Baildon, West Riding

Description
Baildon, a township and a parish in the W. R. Yorkshire. It lies near the river Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 2 miles NNE of Shipley, and 5 N of Bradford. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Shipley. Its inhabitants are employed chiefly in worsted manufactures, stone quarries, and chemical works. Area of the parish, 2605 acres; population, 5785. Baildon Hill, in the W, is 922 feet high, and has ancient entrenchments and tumuli. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon; value, £300 with residence. The parish church of St John the Evangelist is situated on the summit of Church Hill, Baildon, and commands views of extensive and magnificent scenery in all directions. It has three small mission rooms about 1 to 1 1/2 mile distant from the church in a westerly, southerly, and southeasterly direction. There are Moravian, Primitive Methodist, Wesleyan, and Baptist chapels, several schools, and also a Mechanics' Institute, and Conservative and Liberal Clubs. The parish is governed by a Local Board, consisting of nine members, who established works for supplying excellent water and good drainage. There is a branch of the St Andrews Golf Club.