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.

Coordinates: 53°52′02″N1°54′29″W / 53.8673°N 1.9081°W / 53.8673; -1.9081

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