Knottingley is a town in the metropolitan district of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the A1 road. Until 1699, it was an important inland river port but, in that year, the Aire was made navigable as far as Leeds. Nonetheless, Knottingley remained a centre for boat building into the twentieth century. After 1870, the town also became known for glass manufacturing. The current population is 17,000. It was the birthplace of the famous gunslinger and Marshall of Austin, Texas, Ben Thompson, reputedley the inventor of the shoulder holster, because the laws of his city forbade public display of firearms. Knottingley is famous as a glass manufacturing town, indeed, the way most glass is manufactured in the world,was due to an invention by a Knottingley postmaster. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... This article discusses the metropolitan district and named the City of Wakefield. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ... Also known as the Great North Road. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Statistics Population: 726,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Fire and... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Glass can be made transparent and flat, or into other shapes and colors as shown in this sphere from the Verrerie of Brehat in Brittany. ...

The oldest purpose built cinema in England is still standing in Aire Street , but has now been converted into flats.

Etymology

Knottingley means "the clearing of Cnotta's people", from the Old English personal name Cnotta meaning "knot", describing a small, round man and -ingas "people of" + leāh "wood, modern lee, not the same meaning as Leah (personal name)". The name was recorded as Cnotinesleahemm in 1128. In telecommunication, the term clearing has the following meanings: A sequence of events used to disconnect a call and return to the ready state. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... For other uses, see Knot (disambiguation). ... Look up lee, Lee, leeward, alee in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

During the 3 Seiges of Pontefract Castle, Oliver Cromwell took residence in the town of Knottingley, believed to be in Wildbore House. Wildbore house was demolished and the land beneath was turned into a quarry for the limestone underneath. A small cinder quarry A dimension stone quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ...

Famous people from Knottingley

Famous Knottingley residents (past and present),include:-

-Ben Thompson, Former Marshall of Austin, Texas Ben Thompson (November 11, 1842 – March 11, 1884) was a gunman, gambler, and sometimes lawman of the Old West. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

-Terry Cooper, Former Leeds United & England defender. Terry Cooper (born North Yorkshire, England, July 12, 1944) was a classy and highly-rated full back in the great Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Leeds United F.C. is the only professional association football club in Leeds. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

-Graham Steadman, Former York Wasps, Featherstone Rovers, Castleford Tigers & Great Britain stand off York City Knights are a British rugby league team hailing from York. ... Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league team, based at Post Office Road in Featherstone, West Yorkshire in England. ... Castleford Tigers are one of the most famous rugby league teams in England. ...

-Wayne Godwin, Hull FC Hooker, who came through the Castleford Tigers academy. Wayne Godwin is a young hooker who started his career with Castleford Tigers. ... For the football (soccer) team of the same city, see Hull City A.F.C. Hull FC is a professional rugby league club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, England. ...

Education

Knottingley currently has one high school, Knottingley High School and Sports College.

Location Grid

Coordinates: 53°42′N 1°14′W Sherburn-in-Elmet is a village close to Selby, North Yorkshire. ... Arms of the former Castleford Borough Council Castleford is one of the five towns in the Wakefield borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near to Pontefract, with a population of 37,525 according to the 2001. ... The Goole skyline showing the docks and the salt and pepper pots - the twin water towers Goole is a town and port located on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in northeast England. ... Map sources for Adwick le Street at grid reference SE5307 Adwick le Street is a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...