Manningham is a Village in the county of West Yorkshire.
Manningham, located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, is an area rich in industrial heritage and cultural diversity. Historically a key player in the Industrial Revolution, Manningham’s landscape was once dominated by large mills and factories, reflective of Bradford’s prominence as a global center for wool and textile manufacturing. Among its most notable landmarks is Lister Mills, a stunning example of Victorian architectural grandeur. Once one of the largest silk factories in the world, this grand mill symbolized the economic prosperity of the era and the innovation within the textile industry.
Today, Manningham stands as a testament to both its industrial past and its evolving future. While the chimneys and machinery have largely fallen silent, the impressive structures like Lister Mills have found new life, repurposed into vibrant residential and commercial spaces, blending historical charm with modern living. The area around Manningham retains a bustling, urban feel, with a diverse community adding to the rich tapestry of cultures, cuisines, and traditions.
The streets of Manningham are lively, reflecting the myriad of communities that have made the area their home, each contributing to the unique urban tapestry with a variety of shops, eateries, and cultural venues. This diversity is celebrated in numerous community events and festivals, contributing to Bradford’s reputation as a city of rich cultural diversity. Despite the urban development, Manningham also offers pockets of greenery and parks, providing a tranquil escape from the city hustle and a nod to Yorkshire’s wider reputation for scenic landscapes. In this way, Manningham captures the essence of a post-industrial Northern English community — one foot in its majestic industrial past and another stepping forward into a dynamic and inclusive future.
Manningham postcode: BD8 8
Retail in Manningham
There are great places to visit near Manningham including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.
Manningham's best nearby cities can be found at Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.
There are a number of villages near Manningham including Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.
Manningham's best nearby woodlands can be found at Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.
The area around Manningham features a number of interesting parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.
Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower are great places to visit near Manningham if you like historic buildings.
Don't miss Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park's museums if visiting the area around Manningham.
Cartwright Hall Gardens is a great place to visit close to Manningham if you like gardens.
The area around Manningham boasts some of the best country parks including Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Hiking Areas to visit near Manningham include Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.
The area around Manningham features a number of interesting towns including Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.
The area around Manningham boasts some of the best lakes including Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Manningham area like Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.
Manningham's best nearby hills can be found at Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.
Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site are some of Manningham best ancient sites to visit near Manningham.
The area around Manningham features a number of interesting nature reserves including Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
There are a several good shopping centres in the Manningham area like Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.
Manningham is near some unmissable airports like Leeds Bradford Airport,
The area close to Manningham boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Middleton Park.
There are a number of ruins near Manningham including Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Manningham area like River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.
Sandal Castle is one of Manningham's best, nearby castles to visit in Manningham.
Manningham's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.
The area close to Manningham boasts some of the best boroughs including Kirklees.
Manningham History
There are some historic monuments around Manningham:
- Boulder with prehistoric rock art at Glovershaw Farm
- Roman period native settlement in Danefield Wood, 490m south west of Stubbings Farm
- Magna Via
- Small cairn north east of large cairn on Hawksworth Moor
- Cup and ring marked rock at Lanshaw; 1km WSW of High Cragg Farm
- Cup and ring marked rock at Faweather Farm, High Eldwick
- Prehistoric enclosure, carved rocks and orthostat wall, Buck Wood, 195m west of football ground
- Cup and ring marked rock 40m south east of Hillcourt, Rawdon
- Cairnfield including ring cairn and carved rocks on Low Plain, Baildon Moor
- Ring cairn 475m south east of the Great Skirtful of Stones
- Rock with one cup mark north east of the Cricketers' Arms, Baildon Green
- Round barrow and L-shaped earthwork on Baildon Golf Course
- Cup and groove marked rock in boulder walling between Southpiece Cottage and Bleach Mill
- Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 150m north of Shaygate Farm, Wilsden
- Cup-marked bedrock near Old Glen House
- Carved rock in field behind Bracken Hall Farm
- Roadblock, Bracken Hall Green, Baildon Moor
- The gibbet platform
- Rock with two large cup marks on slope west of enclosure on Woofa Bank
- Small carved rock in path east of Glovershaw quarry
- Cup and groove marked rock north of Birch Close Farm house, High Eldwick
- Small cup marked rock at eastern edge of a hollow 125m south east of the enclosure on Woofa Bank
- Carved rock near north east corner of Glovershaw quarry
- Enclosed settlement known as `Soldier's Trench' including a cup-marked rock
- Rock with single cup near track north of Drake Hill
- Enclosure on Woofa Bank with 11 carved rocks and one upright stone
- Round cairn and curving bank on Pennythorn Hill
- Cup and ring marked rock at Lanshaw; easternmost of Lanshaw group
- Two carved rocks on northern slope of ridge at Lanshaw overlooking Woofa Bank
- Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm
- Rock with parallel grooves 95m west of flag post on Craven Hall Hill
- Carved rock in the wall at north edge of Otley Road north west of the Fleece Inn
- Cairn on Hawksworth Moor; largest one of a group of cairns
- Carved rock in spoil of shaft mound south east of Dobrudden caravan park
- Cup-marked rock between road and public toilets at Bracken Hall Green
- Cup-marked rock on slight bank north east of Glovershaw quarry
- Cup, ring and groove marked rock at the base of a wall between East Morton and West Morton
- Rock with single cup mark south of Dobrudden caravan park
- Cup and ring marked rock known as the Knotties Stone on Otley Chevin, 270m north east of The Royalty public house
- Cup and ring marked rock 42m south of Dobrudden caravan park
- Carved rock east of track north of Drake Hill
- Prominent cup-marked rock east of track, north east of Stanbury Hill
- Enclosure 50m north east of Horncliff Slade on Hawksworth Moor
- Owlcotes deserted medieval village
- Cup-marked rock in stone quarry on Stocks Hill
- Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm
- Cup marked rock 71m south east of Dobrudden caravan park
- Two cairns on Hawksworth Moor, one with an internal cist
- Northernmost of two cairns east of Glovershaw quarry, including adjacent cup-marked rock
- Large flat rock with single cup mark 20m north west of enclosure on Woofa Bank
- Ring cairn 90m ESE of the Great Skirtful of Stones
- Cup and ring marked rock in Dawson Wood, 370m north east of Heaton Shay
- Striated cup marked rock 20m west of enclosure on Woofa Bank
- Cup-marked rock close to road south east of a small car park south east of Bracken Hall Farm.
- Cup and ring marked rock east of Eaves Crag, Baildon Moor
- Carved rock above Bracken Hall Crag, north of the bottom of the track to Mitton Spring
- Cairn known as the Little Skirtful of Stones
- Rock with dense concentration of cup marks on Stanbury Hill
- Cup marked rock in boulder walling between Southpiece Cottage and Bleach Mill
- Cup and groove-marked rock on east edge of Glovershaw quarry
- Cairn at Rombalds Moor triangulation pillar
- Carved rock in Hawksworth Spring
- Rock with single cup mark between road and Pennythorn Hill
- Brow Pit mine shaft, gin circle, spoil heap and tramway, 270m south west of Catherine Slack Farm
- Grooved rock on slope at Lanshaw
- Cairnfield with linear banks and carved rocks stretching from Woofa Bank to Green Crag
- Cup marked rock in Calverley Wood, 200m north east of junction of Calverley Cutting and Thornhill Drive
- Cup marked rock and round cairn south east of Dobrudden caravan park
- Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills
- Cup marked rock adjacent to wall near road from East Morton to West Morton
- Two adjacent carved rocks and associated rubble bank at top of ridge at Lanshaw overlooking Woofa Bank
- Cup and groove marked rock 32m south west of wall near Stead Crag
- Rock with large number of cup marks south of Dobrudden caravan park
- Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House
- Cup marked rock with triangular groove 75m east of enclosure on Woofa Bank
- Cairn west of Craven Hall Hill
- Cup and groove marked rock between East Morton and West Morton
- Southernmost of two cairns east of Glovershaw quarry
- Carved bedrock close to road north east of the public toilets on Bracken Hall Green
- Cup and groove marked rock in garden of Oakwood Barn, High Eldwick
- Carved rock at east end of disused rifle range
- Grubstones stone circle
- Anglian high cross fragment known as Walton Cross
- Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge
- Round cairn on east flank of Baildon Hill
- Cup marked rock 60m south west of the War Memorial at Crowgill Park
- Cairn known as the Great Skirtful of Stones
- Small cup-marked rock on Stanbury Hill, 40m west of fork in path
- Small cup-marked rock 30m east of Glovershaw quarry
- Cup-marked rock west of confluence of Lodepit Beck and Glovershaw Beck
- Group of five carved rocks on the western ridge of Stanbury Hill
- Cup and ring marked rock at Hoyle Court Drive, Charlestown
- Cup marked rock 180m north of the covered reservoir at Baildon
- Carved rock with rounded triangular profile 48m NNW of enclosure on Woofa Bank
- Twelve Apostles stone circle, Burley Moor
- Cup and groove-marked rock north of Drake Hill
- Rock with shallow cup and ring-markings at the western end of the ridge on Stanbury Hill
- Cup and ring marked rock north of Pennythorn Hill
- Small cairn and carved rock on ridge at Lanshaw overlooking Woofa Bank