Oxenhope

Oxenhope is a village and civil parish near Keighley in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

The modern village of Oxenhope encompasses what were originally the separate settlements of Uppertown, Lowertown, Leeming and Horkinstone.

The last stretch to the Dog & Gun Pub is 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) uphill, past Leeming Reservoir.

On 6 July 2014, Stage 2 of the 2014 Tour de France from York to Sheffield, passed through the village.

Transdev bus services operate to Oxenhope and beyond on an hourly basis from Keighley via Haworth.

[9] In 1920 five people died when a charabanc on its way to a knur and spell match in Colne overturned near St Mary's Church.

The buildings were sold and were featured on Channel 4's The Restoration Man TV show in early 2016.

The Rev Grant was tireless in collecting money to fund the building of the church and Charlotte Brontë records that he wore out 80 pairs of shoes in his quest to do so.

The station was also used in the TV mini series The Great Train Robbery (starring Luke Evans) in 2013. .

Oxenhope railway station platform, 2006