Ingrow is a suburb ofKeighley,West Yorkshire,England that lies on the River Worth.[1] The name Ingrow comes from Old Scandinavian which means 'corner of land in the meadow.'[2] The suburb is located on theA629 road and is 0.93 miles (1.5 km) south west of Keighley town centre.[3]
The Ingrow Railway Centre has two railway museums: theMuseum of Rail Travel owned by Vintage Carriages Trust, and Ingrow Loco, owned by the Bahamas Locomotive Society. The museums (off South Street A629) are adjacent toIngrow Station on theKeighley and Worth Valley Railway, a 5-mile (8 km) longheritage railway that serves Keighley, Ingrow,Damems,Oakworth,Haworth andOxenhope.[4]
Between 1884 and 1955 Ingrow had a second railway station (Ingrow East), adjacent to, but 40 feet (12 m) higher than the current railway station. This station was on theGreat Northern route between Keighley,Halifax andBradford Exchange.[5]
The area is served by thegrade II listed parish church of St John the Evangelist,[6] which was built in 1843 to serve the parish of Ingrow withHainworth.[7]
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