AROUND 3000 BCE
Carvings are made by early settlers on the rocks of Bingley Moor.
Around AD 70
Romans travel across the area, building the first road through the valley.
1086
Anglo-Saxon times see the village of Bingley grow, appearing in the Domesday Book as “Bingheleia”.
1212
King John officially declares Bingley a Market Town; marked by the erection of the Butter Cross and the later Market Hall.
1774
Bingley’s famous Five Rise Locks opens along the first section of the Leeds & Liverpool canal.
1801
Providence Mill becomes Bingley’s first steam powered textile mill; other mills soon follow and the town booms.
1847
Trains begin to arrive at the first Bingley Railway Station. This later station was opened in 1892.
2003
The Bingley Relief Road opens with its bridges forming new town landmarks.
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