OTLEY  , a

market town in the Otley parliamentary division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 13 M . N.W. of Leeds on the Midland and the North-Eastern railways . Pop. of urban district (Igor) 9230 . It is picturesquely situated on the south bank of the Wharfe, at the foot of the precipitous Chevin Hill, 925 ft. in height . In this neighbourhood excellent building-stone is quarried, which was used for the foundations of the Houses of Parliament in London, and is despatched to all parts of England . The church of All Saints has Norman portions, and a cross and other remains of pre-Norman date were discovered in restoring the building . There are interesting monuments of members of the Fairfax family and others . Worsted spinning and weaving, tanning and leather-dressing, paper-making and the making of printing-machines are the principal industries . The scenery of Wharfedale is very pleasant . In the dale, 7 M. below Otley, are the fine ruins of Harewood Castle, of the 14th century . The neighbouring church contains a noteworthy series of monuments of the 15th century in alabaster .