Moving in Bogthorn: what to know first
Keighley Road, the B6143, is the spine of Bogthorn: a 30 mph bus route between Keighley and Oakworth with stops along it. It is not a road to stand a long van on for an hour, so for a house facing it, tell us whether there is a drive or which side road is nearest. Valley View Close and Bronte Drive open straight off it, and Goose Cote Lane is the turning for the streets towards Damems.
Behind the main road the housing is estate houses, many with their own garages, on streets such as Hareton Way, Earnshaw Way, Isabella Close and Hunsden Way, and the Oakbank streets towards the school. Closes can be tight for a long van to turn in, so say if yours is a dead end and whether the drive is free on the day. Beckfoot Oakbank brings school traffic to Oakworth Road at either end of the school day.
Bogthorn: the local picture
The old hamlet is still an address, with houses numbered on Bogthorn itself, and a Wesleyan chapel went up at the corner of Goose Cote Lane in 1882. Around it are later estates: Valley View Close and Bronte Drive right on the main road, then Hareton Way, Earnshaw Way, Isabella Close and Hunsden Way, with Harewood Road, Moorlands Avenue and Greystones Drive further in.
Brown Springs Farm and Branshaw Golf Course mark the open side, and Beckfoot Oakbank, a secondary school with places for 1,800, is on Oakworth Road just over half a kilometre away. Keighley Road here is a 30 mph bus route with a stop at Valley View Close, a handy point to tell the driver.
How the van gets to Bogthorn
Keighley town centre comes first on the way from Bradford: the A650 up the valley, Dalton Lane, Cavendish Street and North Street, then out west on the B6143 Oakworth Road and the last 700 metres along Keighley Road. Bogthorn works out at roughly 25 to 40 minutes from Bradford on the estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Bogthorn
Each service below links to its Keighley page, which covers how the job works in and around Keighley.
House Removals
One- and two-bed homes moved with a driver and a Transit LWB van; bigger homes go in two loads.
Learn moreFlat & Apartment Removals
Lifts, stairs, loading bays and building paperwork planned before the van arrives.
Learn moreFurniture & Large Item Transport
Wardrobes, tables and bulky items moved from A to B without a full removals package.
Learn moreAppliance Delivery
Washing machines, fridges and cookers moved, secured and placed in your kitchen.
Learn moreMarketplace & eBay Collection
Bought it on Marketplace, eBay or Gumtree? We collect from the seller and bring it to you.
Learn moreStudent Removals
Halls, shared houses and home again, priced for a room's worth of belongings.
Learn moreEvery service we offer near Bogthorn
All 11 services run to Bogthorn, each with its own page.
Common Bogthorn routes
- Bogthorn → Keighleythe B6143 Keighley Road and Oakworth Road to the A629 in the town centre, about 2 miles
- Bogthorn → HaworthKeighley Road and Chapel Lane through Oakworth, then Providence Lane and Mytholmes Lane, about 2.1 miles
- Bogthorn → Bradfordthe B6143 into Keighley, the A650 down the valley, then Cottingley and the B6144 Toller Lane, roughly 25 to 40 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Bogthorn
Which side of the Oakworth boundary is Bogthorn on?
The Keighley side. It sits between Exley Head and Oakworth and is counted as part of Keighley, in the Keighley West ward, while Cackleshaw, just past Goose Cote Lane, is already in the Worth Valley ward. Both are in Keighley civil parish, so Bradford Council handles bins and council tax either way.
Is Bogthorn a street or a place?
Both. Bogthorn is the old hamlet on Keighley Road, and some houses still have Bogthorn itself as their street address, while the estates built around it have their own street names. Give the full address and postcode so the driver knows which you mean.
Where can the van stop for a house on Keighley Road in Bogthorn?
On your drive if you have one, or in the nearest side road such as Valley View Close or Bronte Drive. Keighley Road is a 30 mph bus route, so the van keeps clear of the bus stops and does not block the road while loading.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD22 7LT is in Keighley West ward, Bradford, parish of Keighley
- Bogthorn (Wikipedia, re-read 2026-10-01): hamlet forming part of Keighley, between Exley Head and Oakworth on Keighley Road (B6143); Wesleyan chapel at the corner of Goose Cote Lane, 1882
- OpenStreetMap way record (checked 2026-09-30): Keighley Road (B6143, 30 mph), bus stop Keighley Road Valley View Close; Valley View Close, Bronte Drive, Scatcherd Drive, Hareton Way, Earnshaw Way, Isabella Close, Hunsden Way, Harewood Road, Moorlands Avenue, Greystones Drive, addresses on Bogthorn; Brown Springs Farm, Branshaw Golf Course, Beckfoot Oakbank school on Oakworth Road (capacity 1800)
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD22 7JR, at Cackleshaw, is in Worth Valley ward, parish of Keighley
- OpenStreetMap map data around Bogthorn (checked 2026-09-30): Bronte Drive, Brown Springs Farm, Earnshaw Way, Greystones Drive, Hareton Way, Harewood Road, Hunsden Way, Isabella Close, Moorlands Avenue, Valley View Close
- OpenStreetMap map data around Bogthorn: Keighley Road (B6143, secondary, 30 mph), Valley View Close, Bronte Drive, Goose Cote Lane, Hareton Way, Earnshaw Way, Isabella Close, Hunsden Way, Oakbank Broadway, Oakbank Lane, Oakbank Crescent, Brown Springs Lane (service), houses with many detached garages, Branshaw Golf Course
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Bogthorn to Keighley: Keighley Road and Oakworth Road (B6143), High Street and North Street (A629); 2.0 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Bogthorn to Haworth: Keighley Road and Chapel Lane (B6143), Providence Lane, Victoria Avenue, Mytholmes Lane, North Street (B6142); 2.1 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Bogthorn to Bradford: Keighley Road and Oakworth Road (B6143), Cavendish Street (A6035), Aire Valley Road and Sir Fred Hoyle Way (A650), Cottingley New Road (B6146), Bingley Road (B6269), Toller Lane (B6144)