Location
The cottage is situated on Green End Road in the picturesque village of East Morton , near Bingley in West Yorkshire.
Green End Road is a quite road 5 minutes walk from the Busfeild Arms Pub and Post Office/ Local Shop. There is also a nearby mini supermarket a short drive away.
Interestingly , you can walk to Ilkley from Green End Road across country via a series of paths and walkways. The walk is approximatley5-6 miles and will take roughly 2 and a half hours.
More information on local attractions and nearby days out is available on our local area page.
Aerial view of East Morton Taken in 1989
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Weavers Cottage is also approximately 8 miles away from Leeds/Bradford Airport.
The nearest train station is Crossflatts - about a mile away. This station offers frequent connections to Bradford and Leeds as well as Ilkley, Saltaire, Keighley, Skipton & Ilkley.
Local Area East Morton - A Brief History
East Morton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book in 1087 as a farming village.
When the Industrial Revolution overtook Morton in the late 18th Century , the establishment of the water powered textile industry attracted workers from all over Britain.
The bustling mill village supported 9 mills , surprising for a small village. . These mills manufactured predominantly Paper & Textiles.
Perhaps the most well known mill was Sunnydale Mill - a paper mill that at its time had the largest water wheel in Great Britain.
Homes to house the mill workers expanded throughout the village at this time and many of the original homes still survive today. Sadly most of the old mills are now gone. But if you explore the surrounding areas you can sport traces of them.