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Norman Bingley
Norman Bingley (17 September 1863 – 16 January 1940) was an English sailor and Olympic Champion for Great Britain. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a gold medal in the 7 metre class.
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Bingley
Coordinates: 53°50′46″N 1°50′10″W / 53.846°N 1.836°W
Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The town has a population of 19,884 according to the 2001 Census.
Local travel links include Bingley railway station in the town centre and Leeds Bradford International Airport, which is located 10 miles (16 km) from the city centre. The B6265 (Main Street), connecting Bingley to Keighley, runs through the town centre.
Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Bingley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Bingheleia".
History
Founding
Bingley was probably founded about the time of the Saxons; certainly its name is Saxon in origin. Bingley was founded by a ford on the River Aire. This crossing gave access to Harden, Cullingworth and Wilsden on the south side of the river.
Norman times
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Bingley is listed as "Bingheleia", with the following entry:
Bingley (ward)
Coordinates: 53°51′03″N 1°50′17″W / 53.8509°N 1.8380°W
Bingley (population 15,925 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitan District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the town of Bingley around which it is centred.
As well as the town of Bingley the ward includes the conurbated villages of Eldwick, Gilstead, the slightly detached village of Micklethwaite and part of Crossflatts (the rest of which is located in Keighley East). The ward also extends to cover a substantial section of the moorland above the town.
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Bingley (surname)
Bingley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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