Aire Valley Fault


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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.

53°52′02″N 1°54′29″W / 53.8673°N 1.9081°W

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  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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