Oakworth is a village

Village

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 in West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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, England, near Keighley

Keighley

Keighley is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of Bradford and is at the confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth...

, by the River Worth

River Worth

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. The name "Oakworth" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area.

Oakworth railway station

Oakworth railway station

Oakworth railway station serves the village of Oakworth, near Keighley, and within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England.-History:...

 is on the route of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a long branch line that served mills and villages in the Worth Valley and is now a heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England. It runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. It connects to the national rail network line at Keighley railway station...

 and was a location in the film The Railway Children

The Railway Children (film)

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Landmarks

Holden Park

Holden Park

Holden Park is the only park in the village of Oakworth, West Yorkshire, England. It was given to the people of Oakworth by the family of Sir Isaac Holden in 1927....

  in Oakworth occupies the grounds of an historic house

Historic house

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 owned by Sir Isaac Holden, an inventor who is said to have invented the lucifer match

Match

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 and revolutionised the process of wool carding. After Holden's death in 1897, his house, called Oakworth House, and its contents were sold at auction, and the house was all but destroyed by fire in 1907. All that remains of the original building is the portico

Portico

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Education

Oakworth Primary School is situated in the grounds of Sir Isaac Holden's estate, along with Holden Park. The school playground has sloping sides because it was once a lake in the ornamental gardens in front of Oakworth House. The school is attended by children aged between 3 - 11. It has gone through many changes since it was first built. Its original name was 'Oakworth First School', which taught children up to the age of 9, when children would then progress to middle school. This system changed in 2000, so that Oakworth Primary School expanded to cover years 5 and 6.

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