Wibsey is a ward in the Metropolitan Borough

Metropolitan borough

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 of the City of Bradford

City of Bradford

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 in West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. Wibsey is named after Wibsey village which makes up the main part of the ward. As well as the area of Wibsey, the ward includes the area of Bankfoot to the east and much of the area of Odsal

Odsal

Odsal is a village in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated outside the village of Wibsey. Odsal's main attraction is Odsal Stadium which is the home of the four times Super League champions the Bradford Bulls...

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Wibsey means "Wibba's island", from the Old English

Old English language

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 personal name Wibba (possessive

Possessive

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 -s) + ēg (island, marsh). The name was recorded as Wibense in 1022. Local road-names, such as Harbour Road, support this meaning.

Wibsey was an important market village and hosts its own horse fair every year on 5 October. Fair Road has a funfair site, which has been established for many generations.

Following development around the village, Wibsey has been recognised for many years as an outer suburb of Bradford. It is located on a ridge which runs up to Queensbury, which has been credited as the highest market town in England.

Wibsey is also notable for the number of pubs in a small village. The Wibsey Working men's club

Working men's club

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 featured on the BBC

BBC

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's White series, in a film examining the decline of the Working Man's Club, and British working class

Working class

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 society in general.

Notable former residents include Frank Whitcombe

Frank Whitcombe

Frank William Whitcombe was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s who played rugby union for Cardiff RFC, London Welsh RFC, and Army Rugby Union, playing at Prop, i.e...

former Great Britain & Bradford Northern Rugby League international

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