Guiseley

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Guiseley is a small town in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Otley. The town's claim to fame is Harry Ramsden, who sold his fish and chips from a small shed next to the tram stop. In 1930 he opened his first fish restaurant which is still trading and was, for many years, "the world's biggest fish and chip shop". The children's television character and puppet Sooty was conceived in another fish and chip shop in the town by Harry Corbett in 1948.

Guiseley's parish church of St Oswald's was used by generations of the Longfellow family. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's grandfather left here for the New World in the 18th century. Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell were married at St Oswald's and became the parents of Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, and Emily Brontë.

Guiesley also host their own semi-professional football team Guiseley AFC at Nethermoor twinned with Guiseley's Cricket ground, sharing the club house. Aireborough RUFC is also situated in Guiseley at Nunroyd Park.

The former Yorkshire and England cricket captain Brian Close lived in the town during his childhood.

Other well-known people such as rugby-league coach Brian Noble and Bradford City footballer Dean Windass currently live in Guiseley.