Ravenscliffe, West Yorkshire

{{Short description|Housing estate in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England}}

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Ravenscliffe is a housing estate in the Eccleshill ward of the city of Bradford District, in the English county of West Yorkshire. Ravenscliffe is located to the west of Fagley Beck and to the east of the A658 Harrogate Road.

The buildings that were Ravenscliff farmhouse are situated off to the south in Fagley{{cite web |title=Ravenscliff Farmhouse and Adjoining Barn |work=British Listed Buildings |access-date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-336436-ravenscliff-farmhouse-and-adjoining-barn}}

while Ravenscliffe Woods are in Pudsey to the south-east.{{cite book |edition=2nd |publisher=Geographer's A-Z Map Co. Ltd. |isbn=1-84348-209-6 |title=A-Z Leeds and Bradford |page=72 |year=2006}}

On 10 July 2001, Ravenscliffe was subject to rioting on the estate, this was just after the Manningham riots.

Now, Ravenscliffe has a large newly built housing development, two shops and an Indian takeaway.

The Gateway centre which is adjacent to the shops, as a pre-school nursery and the centre also helps the disadvantaged, elderly and vulnerable tenants of the community.

Landmarks

On Harrogate Road can be found Eccleshill Swimming Pool,{{cite web |title=Eccleshill Pool |work=Bradford Metropolitan District Council |access-date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/leisure_and_culture/sports_and_leisure/sports_facilities/eccleshill_pool/eccleshill.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231161930/http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/leisure_and_culture/sports_and_leisure/sports_facilities/eccleshill_pool/eccleshill.htm |archive-date=31 December 2012 }}

a public house,{{cite web |title=The Oddfellows Arms in Eccleshill |work=Pubs Galore |access-date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/40091/}}

Holybrook Primary School playing fields, the clubhouse of Eccleshill Sports and Social Club and Victoria Park sports ground where Victoria Rangers play rugby football (inactive){{cite web |title=Victoria Rangers ARLFC |work=Pitchero |access-date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/victoriarangersarlfc/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216162811/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/victoriarangersarlfc/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013}}

East of the playing fields is the Eccleshill Community Hospital{{cite web |title=Eccleshill Community Hospital |work=NHS Choices |access-date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.nhs.uk/Services/hospitals/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=34416}}

and Eccleshill Park—an area of grassland and the Eccleshill Adventure Playground.{{cite web |title=Eccleshill Adventure Playground |work=Bradford Community Environment Project |access-date=23 January 2013 |url=http://www.bcep.org.uk/node/454 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113225/http://www.bcep.org.uk/node/454 |archive-date=28 January 2015 }}

In the middle of Ravenscliffe is a sub post office{{cite web |title=Ravenscliffe Post Office Opening Times |work=Post Office Ravenscliffe |access-date=14 January 2013 |url=http://www.postofficeopeninghours.co.uk/Bradford_Ravenscliffe-Post-Office.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118092102/http://www.postofficeopeninghours.co.uk/Bradford_Ravenscliffe-Post-Office.htm |archive-date=18 January 2013 }}

and The Gateway Community and Children's Centre.{{cite web |title=The Gateway Community Centre |work=thegateway.co.uk |access-date=11 January 2013 |url=http://www.thegateway.co.uk/}}

To the north Ravenscliffe merges with Greengates.

References

External links

[http://www.thebigswing.org Eccleshill Adventure Playground]
[http://www.thegateway.co.uk/ The Gateway Community Centre].

Category:Areas of Bradford