Aire Valley Fault

The Aire Valley Fault (also known as the Keighley Fault) is an inactive strike slip fault in Yorkshire, England. It is considered a northwestern continuation of the Morley-Campsall Fault Belt and extends northwards from the Huddersfield and Wakefield area into the South Craven fault.[1][2] It is connected to the Denholme Clough Fault.[3]

The fault runs underneath Keighley bus station and the Airedale Shopping Centre, and has caused cracks in the shopping centre.

Further reading
  • C. N. Waters, N. Aitkenhead, N. S. Jones and J. I. Chisholm (1996). "Late Carboniferous stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Bradford area, and its implications for the regional geology of northern England" (PDF). Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. 51: 87–101. doi:10.1144/pygs.51.2.87. Retrieved 9 September 2019.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (map on first page)

References
  1. Holmgren, Dennis A. (1974). Western and Central Europe Major Fracture Patterns in the British Isles. pp. 263–278.
  2. Stephens, John Victor; Mitchell, G H; Edwards, Wilfrid (1953). "VII; Structure". Geology of the country between Bradford and Skipton. London: H.M.S.O. p. 119. OCLC 5097198.
  3. C N Waters; et al. (1996). C N Waters; et al. (eds.). A geological background for planning and development in the City of Bradford Metropolitan district (PDF). Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey. p. 20. Map 2
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