Oxenhope is a village and civil parish with a population of 2,476 near Keighley in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[1] Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Oxenhope railway station is the terminus for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Each year in summer the village holds the Oxenhope Straw Race, a team event in which competitors complete a 2½ mile course around the village carrying a bale of straw and stopping at each pub on the route for a pint of beer. Many contestants choose to wear fancy dress. The event benefits local charities. The village was on the route of the 2014 Tour De France.