Horsforth, An Island???
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I don't know Horsforth itself that well but from my knowledge of the surrounding areas I am not sure how Horsforth can be totally enclosed by water.To the west and then South is the river Aire but to the east I can only think of Eccup reservoir and to the north Yeadon tarn or the river Wharfe a little further.Perhaps someone can enlighten us to what stretches of water make it "an island"
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tyke bhoy wrote: I don't know Horsforth itself that well but from my knowledge of the surrounding areas I am not sure how Horsforth can be totally enclosed by water.To the west and then South is the river Aire but to the east I can only think of Eccup reservoir and to the north Yeadon tarn or the river Wharfe a little further.Perhaps someone can enlighten us to what stretches of water make it "an island" Tyke Bhoy - I can't get the image to post, but if you Google "Horsforth Ordinance Survey map" and then images, there is a map showing several becks and man made irrigation ditches around the other boundaries of Horsforth.Some look like you could step over them, but they are still "watter" - making Horsforth indeed an island. :-)I'll try looking on Google Earth, but usually the closer you get to a destination, the more blurred the image gets.
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There'll be plenty of places that count as islands if you include man made channels - up in the moors there are a lot of collection channels that route water between the reservoirs so those will enclose entire catchments.As to the largest village - I heard it was Cottingham to the Northwest of Hull.
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simonm wrote: Bloody hell, it's a bit tenuous to sugest that Horsforth was an island.. Mind you, stretch the limits of feasability to the breaking point and I suppose anywhere could be considered an island!! lol I wish armlah was an island - with all the rain lately, it might have been flooded, ne'er to be seen again! ))
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