West Morton: what to know before moving day
The hamlet sits at a road junction rather than along a village street. Street Lane has a 60 mph limit, Silsden Road and Ilkley Road meet it here, and Bury Lane leaves Street Lane nearby. The map marks Morton Moor as heath close by, and Upwood Hall and Upwood Lodge are the larger houses in the area.
Two 17th-century farmhouses are Grade II listed. Moorside Farmhouse and its attached barn are stone with stone slate roofs and some mullioned windows, and Field Head Farmhouse, a little further off, is a three-bay stone house with a central doorway. For a farmhouse or barn conversion, send the widths of the doorways and stairs with your photos.
West Morton, East Morton and Riddlesden once made up the chapelry of Morton in the parish of Bingley. Morton became a civil parish in 1866 and was absorbed into Keighley in 1938, and the Keighley civil parish, which includes West Morton, has had a town council since 2002.
How the van gets to West Morton
From the valley, Ilkley Road leaves Banks Lane in Riddlesden and runs up to the West Morton junction with Street Lane and Silsden Road. Bradford Road, the B6265, is the valley road connecting Riddlesden with Keighley and Bingley. These are country lanes with 60 mph limits in places, so give the house name as well as the postcode.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 35 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for West Morton
Each service below links to its Keighley page, which covers how the job works in and around Keighley.
West Morton: questions before you book
Is West Morton the same village as East Morton?
No. East Morton is the larger village, with the Busfeild Arms and St Luke's church; West Morton is the small hamlet about 1.6 km to its north-west. Both are in the civil parish of Keighley, so the full address matters.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD20 5RQ is in Keighley East ward, Bradford, parish of Keighley
- East Morton (Wikipedia): West Morton hamlet 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of East Morton, chapelry of Morton in the parish of Bingley with Riddlesden, civil parish 1866, absorbed into Keighley 1938, Keighley civil parish reconstituted with a town council in 2002, Busfeild Arms, St Luke's church
- Listed buildings in Keighley (Wikipedia, from the National Heritage List): Moorside Farmhouse and barn, Field Head Farmhouse, both 17th century, Grade II
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): West Morton hamlet, Street Lane (60 mph), Silsden Road, Ilkley Road from Banks Lane, Bury Lane, Morton Moor heath, Upwood Hall and Upwood Lodge