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Coordinates: 53.905°N 1.687°W. Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 census. [1] .
From prehistoric art to a printing revolution… Otley has its origins as a town in Saxon times, its name coming from Othe, Otho or Otta, a personal name, and the Old English for a wood clearing … but its history dates much further back.
See this trail on Google Maps below. Neolithic rock art found on Otley Chevin tells us that people have passed through the surrounding area since prehistoric times, but it is thought that Otley’s origins as a settlement date back to the Saxon era.
History | Welcome to Otley, West Yorkshire. History & Heritage History. History of Otley. Otley has its origins as a town in Saxon times, its name coming from Othe, Otho or Otta, a personal name, and the Old English for a wood clearing … but its history dates much further back.
Otley History and Heritage. Step back in time with Otley's history and heritage. The Wharfedale Valley was carved with the melting of Ice Age glaciers that left behind the dramatic landscapes that surround Otley today – and those landscapes hold the key to Otley’s real age.
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Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 census.
Feb 4, 2024 · 1 mi. Leaflet | Map data © openstreetmap.org. History. Maps. Memorial Inscriptions. Names, Geographical. Societies. Taxation. The Ancient Parish of OTLEY. [Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
