Talk:Horsforth
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It should be the Troy district, right? And an anonymous (and as far as I can see otherwise serious) writer has mentioned Robert the Bruce in a way that make no sense to me, can someone make anything out of it? Gunnar Larsson 23:36, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
Can't help you with Robert the Bruce, but I'm pretty sure that the train station is in Cookridge, not Troy. I'm told there used to be two stations in Horsforth, and they closed the one that was actually in Horsforth. Terry 21:23, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
The second station was located in the Newlay area of Horsforth, next to the river and canal, which was formerly a fairly industrial area. That station was closed in the 1960s(?) and lays on the Leeds to Shipley line.
There're 2 facts I heard about Hosforth that I'd like some clarity on please;
.Firstly I heard Horsforth was directly between London and Edinbourgh .Secondly I heard Horsforth was the largest village in Europe. Which also brings about the question as to whether Horsforth is a village or not. It has a town council, but doesn't have a town hall...
There is a monument on Abbey Road, at the entrance to Kirkstall Forge, that marks the halfway point between London and Edinburgh, and states that it is exactly 200 miles from each. However I'm not sure whether it was a viable journey even in the 19th century as what is now the A65 headed north west into the Dales and towards the Lakes, with the route north through Ilkley and Grassington not being attractive at the best of times. If there was a London - Leeds - Edinburgh through train, then it would have passed though Horsforth station, making the station the closest point to half way.
There is no definition of a village in English law, so Horsforth's status comes from not being incorporated into an Urban District Council in the 1930s, and I believe it only received its town status in or after the 1974 Local Government Act. Sfgreenwood 16:46, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
