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Baildon
Baildon shown within West Yorkshire
Population	15,569
OS grid reference	SE155395
Metropolitan borough	City of Bradford
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRADFORD
Postcode district	BD17
Dialling code	01274
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Shipley
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°51′06″N 1°45′49″W / 53.8517, -1.7635

Baildon is a town north of Bradford in Northern England. It is part of the metropolitan borough of Bradford in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Baildon Moor has a number of outcropping gritstones, and there is a stone circle known as Soldier's Trench which is said to date from the Bronze Age, 3000 years ago. There are also numerous Cup & Ring marks, the origins of these are still unknown. Within Baildon there are several sports clubs which are run from Baildon Rugby Union Football Club. These include the rugby club itself, along with the cricket and running club.

The church of St.John was built in 1848 though the tower was not added until 1928.^[1]

Contents 1 Baildon Council 1.1 Harley-Davidson Rally 1.2 Famous residents 2 Movies & Television filmed in Baildon 3 References 4 External References 5 External links

In 1974, following the formation of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, the Baildon Urban District Council was disbanded.

After collecting the required number of signatures on a petition in 2005, and holding a ballot in 2006, nominations were invited for a Baildon Parish Council. Baildon was split into 6 wards with the potential for 2 councillors in each ward. Baildon East and Baildon West had 3 nominations so elections were held on May 3, 2007. Baildon South, Baildon North and Baildon South East each had 2 nominations - no contest. Baildon South West had no nominations. Therefore, on May 14, 2007, the Baildon Parish Council was initially formed with 10 Councillors.

Ward	Polling District	Electors 14071		Nominations. Bold indicates elected. Number in brackets is vote count.
West Ward - Belmont	1A	1,660. Poll 47.11%	Election	Derek Ernest Green (344), Peter Hartingdon (Independent) (376) and Roger L'Amie (561)
North Ward - Baildon Moor	1B	2,186	No Contest	Mark Nicholas Fisher and Valerie Margaret Townend
East Ward - Jenny Lane	1C	2,367. Poll 36.21%	Election	Joanne Marie Crowther (552), George William Everall (Independent) (344) and Paul Richard Marfell (488)
South East Ward - Tong Park	1E & 1F	1,860	No Contest	Debbie Davies and Eddie Ward
South Ward - Ferniehurst	1G, 1H & 1J	3,466	No Contest	Stephen Albert Heaton and Renee Lancaster
South West Ward - Baildon Green	22D & G	2,532(previous)	No Contest	No Candidates

For nearly a quarter of a century, up until 2003, the August Bank Holiday weekend saw over 500 Harley-Davidson riders arrive in Baildon as part of the annual UK rally of the Harley-Davidson Riders Club of Great Britain [1] - the event raising thousands of pounds for children's charities. The riders came from all over the country, including some from as far off as the Netherlands. In 2004, the HDRCGB decided to switch their regular venue to Wales, so an unofficial rally now takes place each August with over 250 Harley riders deciding to honour their annual pilgrimage to Baildon village, including donations of toys to a local children's hospital. The rally for 2007 took place between the 24th august - 26th august with the riders been situated at Baildon Rugby Club.

The journalist and "Countdown" TV game show presenter Richard Whiteley came from Baildon.

Mountaineer Ian Clough was born in Baildon. After he was tragically killed on an expedition to the Himalayan mountain Annapurna in 1970, Ian Clough Hall, a meeting-place and arts venue, was established in Baildon in his memory. In the 1960s, Ian and close friend Chris Bonington sometimes practised their climbing techniques on Baildon Bank - a 1,000ft long, 50ft high, sheer rock-face that looks out towards Bradford. In 1962, Ian & Chris were the first Britons to successfully scale the treacherous north-face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.

Yorkshire and England cricket fast bowler, Matthew Hoggard, though originally from Pudsey, has lived in Baildon for some years. As of January 2007, Matthew is ranked by the International Cricket Council as the 3rd best pace bowler in the world of test cricket. He is also a member of Baildon Cricket Club.

Watford F.C.'s manager Aidy Boothroyd is from Baildon.

Austin Mitchell, Labour MP for Great Grimsby since 1977, was born in Baildon.

Ex-Yorkshire & England cricket captain Brian Close made Baildon his home many years ago. He was born in nearby Rawdon.

Veteran sports television commentator John Helm is from Baildon. With a career spanning 25 years on British TV, John can still be heard commentating on football matches shown on the UK's Five TV channel.

Teen-rapper and TV/radio actress Natalia Keery-Fisher, otherwise known as Verbalicious, comes from Baildon. She reached No.11 in the UK charts in March 2005 with her debut single Don't Play Nice.

• Billy Liar (1963) - Locations: Midland Road.
• Damon & Debbie (1987) - Locations: St Anne's Terrace; Threshfield.
• Rita, Sue & Bob Too (1987) - Locations: Baildon Moor; Ladderbanks; Baildon Village.
• Monty Python (197?) - Locations: Baildon Moor.

• BCSP (Internet Explorer only)
• BBC election results
• Council ward profile (pdf)

• Baildon Online Baildon Online Community Website
• Baildon Village website Website initiated by Baildon Community Council