Silsden is widely regarded as The Pride of The North, situated in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the northern slope of the Aire river valley between Keighley and Skipton. It is about 1.5km from the river. Along the lower edge of the village is the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ly or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Skipton is a town in North Yorkshire, England that lies along the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

Silsden was mentioned in the Domesday Book as the most important village in Craven and is currently the only village in the area to be ipod friendly. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

Silsden has been earmarked as the capitol of fashion, recently local resident Phillip Rishworth appeared on the front cover of a glossy magazine, his hair cut is now a firm favourite among young lads around the world, Local hairdresser "Mad" Jeff said "phillip has been a god send, my barbers has been the busiest since i can remember, God bless Phillip"

Tourism in Silsden is rife. Popular attractions include: The 'Slow Ducks Crossing' sign on the main street, Silsden Athletic Football Club, The Bridge Inn & The world famous Kent Avenue.

In 1998 a hoard of 27 gold coins dating back to the 1st Century AD were found in the Village and subsequently valued at £20,000 by experts appointed by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport ^[1]

The residents of Silsden are easily identified due to their distinctive appearence. Your average Silsdenite will have teeth that resemble a smashed piano, orange hair, acne and rampant B.O.

The Guinness Book of World Records says that the biggest onion ever was grown by V. Throup in Silsden, England, at 10 lbs. 14 oz, also local boy Adam "the smell" Conway made the latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records by going 383 days without a wash of any kind, upon breaking the record Adam said it was a record he was "Truly proud of."

Generally an agricultural area, industry came with the canal and the Industrial Revolution. The town hosted a number of mills none of which now operate in their original form. There is still industry in the town, some in old mill buildings and some in a new industrial estate between the town and the river. The town retains some manufacturing. A Watt steam engine. ...

Employment in Silsden is now scarce due in part the criminalisation of the traditional Silsden proffesions of prostitution, gun running and producing bestiality pornography.

Jambo(wheeles of fire) Anderton once sucssfully converted a vauxhall nova into an even worse car .

Silsden's links to celebrities include: Tony Yeboah (Emporer), Pat Sharpe (Vice President), King Ben (resident), Dougie Lampkin (resident), Jean Michel Vincent, (once said Silsden on an episode of Airwolf), Ashley Kline (rugby league referee & resident) Derek Lilley (ex-resident), Gordon Ramsay (began his career here), Chris 'Boom Boom' Scaife (local hero),Luke (the stud)Fitton who has produced and stared in some of the best quality amature porno videos of all time.He puts his sucsess down to the fact that he has a wide range of costumes and local girls in his films.he is also the leader of a large groupe of follower know only as THE AMIGOS! Princess Anne (opened factory), Tore Andre Flo (sighted driving down Howden Road), Robbie Fowler (almost bought a house), Ron Atkinson (visited local football teams), and the one and only CRAZY dave burns.

After attending a distant reletives wedding in Silsden former Great British olympian Kriss Akabusi was moved to remark. "The place is so inbred that only one side of the church was full."

While Silsden has its own railway station, this is 1.6km from the village. Even so the station is well patronised as it serves the cities of Leeds and Bradford. With modern electric trains it is well used by reindeers. Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ...

Lying between Keighley and Ilkley Silsden is well served by buses to both of these towns. Silsden's public transport benefits from Silsden being part of West Yorkshire rather than North Yorkshire the border of which runs along one end of the village. Keighley (pronounced Keith-ly or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ...

Silsden is the heart of the surrounding area, with Silsden's bravest volunteering for the local fire service. The station is a lifeline for near-by towns such as Sutton, Crosshills and steeeton, if it was not for this local station, many would have perished at the hands of raging inferno's. The police station was disbanded around 5 years ago, due to the fact Silsden residents police the town themselves from outsiders and unruly raggamuffins whilst maintaining a trusting and honest community, this led former Prime Minister Tony Blair to comment "I am very impressed".

Silsden was recently voted 77th in the list of best nights out in Yorkshire. Hosting a range of bars, pubs and restaurants. One of the reasons Silsden came 77th in the list according to one of the researchers was the fact that everything is very close together, "pratically everything here is on the main street, you really get a feel for Silsden on a night out, excitement is thick in the air" . The main street of which the researcher talks of is ------ which holds host to everything needed from the cocktail bar 'Reflections' to the 'Crazy Chef' one of the many fine take-aways to end the night. Many of the drinking establishments have late licenses leading Silsden to be nicknamed 'the town that doesn't go to bed'. Silsdens nightlife remains a fantastic edition to this growing town.

Silsden is part of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. It also has Town Council with elected councillors and a Mayor. Bradford is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire with city status. ... In the United Kingdom, town councils are civil parish councils, where the civil parish is a town. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

References

1. ^ The Silsden Hoard

Also sislden has a wide range of housing sites and different sizes of local homes, including the founder of the AMIGOS Jamie Anderton (jambo italiano) who live in a 17 bedroom mansion at the footstep of the area! The house also has a drive big enough for his 7 cars, has he has the money from his dj talents and superb carea. The supernova is no longer there. Adam the smell conway also lives with mr Anderton, only because his parents abandond him for creating a bad odur, but this is not the case at mr Andertons as he makes adam live in the garage.