Guiseley is a small town in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston, is now a suburb of north west Leeds. At the 2001 census, Guiseley together with Rawdon had a population of over 21,000, increasing to 22,347 at the 2011 Census. The A65, which passes through the town, is the main shopping street. Guiseley railway station has regular train services into Leeds, Bradford and Ilkley on the Wharfedale Line. Guiseley is also served by the stations of Menston to the north and Baildon to the south.HistoryThere have been Stone Age and Bronze Age finds and a Roman road nearby. A Saxon settlement was around a spring which is now called Guiseley Wells and provided drinking water. The name is also Saxon (from "Gislic", a name and "ley" a clearing in woodland) and is listed in the Domesday Book as "Gisele."
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