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Otley Information:
1. Otley is a market town and civil parish located in West Yorkshire, England.
2. The town is situated in the Lower Wharfedale valley, a region known for its beautiful landscapes.
3. Otley is known for its historic architecture, including many buildings dating back to the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
4. The town is home to the Otley Chevin Forest Park, a popular spot for hiking and outdoor activities.
5. Otley has a rich history, with archaeological evidence suggesting the area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age.
6. The town was once a key center for the wool trade, which greatly contributed to its growth and development.
7. Otley is home to the famous Otley Folk Festival, which attracts musicians and visitors from around the world.
8. The town has a strong sporting culture, with several local rugby, football, and cricket clubs.
9. Otley is the birthplace of famous furniture maker Thomas Chippendale, and a statue of him stands in the town centre.
10. The town is also known for its traditional pubs, with more than 20 located within the town center.

Otley History:
The Wharfedale Valley was carved with the melting of Ice Age glaciers that left behind the dramatic landscapes that surround Otley today – and those landscapes hold the key to Otley’s real age. The Chevin that overlooks the town is home to megalithic stone boundaries and paleolithic rock art that mysteriously comes to life when wet, while a Roman road that crosses its highest points was once an important thoroughfare connecting York, Tadcaster and Ilkley.

As a town Otley has its origins in Saxon times when the name Otho or Otto was added to the old English ‘leah’ meaning a wooded clearing. And today, remnants of that Saxon heritage can be seen in the Parish Church which displays a selection of stone crosses dating from the earliest Christians who came to live here.

Cattle markets began in the town in 1222 defining its future for almost 800 years, and in 1644 the Market Square played host to Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian army on the eve of the Battle of Marston Moor. It’s said they drank the pubs dry before their famous victory and a strong tradition of those pubs lives on today.

With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, a woollen industry began and the 18th and 19th centuries saw much progress, at a time when Otley helped shaped the very history of Britain.

Stone quarried from the Chevin was used to help build the Houses of Parliament; the Wharfedale Printing Press revolutionised the printing industry; and famed cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale was born in Otley in 1718 and educated locally at Prince Henry’s Grammar School.

As Otley’s fame grew, it began to attract the great and good, with romanticist painter JMW Turner spending much time at nearby Farnley Hall – the dramatic landscapes around Wharfedale were used as backdrop to some of his most famous paintings. The then Lord of the manor, Walter Ramsden Fawkes was closely related to Guy Fawkes.

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