Moving in Cackleshaw: what to know first
The older part of Cackleshaw is reached by Sykes Lane, an unpaved lane off Keighley Road, and Hamworth Drive nearby is unsurfaced too. A long van can use them in dry weather, but an unsurfaced lane is slower going, so tell us which house it is and send a photo of the lane outside. If it looks too rough, the van stops on the tarmac and the last part goes by trolley.
The newer side is ordinary estate housing on Goose Cote Lane, East Royd, Southlea Avenue and Harewood Crescent. Goose Cote Lane mixes bungalows, which mean no stairs at all, with two-storey semis and a few detached houses, and it is a bus route with stops at Harewood Crescent, so the van loads on a drive or pulls in clear of them.
Cackleshaw: the local picture
For centuries this was farmland, much of it tenanted from the Duke of Devonshire's estate. Sykes Lane, the way to the older houses, is still unpaved. Beside it is the Goose Cote Lane Recreation Ground, also known as the Bronte Playing Fields, and Branshaw Golf Course is a few hundred metres off.
The newer homes are on East Royd, Goose Cote Lane, Southlea Avenue and Harewood Crescent, and Hamworth Drive is signed at 20 mph but has no hard surface. A ward boundary runs close: BD22 7JR here is in Worth Valley, while BD22 7NF, under 300 metres away, is in Keighley West. Oakworth's Co-op and post office on Victoria Road are under half a kilometre away.
How the van gets to Cackleshaw
From Bradford the van turns at Cross Roads: the B6144 to the A629 Halifax Road, a short stretch of the A6033 Haworth Road, then Vale Mill Lane and Mytholmes Lane across the valley to Station Road in Oakworth, and East Royd for the last few metres.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 30 to 40 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Cackleshaw
Each service below links to its Haworth page, which covers how the job works in and around Haworth.
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 Cackleshaw
All 11 services run to Cackleshaw, each with its own page.
Common Cackleshaw routes
- Cackleshaw → KeighleySykes Lane to the B6143 Keighley Road, then Oakworth Road into the town centre, about 2.5 miles
- Cackleshaw → HaworthKeighley Road and Chapel Lane through Oakworth, then Providence Lane and Mytholmes Lane, about 1.9 miles
- Cackleshaw → BradfordEast Royd, Station Road and Vale Mill Lane to the A629 at Cross Roads, then the B6144 through Cullingworth and Wilsden, roughly 30 to 40 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Cackleshaw
Why does Cackleshaw have such an odd name?
It is old. Records spell it Cackeleshawe, Cackelshay, Cackwelshey and Cockleshaw, from the Old English kakele, a cackler or a nickname, and sceagh, a copse. Write Cackleshaw with the BD22 7 postcode, the spelling on today's maps.
Is Sykes Lane in Cackleshaw passable for a long van?
Usually, yes, at walking pace: Sykes Lane is unpaved, not closed. After heavy rain the driver may stop on the tarmac at Keighley Road and trolley the rest, so a photo of the lane with your enquiry settles it before the day.
How far is Cackleshaw from Oakworth village?
About a third of a mile east of it. Cackleshaw is a separate hamlet, though the Goose Cote Lane housing now joins them. Cackleshaw is in the Worth Valley ward and Keighley's civil parish, so give the postcode rather than just the village name.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD22 7JR is in Worth Valley ward, Bradford, parish of Keighley
- Nearest postcodes (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD22 7JR, 7JP, 7JS in Worth Valley ward; BD22 7NF (about 280 m), 7NL, 7NG in Keighley West ward; all in Keighley parish
- Cackleshaw (Wikipedia): hamlet about a third of a mile east of Oakworth; historic spellings Cackeleshawe, Cackelshay, Cackwelshey, Cockleshaw; Old English kakele and sceagh; farming, land tenanted from the Duke of Devonshire's estate; on the 11-mile Worth Way circular walk
- OpenStreetMap way record (checked 2026-09-30): Sykes Lane (unclassified, unpaved); East Royd, Goose Cote Lane, Southlea Avenue, Harewood Crescent, Hamworth Drive (20 mph, unpaved); Goose Cote Lane Recreation Ground (alt name Bronte Playing Fields), Branshaw Golf Course, Co-op and Oakworth Post Office on Victoria Road
- OpenStreetMap map data around Cackleshaw (checked 2026-09-30): Goose Cote Lane, Hamworth Drive, Harewood Crescent, Southlea Avenue, Victoria Road
- OpenStreetMap map data around Cackleshaw: Sykes Lane (unclassified, unpaved), Hamworth Drive (20 mph, unpaved), East Royd, Southlea Avenue, Harewood Crescent, Goose Cote Lane (bungalows, two-storey semis and detached houses at BD22 7NQ; bus stops Goose Cote Lane Harewood Crescent), Keighley Road (B6143), Station Road, Goose Cote Lane Recreation Ground (Bronte Playing Fields), Branshaw Golf Course
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Cackleshaw to Keighley: Sykes Lane, Keighley Road and Oakworth Road (B6143), High Street (A629); 2.5 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Cackleshaw to Haworth: Sykes Lane, Keighley Road and Chapel Lane (B6143), Providence Lane, Victoria Avenue, Mytholmes Lane; 1.9 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data), Cackleshaw to Bradford: East Royd, Station Road, Mytholmes Lane, Vale Mill Lane, Haworth Road (A6033), Halifax Road (A629), Haworth Road, Cullingworth Road, Wilsden Road and Toller Lane (B6144)