Ossett is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.
Ossett is a town in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England.
The town grew up around the textile mills along the River Calder and its tributaries. In both 1901 and 1911 Ossett was the most populous town in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Today, Ossett is a thriving market town with a population of around 25,000. It is home to a number of independent shops and businesses, and has a lively arts and cultural scene. There are two parks, several pubs and restaurants, and a variety of sports clubs and facilities.
If you’re looking for a weekend break or day out in West Yorkshire, Ossett is definitely worth a visit!
Ossett postcode: WF5 8AQ
There are great places to visit near Ossett including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, geological features, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.
Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield are great places to visit near Ossett if you like cities.
Don't miss Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden's villages if visiting the area around Ossett.
The area around Ossett boasts some of the best woodlands including Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.
Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square are great places to visit near Ossett if you like parks.
The area around Ossett features a number of interesting historic buildings including Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower.
Museums to visit near Ossett include Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
There are a number of gardens near to Ossett including Cartwright Hall Gardens.
There are a number of country parks near Ossett 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.
The area around Ossett features a number of interesting hiking areas including Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.
There are a number of towns near Ossett including Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.
Don't miss Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Ossett.
There are a number of historic monuments near Ossett including Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.
The area around Ossett features a number of interesting hills including Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.
Ossett has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.
The area around Ossett's best geological features can be found at The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.
Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are great places to visit near Ossett if you like nature reserves.
Ossett has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.
The area close to Ossett boasts some of the best airports including Leeds Bradford Airport.
Don't miss Middleton Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Ossett.
The area around Ossett features a number of interesting ruins including Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
Rivers and Streams to visit near Ossett include River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.
Sandal Castle is one of Ossett's best, nearby castles to visit in Ossett.
Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls are great places to visit near Ossett if you like waterfalls.
Kirklees is one of Ossett's best, nearby boroughs to visit in Ossett.
Ossett History
There are some historic monuments around Ossett:
Places to see near Ossett
History of Ossett
Ossett appears in the 1086 Domesday Book as “Osleset”, which was in the Manor of Wakefield. The Domesday Book was compiled for William the Conqueror in 1086. “Osleset” was recorded as three and a half carucates which is the land needed to be ploughed by three teams of eight oxen. Woodland pasture measured “half a league long as much broad” (roughly six furlongs by six furlongs). Four villans and three bordars lived in Osleset, a villan was an upper status villager, a bordar was a lower status villager.
