West End (Long Preston): what to know before moving day
West End sits on the A65 as it leaves Long Preston towards Settle. OpenStreetMap marks a West End House bus stop on the main road here, postcode BD23 4QE, and a listed milestone of about 1895 stands on the north-east side of the A65 at West End, gritstone with a cast iron plate. The postcode lookup places BD23 4QH in the parish of Long Preston and the Mid Craven ward of North Yorkshire Council.
The main road here has changed. The turnpike to Settle was built in the 1750s, and in the 1960s the road was raised, widened and straightened, with several homes and farms demolished to make room. For a home on the main road, a safe stopping place off the carriageway, a lay-by, drive or side lane, is the first thing to sort out. Long Preston station on the Leeds to Morecambe line is at the other end of the village.
How the van gets to West End (Long Preston)
The A65 goes all the way. From Bradford the van runs up the A650 and A629 to Skipton, then along the A65 through Gargrave and Hellifield into Long Preston, and West End is on the Settle side of the village. From Bradford to this end of Long Preston is roughly 50 to 60 minutes, as an estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 50 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for West End (Long Preston)
Each service below links to its Skipton page, which covers how the job works in and around Skipton.
West End (Long Preston): questions before you book
Is Long Preston station close to West End?
Not especially. Long Preston station, on the Leeds to Morecambe line, is at the other end of the village. By road, West End is on the A65 itself, which the van follows all the way from Skipton through Gargrave and Hellifield.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD23 4QH is in Mid Craven ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Long Preston
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BB18 5ND is in Barnoldswick parish and ward, Pendle, Lancashire
- OpenStreetMap data via Nominatim: West End House bus stop on the A65, Long Preston, BD23 4QE; reverse lookup at the point gives Long Preston, BD23 4QH
- Listed buildings in Long Preston (Wikipedia): Milestone, West End, on the north-east side of the A65, gritstone with a cast iron plate, about 1895
- Long Preston (Wikipedia): turnpike to Settle in the 1750s, A65 raised, widened and straightened in the 1960s with homes and farms demolished, Long Preston station