford valley. Around the hillside (Carr Hill) can be found the remains of many stone quarries, whose growth exploded in the 19th century as the city of Bradford grew with the wool trade.

You can visit Wrose places with Walkfo Wrose to hear history at Wrose’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wrose has 91 places to visit in our interactive Wrose 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 Wrose, 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 Wrose places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wrose & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 91 audio facts unique to Wrose places in an interactive Wrose map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wrose Places Map
91 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wrose places to visit

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

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.

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.

Drummond Mill Drummond Mill was a complex of industrial buildings on Lumb Lane, Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire. It contained originally a spinning mill, a warehouse, a spinning shed, and an engine house with chimney. It was destroyed in a fire on 28 January 2016.

Toller Toller is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council of West Yorkshire. The population of the ward as of the 2011 Census was 19,914.

Campion A.F.C. Campion Association Football Club is based in Manningham area of Bradford, West Yorkshire. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North and play at Scotchman Road.

Heaton Woods The Heaton Woods Trust is both the name for the charity and the woodland it cares for located mainly in Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The Trust is funded by charitable donations from the community, paid annual memberships and fundraising activities.

Bradford Moor Barracks Bradford Moor Barracks was a military installation at Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It was the first military installation in the area to be built in the 1960s.

Salts Mill Salts Mill is a former textile mill, now an art gallery, shopping centre, and restaurant complex in Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire. It was built by Sir Titus Salt in 1853, and the present-day 1853 Gallery takes its name from the date of the building which houses it. The mill was the largest industrial building in the world by total floor area.

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