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ON the low side of Airedale Hospital at Steeton is an old bridleway. It runs between Thornhill Road and Lyon Lane at Eastburn and is a popular route for local dog walkers. However, few would suspect that this often muddy track was once part of the main highway between Keighley and Skipton. In 1753 the Keighley to Kendal Turnpike Trust, a private company created by Act of Parliament, took control of it. At that time, the road to Skipton left Keighley along Cook Lane up Spring Gardens Lane and along Hollins before dropping down the steep brow into Steeton. It then followed Chapel Lane and Pot Lane and the now popular bridleway to Eastburn. The road left Eastburn to Cross Hills via Lyon Lane, then down Station Road to Kildwick and Farnhill and along the edge of the moor to Bradley and finally over to Snaygill and into Skipton. ....
ON the low side of Airedale Hospital at Steeton is an old bridleway. It runs between Thornhill Road and Lyon Lane at Eastburn and is a popular route for local dog walkers. However, few would suspect that this often muddy track was once part of the main highway between Keighley and Skipton. In 1753 the Keighley to Kendal Turnpike Trust, a private company created by Act of Parliament, took control of it. At that time, the road to Skipton left Keighley along Cook Lane up Spring Gardens Lane and along Hollins before dropping down the steep brow into Steeton. It then followed Chapel Lane and Pot Lane and the now popular bridleway to Eastburn. The road left Eastburn to Cross Hills via Lyon Lane, then down Station Road to Kildwick and Farnhill and along the edge of the moor to Bradley and finally over to Snaygill and into Skipton. ....