Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Otley


  
  Otley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe.
Otley lies in the Leeds North West constituency of the UK Parliament and is represented by MP Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrats).
Otley hosts the annual Otley Folk Festival in September (book early as most hotel rooms in the town are pre booked from the previous year) as well as the popular Victorian Fayre in December, Carnival in June and in May what is reputed to be the oldest one day agricultural show in the country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Otley   (1695 words)

  
 Otley: Otley, West Yorkshire, England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Otley is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Guiseley, by the River Wharfe.
Otley is twinned with the French town of Montereau, south of Paris.
Otley vies with a select handful of towns in England, for the distinction of having the greatest number of pubs per capita.
www.otleyonline.co.uk   (519 words)

  
 Otley Hall, Otley, Suffolk, UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Otley Hall, a grade I listed historic house in Suffolk, has a long and distinguished history and is situated in ten acres of gardens.
Otley Hall is available for conferences, seminars and private guided tours, as well as a variety of functions, including wedding receptions and social events.
Otley Hall is 8 miles north of Ipswich off the B1079 in the village of Otley.
www.otleyhall.co.uk   (611 words)

  
 Yorksview
In 1069 the town was destroyed by William I. Otley soon developed as a centre of the woollen industry, it became known as the 'Metropolis of Wharfedale.' In 1222 a Fair was first held here, a weekly market followed in 1248.
Otley has great character and is rich in history.
Although Turner was born in London, he is regarded as an adopted Otley man. He used The Chevin as a backdrop for his picture 'Hannibal crossing the Alps.
www.yorksview.freeserve.co.uk /otley   (526 words)

  
 Otley AC - News 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Otley A.C.'s ladies were also well represented with Caroline Marler (48th in 25.43), Helen Walsh (53rd in 25.57), Carol Armitstead (59th in 26.29), Hannah Peacock (78th in 29.01) and Emma Payne (84th in 31.46).
Otley's Antonio Cardinale finished 159th in 51.37 and David Cattanach was not too far behind Antonio in 185th position (52.53).
Otley AC were well represented in the senior men’s race with Ian Fisher finishing in an excellent 25th place out of 1,395 finishers, only two minutes behind the winner, Glyn Tromans of Coventry.
www.otleyac.co.uk /2004/news.htm   (4834 words)

  
 Otley Online West Yorkshire
Otley in West Yorkshire is situated in the beautiful and undisturbed countryside of Lower Wharfedale yet is only ten miles from the dynamic city of Leeds.
Otley has a well supported Chamber of Trade, a street market three times a week, a monthly Farmers’ Market, a wide range of specialist shops, award winning bakeries and butchers as well as high street chains, two supermarkets and a District Hospital.
Local events are well supported and include Otley in Bloom, a Victorian Fayre in December, a weekend Folk Festival, Beer Festival, Otley Vintage Transport Extravaganza, Otley Carnival and Otley Show.
www.otley-online.co.uk   (512 words)

  
 Official OtleyRugby.co.uk - The Official website of Otley - Official. News and Message Boards. For true Otley - ...
Otley were defeated 3-36 by Plymouth Albion at Cross Green on Saturday 23rd September 2006.
Otley were defeated 27-8 by Earth Titans at Clifton Lane on Saturday 16th September 2006.
Otley were defeated 39-0 by the Cornish Pirates at Camborne RFC on Sunday 3rd September 2006.
www.otleyrugby.co.uk   (277 words)

  
 Otley Ltd Home
Welcome to otleyltd.co.uk the online home of Otley Ltd. Here you can learn who we are and what we do.
Otley Ltd is a well established family-run pub business.
It currently consists of 3 pubs: Otley Arms, Bunch of Grapes and Rickards Arms.
www.otleyltd.co.uk   (67 words)

  
 Otley (1968)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He's kicked out of his digs after he's gone past his sell-by date in terms of the attentions of his randy landlady because he can't pay his way and is forced to go from friend to friend at a party in order to be put up for the night.
Otley manages to reel in a favour from one of his friends, but blunders into a spy plot when that friend is murdered in the flat and Otley is forced on the run.
Otley has little aptitiude for anything but antiques and even this ability has to be questioned considering his circumstances.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0064775   (381 words)

  
 Otley - Synopsis - Moviefone
Gerald Arthur Otley (Tom Courtenay) is a British secret agent called in to investigate the murder of a suspected influence pedlar and document smuggler.
Otley is pegged to masquerade as a possible defector to oust the criminal mastermind who plans to sell some stolen documents vital to national security to any enemy agent with the most money.
Murder, flmail and auto chases dominate the action as the femme fatale Imogen (Romy Schneider) first has Otley beaten up by her thugs before combining forces to go after the real villains in this confusing and sometimes funny spy yarn.
movies.aol.com /movie/otley/1070125/synopsis   (138 words)

  
 Otley Family Crest
Otley is derived from the Old English elements "ote," or "oats" and "leah," meaning "a clearing."
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Thomas Otley, who is on record in Virginia in 1618; Abraham and Adam Otley, who both arrived in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1641; Darcy Oatly, who was on record in Virginia in 1657.
In the Otley coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/otley-family-crest.htm?a=54323-224   (623 words)

  
 Wharfedale Observer (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
OTLEY Motors - one of the oldest established Ford dealerships in the country - has called in administrators.
Coventry 20,Otley 3 Otley failed to find their form against a side who, like them, were ravaged by injuries.
Tadcaster Magnet 0 Otley Town 1 Following a disappointing performance in the County Cup, Otley Town got back to winning ways with a merited 1-0 away win at Tadcaster Magnet Sports in the West Yorkshire League One.
www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888   (305 words)

  
 Otley Chamber of Trade
Otley Chamber's key objective is to promote and represent the business interests of Otley and the surrounding district, and when appropriate, act as an informed voice for local businesses.
Otley Chamber (Otley and District Chamber of Trade and Commerce) was established in the 1930s and has consistently spoken out on behalf of local businesses.
Ordinary membership of the Chamber is open to traders, merchants, and professional men and women in practice in Otley and the surrounding area, property owners, companies, firms (sole traders or partnerships), having business or trading interests therein, and of associations of traders or professional persons.
www.otleychamberoftrade.co.uk /about.htm   (381 words)

  
 The all new Otleyweb
Otley is also host to a number of businesses large and small, amongst of which are:
Plans to adapt the north porch of St Mary's, Otley for a disabled persons toilet and a kitchen are now a reality.
The event is in aid of Otley Church Preservation Trust, and there will even be a licensed bar in the hall.
www.otleyweb.co.uk   (925 words)

  
 Otley Squash Club
Otley Squash Club is located within the grounds of the Otley Rugby Club, and is also adjacent to the Cricket Club.
Otley 1st team again won the Division 2 5-a-side cup competition, beating Collingham.
Otley 1st team won the Division 2 5-A-Side Cup competition of the Harrogate League in the 2001/02 season.
www.otleysquashclub.org   (1170 words)

  
 The Town of Otley
The Otley Gallery contains pictures of the town and it's surroundings, both past and present.
Otley is an historic small market town in West Yorkshire situated between Leeds, Bradford and Harrogate.
It is known for it's former manufacture of printing presses and for, probably, it's most famous son Thomas Chippendale, the cabinet maker.
www.otleyinternet.co.uk /otleyhome.htm   (200 words)

  
 GENUKI: Otley
"OTLEY, a market and parish-town, in the upper-division of Skyrack, liberty of Cawood, Wistow, and Otley; (Manor House, the residence of Matthew Wilson, Esq.) 8 miles from Harewood, 10 from Leeds, Bingley and Bradford, 12 from Keighley, and Ripley, 13 from Knaresborough, 15 from Skipton, 16 from Wetherby, 28 from York, 208 from London.
Fairs, first Monday after August 2, for horses and horned cattle; Friday between new and old Martinmas day for hiring servants; Fortnight Fairs on Fridays, for horned cattle and sheep.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Otley.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/WRY/Otley   (587 words)

  
 Lancaster University Management School
Otley DT and Bisbe J, 2004, 'The effects of interactive use of management control systems on product innovation', Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol 29(8), pp 709-737
Hansen SC, Otley DT and Van der Stede WA, 2003, 'Practice developments in budgeting: an overview and research perspective', Journal of Management Accounting, vol 15, pp 95-116
Pollanen R and Otley DT, 2000, 'Budgetary criteria in performance evaluation: a critical appraisal using new evidence', Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol 25(4/5), pp 483-496
www.lums.lancs.ac.uk /accounting/profiles/92   (282 words)

  
 Hotels in West Yorkshire - Chevin Country Park Hotel, Otley, Yorkshire (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The award-winning Lakeside Restaurant forms the centrepiece of the largest log building in Britain where the atmosphere is cosy and intimate and the cuisine is recognised and commended by all the major guides.
For long and short holiday breaks, Chevin Country Park Hotel is the ideal base from which to explore the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, the walled City of York and the picturesque and historic towns of Harrogate, Otley, Ilkley, York, Haworth and Skipton.
The hotel has a unique layout, providing a choice of rooms and suites in the main building or woodland lodges in the grounds which offer what must surely be some of the most unusual self catering accommodation in Yorkshire.
www.chevinlodge.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888   (460 words)

  
 Otley Buddhist Meditation Classes, West Yorkshire
The evening meditation classes in Otley teach how to gain an experience of inner peace though meditation.
They are a great way to learn to meditate, to improve your meditation practice, or to learn new meditation techniques.
The classes in Otley are taught by Ann Greenbank a teacher from Buddha Land Buddhist Centre, Keighley.
www.enjoymeditation.org /otley-buddhist-meditation-classes.htm   (171 words)

  
 Official Series Description - OTLEY Series
The Otley series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in loess.
These soils are on interfluves and side slopes on dissected till plains and on treads and risers on stream terraces.
TYPICAL PEDON: Otley silty clay loam, on a south-facing, summit of a narrow interfluve, with a slope of about 3 percent, in a cultivated field.
ortho.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov /osd/dat/O/OTLEY.html   (775 words)

  
 Otley - Moviefone
Rating: PG Synopsis: Gerald Arthur Otley (Tom Courtenay) is a British secret agent called in to investigate the murder of a suspected influence pedlar and document...
Otley (1968) Otley - Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussion, Taglines,...
OTLEY Film Society Otley Film Society provides a choice selection of great films to the community in Otley and Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England.
movies.aol.com /movie/otley/1070125/main   (143 words)

  
 Otley Poets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Feel free to email with your comments and suggestions for content, especially lists of sites with appropriate poetry links like workshops, competitions, and readings.
Otley Poets meet the first Monday of the month, excluding bank holidays when it it's the second Monday.
We are a large and genderly diverse group who meet at approximately 8pm downstairs at the Black Horse Hotel on the corner of Westgate in Otley, then move upstairs to the function room.
www.otleypoets.com /index.html   (146 words)

  
 Otley Chamber of Trade (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Otley Chamber is here to promote and represent all business interests in Otley and to provide a credible and effective platform for encouraging businesses in the area to flourish.
The Otley Chamber work to improve the economic life and business vitality of the area.
Don't take Otley for granted - take a look at the products and services available from our Members and enjoy discovering (or rediscovering) your town.
www.otleychamberoftrade.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888   (136 words)

  
 History
Otley Sailing Club was formed in 1958 and at that time sailing took place at Knotford Nook near the Otley to Pool road.
With no possibility of expansion at that site,the decision was taken in 1976, to move the club to its present location on Weston Water.
Access to Weston Water involves crossing through Otley Cattle Market and the Hanson quarry site.
www.otley-sailingclub.co.uk /history.htm   (120 words)

  
 BBC - Weather Centre - 5 Day Forecast in Celsius for Otley, United Kingdom
Find out more detailed information on indices and symbols for these charts.
Set Otley, United Kingdom to be my hometown
The weather symbol shown for each day in the five day forecast represents the predominant weather expected on the day in question.
www.bbc.co.uk /weather/5day.shtml?id=2588   (179 words)

  
 Otley Poetry Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ring Noel at 07931 591 807 or Joan at 01943 879 041 for more information.
Otley Poets gave a warm welcome to guest poet Gaia Holmes.
Gaia is a talented young poet from Halifax whose work was recently published in the anthology book The Slab.
www.otleypoets.com /news.html   (83 words)

  
 OTLEY Film Society
Otley Courthouse on Courthouse Street - Otley's new Arts and Community Resource Centre just a few minutes walk from the Bus Station
Films are screened on Thursday at 7.45pm with a licensed bar from 7.00pm
Dave Robson, 4 Orchard Street, Otley, LS21 1JU.
www.otley.co.uk /filmsociety   (62 words)

  
 The Bridge Church (URC) Otley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Bridge Church is part of the United Reformed Church, which unites the traditions of Congregationalists, Presbyterians and Churches of Christ.
We are situated in the market town of Otley in the Yorkshire Dales,
and the church is part of Churches Together in Otley.
www.otleybridgechurch.org.uk   (113 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.