Otley
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 54 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 14,124 (2001) | ||
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| Post town | OTLEY | ||
| ZIP code section | LS21 | ||
| prefix | 01943 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire | ||
| Metropolitan Borough | City of Leeds | ||
| British Parliament | Leeds North West | ||
Otley is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough City of Leeds in the English county of West Yorkshire . According to the 2001 census, Otley had a total of 14,124 residents. It is located on the River Wharfe and is approximately eight kilometers from Leeds / Bradford Airport.
history
A settlement already existed in the area of the city in ancient times . The first known church in Otley was built in the early 7th century . A market has been held in Otley for over 1,000 years , currently twice a week on East Chevin Road .
Personalities
Thomas Chippendale was born in Otley . John Wesley visited the city several times and mentioned it in a pamphlet from 1761 . William Turner was living in the city in 1797 when he received an assignment there. Otley is the birth town of Mike Tindall , who was rugby world champion with England in 2003 . The actor Julian Sands was born in Otley, as was the politician William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton .
Town twinning
Otley is twinned with Montereau-Fault-Yonne in France .
