Cackleshaw
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Post townKEIGHLEY
| Cackleshaw | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View towards Cackleshaw from the east | |
  Cackleshaw Location within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE0338 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KEIGHLEY |
| Postcode district | BD22 |
| Dialling code | 01535 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Cackleshaw is a hamlet in West Yorkshire, England. It is located about one-third of a mile (0.5 km) east of Oakworth in the Worth Valley area of the City of Bradford.[1][2] The name of the hamlet has been recorded historically as Cackeleshawe, Cackelshay, Cackwelshey and Cockleshaw. This derives from the Old English of kakele (a cackler, or a nickname) and Sceagh, which means copse.[3][4]
Historically, the main occupation in the hamlet was farming, with much of the land tenanted from the Duke of Devonshire's estate.[5][6]
Cackleshaw is on the 11-mile (18 km) circular Worth Way walk which starts and ends in Keighley. The walk follows the river and railway first up, then down the Worth Valley.[7]
