Oxenhope lies in a north-facing Pennine valley in very attractive walking country. The lowest point in the village is about 650 feet above sea level rising to 1480 feet on the moors at Nab Hill. The village is really a collection of local hamlets. The woollen mills which were once the lifeblood of the area have declined although there are still two in the village.
Hill farming currently provides a precarious income for some.
Over the past twenty years or so new houses have been built on former mill sites and on some green field sites. Nowadays many residents commute for their work to Bradford, Leeds, Keighley and Halifax. The Keighley and Worth Valley railway has its terminus at Oxenhope and brings a steady stream of visitors into the area. As well as providing information about our outreach, activities, and attractive and unusual church building, we have opened the site to the village.