vaulting and two pointed arches is the 14th-century original. The downstream side has only plain round arches. In 1823 the Blackburn Addingham road opened. Six stagecoaches a day passed through the area. However the Keighley Kendal Road proved a commercial failure and ceased in debt in 1878. The roads passed into the care of the County Council. By 1968 the road traffic volume found such a bottleneck at the bridge and village it necessitated the building of the A629 and bridge to bypass it; completed in 1988. Canal Kildwick village is so close to the canal that they touch. In 1773 the Bingley to Skipton section was the first section of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to be completed. By 1781 the canal joined Leeds to Gargrave, and in 1816 completed the link to Liverpool. It was of benefit for transport of supplies and goods from the textile mills that stood on the other side of the river. Rail In 1847 the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway opened its Shipley to Skipton section through Kildwick and Crosshills railway station. Kildwick was thus served by rail until the station was closed in 1965. Steeton is the nearest railway station. Main sights Notable people John Webster (alias Johannes Hyphastes) (1610–82), clergyman and physician, became curate at Kildwick in 1634. Stephen Barrett (1718–1801), teacher of classics, was born at Bent, in the parish of Kildwick. Henry Mosley (1852–1933), first-class cricketer, was born in Kildwick. Clare Teal (1973–), English jazz singer, was born in Kildwick. References External links The Ancient Parish of Kildwick: Historical extracts and Links collected by Genuki Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Yorkshire Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Craven District