West Yorkshire
Shown within England
Geography
Status	Metropolitan county & Ceremonial county
Origin	1974 (Local Government Act 1972)
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Area - Total	Ranked 29th 2,029 km² (783.4 sq mi)
ONS code	2F
NUTS 3	UKE4
Demographics
Population - Total (2005) - Density	Ranked 4th 2,118,600 1,044/km² (2,703.9/sq mi)
Ethnicity	88.6% White 8.7% S.Asian
Politics
No county council since 1986.
Executive
Members of Parliament	Ed Balls (L)/(Co-op) John Battle (L) Hilary Benn (L) Colin Burgon (L) Colin Challen (L) Yvette Cooper (L) Mary Creagh (L) Ann Cryer (L) Philip Davies (C) Fabian Hamilton (L) Shahid Malik (L) Christine McCafferty (L) Kali Mountford (L) George Mudie (L) Greg Mulholland (LD) Linda Riordan (L)/(Co-op) Terry Rooney (L) Barry Sheerman (L)/(Co-op) Marsha Singh (L) Gerry Sutcliffe (L) Jon Trickett (L) Paul Truswell (L) Mike Wood (L)
Metropolitan Boroughs
Leeds Wakefield Kirklees Calderdale Bradford

Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2.1 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.^[1] map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: West Yorkshire Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Shipley (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency) Elmet (UK Parliament constituency) Halifax (UK Parliament constituency) Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency) Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Bradford West (UK Parliament... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... 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The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1]. See also: List of Administrative shire counties of... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Edward Michael Balls (born February 25, 1967) is a British politician, and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the West Yorkshire constituency of Normanton. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... This article is about the British political party. ... John Dominic Battle (born April 26, 1951) British politician, and is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leeds West. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (November 26, 1953) is a British politician, a current member of the British cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development and Labour Member of Parliament for the West Yorkshire constituency of Leeds Central. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Colin Burgon (born April 22, 1948, Leeds) is a British politician, and Labour member of Parliament for Elmet. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Colin Robert Challen (born June 12, 1953) British politician. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Yvette Cooper (born March 20, 1969) British politician. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Mary Helen Creagh (born 2 December 1967) is a British politician. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... (Constance) Ann Cryer JP (born December 14, 1939) is a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Keighley. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Philip Davies MP Philip Andrew Davies (born January 5, 1972) is a British politician. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Fabian Uziell-Hamilton known as Fabian Hamilton (born 12 April 1955, London) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Shahid Malik (born 24 November 1967) is a British Labour politician and Member of Parliament. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Christine McCafferty (born 14 October 1945) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Carol Jean Mountford known as Kali Mountford (born 12 January 1954, Crewe, Mrs Ian Leedham) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... George Edward Mudie (born February 6, 1945, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Gregory Thomas Mulholland (born 31 August 1970) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and is Member of Parliament for Leeds North West. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Linda Riordan (b. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... This article is about the British political party. ... Terence Henry Rooney (born 11 November 1950) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Barry John Sheerman (born 17 August 1940, Middlesex) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... This article is about the British political party. ... Marsha Singh (born 11 October 1954, Punjab, India) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Gerard Sutcliffe (born May 13, 1953, Salford) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Jonathan Hedley Trickett (born 2 July 1950, Leeds) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Paul Anthony Truswell (born 17 November 1955, Sheffield) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Michael Roy Wood (born March 3, 1946, Crewe) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen , first elected in 1997. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... File links The following pages link to this file: West Yorkshire Categories: GFDL images ... The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 726,939. ... This article discusses the metropolitan district and named the City of Wakefield. ... Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. ... Calderdale is a metropolitan district of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the Calder flows. ... The City of Bradford Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire with city status. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The six metropolitan counties shown within England The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level subnational entity in current use in England. ... Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the regions of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1]. See also: List of Administrative shire counties of... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...

West Yorkshire, which is landlocked, consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield) and shares borders with the counties of Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... The City of Bradford Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire with city status. ... Calderdale is a metropolitan district of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the Calder flows. ... Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. ... The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 726,939. ... This article discusses the metropolitan district and named the City of Wakefield. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ...

West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986, and so its districts (the metropolitan boroughs) are now effectively unitary authorities. However, the metropolitan county, which covers an area of 2,029 km², continues to exist in law, and as a geographic frame of reference.^[2][3][4] A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

West Yorkshire encompasses the West Yorkshire Urban Area, which is the most built-up and biggest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire. The West Yorkshire Urban Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics to refer to a conurbation in West Yorkshire, England, based mainly on Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, but excluding Halifax which though part of the county of West Yorkshire is considered independently. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Divisions and environs

West Yorkshire is divided into five local government districts; they are the City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, the City of Leeds and the City of Wakefield. The county borders Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. The City of Bradford Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire with city status. ... Calderdale is a metropolitan district of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the Calder flows. ... Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. ... The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 726,939. ... This article discusses the metropolitan district and named the City of Wakefield. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ...

History

It was formed as a metropolitan county in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, and corresponds roughly to the core of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire and the county boroughs of Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Halifax and Huddersfield. The Wakefield district's industrial heritage is significantly different from most of the rest of the county in that coal-mining was a large employer whilst textiles was not a particularly large industry (except in Ossett, where the two industries were both important). The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Badge of Ossett town. ...

West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council inherited the use of County Hall at Wakefield, opened in 1898, from the West Riding County Council in 1974. Since 1987 it has been the headquarters of Wakefield City Council. ^[5] Wakefield The Town Hall, Wood St. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ...

It initially had a two-tier structure of local government with a strategic-level county council and five districts providing most services. ^[6] In 1986, throughout England the metropolitan county councils were abolished. The functions of the county council were devolved to the boroughs; joint-boards covering fire, police and public transport; and to other special joint arrangements. ^[7] Organisations such as West Yorkshire Police Authority and West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive continue to operate on this basis. West Yorkshire Police is the police force covering West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... The West Yorkshire Passenger Traffic Executive (WYPTE) is the executive arm of the West Yorkshire Passenger Traffic Authority (PTA). ...

Although the county council was abolished, West Yorkshire continues to form a metropolitan and ceremonial county with a Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and a High Sheriff. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... The office of Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire was created in 1974 Kenneth Hargreaves (1974-1978, previously West Riding Lieutenant since 1970) William Bulmer (1978-1985) John Taylor, Baron Ingrow (1985-1992) John Lyles (1992-2004) Ingrid Roscoe (2004-) External link Lieutenancy web page Categories: Lord Lieutenancies | West Yorkshire ... The High Sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement position in Anglosphere countries. ...

Politics

In Parliament, all but two of West Yorkshire's M.P.s are Labour. At local level, the councils are generally divided, apart from the Wakefield district, which has long been one the safest Labour councils in the country. The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ...

There are currently plans for a tram system in West Yorkshire, but those for a Leeds Supertram were rejected by the government in 2005. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Leeds Supertram is the proposed light rail/tram system in Leeds and West Yorkshire. ...

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of West Yorkshire at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Cities, towns and villages

• Ackworth, Addingham, Allerton Bywater
• Baildon, Bailiff Bridge, Batley, Beeston, Bingley, Birkby, Birkenshaw , Birstall , Boothtown, Boston Spa, Bradford, Brighouse, Burley-in-Wharfedale
• Castleford, Cleckheaton, Collingham, Copley, Cottingley, Cragg Vale, Crofton, Crigglestone, Cullingworth,
• Denby Dale, Dewsbury
• Elland, Emley, Esholt
• Fairburn Ings, Ferrybridge, Fitzwilliam
• Garforth, Golcar, Gomersal, Greetland, Guiseley
• Halifax, Harewood, Hartshead, Hartshead Moor, Haworth, Hebden Bridge, Heckmondwike, Hemsworth, Heptonstall, Hipperholme, Holmfirth, Honley, Horbury, Horsforth, Huddersfield
• Ilkley
• Keighley, Kippax, Kirkburton, Kirkstall, Knottingley
• Ledsham, Ledston, Leeds, Linthwaite, Liversedge
• Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield, Morley, Mytholmroyd
• New Mill, Newmillerdam, New Farnley, Nostell, Norristhorpe
• Oakworth, Ossett, Oxenhope, Otley, Oulton
• Pontefract, Pudsey
• Queensbury
• Rastrick, Riddlesden, Ripponden, Rothwell, Roberttown
• Saltaire, Sandal, Scammonden Scarcroft, Scholes, Shelley, Shepley, Shibden, Shipley, Silsden, Slaithwaite, Sowerby Bridge, Stanbury, Steeton, Swillington
• Thornbury, Thornton, Thornhill, Todmorden, Tong
• Wakefield, Walton, West Bretton, Wetherby, Wilsden
• Yeadon

Ackworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Pontefract, Barnsley and Doncaster on the small River Went. ... Addingham (formerly Haddincham) is a village in the English county of West Yorkshire. ... Allerton Bywater is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the south-east of Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, near to Castleford. ... Baildon (Celtic sun God Baal and Dune hill) is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Bradford, and in the metropolitan borough of Bradford. ... Bailiff Bridge is a village, near Bradford and Huddersfield, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Batley is a small town in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Beeston is an area of inner-city south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England with a population of about 16,000[1]. It is a mixed but largely working-class area, with - unusually for south Leeds - a sizable south Asian population. ... Bingley is a town in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north west of Bradford. ... Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire, England. ... Birkenshaw is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... // General information Birstall is a large village, north of Leicester, within the Leicestershire county, in the East Midlands or England. ... Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe. ... This article discusses the city Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Brighouse Coat of Arms Brighouse is the second largest town in the metropolitan district of Calderdale in the county of West Yorkshire, England,The 2001 census gave the towns population as 32,198. ... Burley-in-Wharfedale is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Arms of the former Castleford Borough Council Castleford is one of the five towns in the Wakefield borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near to Pontefract, with a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census. ... Cleckheaton is a town in Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse and west of Batley. ... Collingham is a village 3 km (2 miles) south east of Wetherby in West Yorkshire. ... Copley is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax and east of Sowerby Bridge, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. ... Cottingley is a village within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Cragg Vale is a village south of Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire. ... This is about the London neighbourhood of Crofton. ... Horbury is a large village, west of Wakefield and south of Ossett, in West Yorkshire. ... St Johns Church Cullingworth Cullingworth is a medium sized village in West Yorkshire, between Bradford and Haworth. ... Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the South East of Huddersfield. ... Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Elland is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax, England, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. ... Emley is a small village in West Yorkshire between Huddersfield and Wakefield with a population of 1,867 according to the 2001 census. ... Esholt, looking along Main Street Esholt is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Guiseley. ... Fairburn Ings is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Castleford. ... Ferrybridge is a village situated on the A1 in West Yorkshire, England beside the River Aire. ... Fitzwilliam is a small village on the edge of West Yorkshire. ... Garforth is a town at the eastern edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ... Golcar is a hill town in the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, England, 4 km west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. ... Gomersal is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, part of Cleckheaton, near Bradford and the River Spen. ... Greetland is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, near Halifax. ... Guiseley is a small town in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Otley. ... Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of about 82,000. ... Harewood (pronounced Hair-wood) is a village on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Hartshead is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, west of Dewsbury and near Hartshead Moor. ... Hartshead Moor is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Brighouse, close to the Hartshead Moor Service Station on the M62 motorway. ... Haworth, Main Street Haworth, Main Street For alternate meanings see Haworth (disambiguation) Haworth is a small village and tourist attraction, in the English county of West Yorkshire, best known for its association with the Brontë sisters. ... Statistics Population: approx 4,500 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD993273 Administration District: Calderdale Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post town... Heckmondwike (known locally by its nickname Hecky) is a small town which is located in West Yorkshire, England, 13km (8 miles) south east of Bradford. ... Hemsworth is a small town on the edge of West Yorkshire in the Wakefield district. ... Heptonstall is a small village in the metropolitan district of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. ... Hipperholme Grammar School Hipperholme is a village in the Calderdale area of Yorkshire, located between the towns of Halifax and Brighouse. ... Holmfirth is a small town located in the Holme Valley parish, in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England. ... Honley is a large village in West Yorkshire, England near to Holmfirth and Huddersfield situated on the banks of the River Holme in the Holme Valley. ... Horbury is a large village, west of Wakefield and south of Ossett, in West Yorkshire. ... Town Street,Horsforth Horsforth is a suburb of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Huddersfield is a large town in England near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ly or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Kippax is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Kirkburton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, lying five miles southeast of Huddersfield. ... Kirkstall is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, and is located next to the River Aire, nestled between the river and the suburbs of Headingley to the North, Horsforth to the North West and Burley to the South East. ... Knottingley is a town in the metropolitan district of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England on the River Aire and the A1 road. ... Ledsham is a village 7 km (4 miles) north of Castleford and 19 km (11 miles) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Ledston is a village 4 km (3 miles) north of Castleford and 17 km (10 miles) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Linthwaite (pronounced Linfit) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Huddersfield, and on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. ... Liversedge is a group of villages in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. ... Statistics Population: 3,499 (2001 census data) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE048116 Administration Metropolitan borough: Kirklees Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Fire and rescue: West Yorkshire Ambulance... Meltham is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Slaithwaite. ... Mirfield is a town in West Yorkshire, England, near Dewsbury. ... Morleys Coat of Arms Morley is a town in the county of Yorkshire (since 1974, West Yorkshire), England, in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds and is situated five miles south-west of Leeds City Centre. ... Statistics Population: 4,200 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE012260 Administration District: Calderdale Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Ambulance: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post town: HEBDEN BRIDGE... New Mill is a small, semi-rural village near the town of Holmfirth. ... Newmillerdam is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield, although the name more usually refers to the area of lake and country park adjacent to the town of Newmillerdam. ... This article discusses New Farnley, near Leeds. ... Nostell is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Hemsworth. ... , Liversedge is a township which is group of villages in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. ... Oakworth is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley, by the River Worth. ... Badge of Ossett town. ... Oxenhope, West Yorkshire Oxenhope is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley. ... Otley on a market day, looking up Kirkgate with The Chevin in the background Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... Oulton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, between Leeds and Wakefield. ... Pontefract Castle in the early 17th Century Pontefract is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford. ... Photo of Pudsey Parish Church For other uses, see Pudsey (disambiguation). ... Queensbury is a village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Rastrick is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax. ... Riddlesden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Keighley and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Ripponden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. ... , Rothwell is a town in the south east of the metropolitan borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, situated between Oulton to the east, Belle Isle to the west, Woodlesford to the north east and Robin Hood to the south west. ... , Liversedge is a township which is group of villages in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. ... Saltaire is the name of a Victorian era model village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Sandal is a suburb of Wakefield (having previously been the larger settlement in the 1400s), in the county of West Yorkshire England, by the River Calder. ... Scammonden was a village close to Huddersfield, England, before it was flooded in the 1960s as part of the creation of the New Scammonden Dam Reservoir. ... Scarcroft is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Leeds and south of Bardsey. ... Scholes is a village on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Shelley is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, 5km (3m) north of Holmfirth and 9. ... Shepley is a village in the civil parish of Kirkburton, within Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. ... Shibden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, east of Halifax. ... Shipley is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and close to Saltaire. ... Silsden is widely regarded as The Pride of The North, situated in West Yorkshire, England. ... Slaithwaite (pronounced Slathwait or Slawit but never Slaythwait; pronunciation varies) is a village in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire, England, near Huddersfield, on the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. ... Sowerby Bridge is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, southwest of Halifax, at the junction between the Rochdale Canal and the Calder and Hebble Navigation, and on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Entrance to Main Street, Stanbury Stanbury is a small village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, west of Haworth, close to the Pennine Way, and on the River Worth. ... Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. ... Swillington is a small village located in Leeds which is in West Yorkshire, England. ... Thornbury is a village in West Yorkshire, England is east of the city of Bradford. ... Thornton village lies to the west of Bradford, into which it was incorporated around 1899, but was mentioned in the Domesday Book of the 11th Century, when it had been laid waste by William the Conquerors harrying of the north, punishment for an uprising against the Norman invaders of... Thornhill is a former village, now suburb of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 2004 Boundaries of Tong Ward Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitian District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. ... Wakefield The Town Hall, Wood St. ... Walton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. ... West Bretton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Wilsden is a village on the west side of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Yeadon High Street Yeadon is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ...

Places of interest

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County Town: York

The ridings:

East • North • West

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North Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

Further information

Accent & Dialect

Anthem

Cricket

Famous People

History

Places

White Rose

Yorkshire Day 1 August

Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Yorkshire_rose. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. ... In the British Isles since Anglo-Saxon times, a riding is traditionally a sub-division (especially in three) of a county, in Australia analogous. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. ... The North Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three traditional subdivisions of Yorkshire, northern England, United Kingdom. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... On Ilkley Moor Baht at is a popular song in the English county of Yorkshire. ... Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... This is a list of Yorkshire people. ... Yorkshire is a traditional county of England, centred on the county town of York, and was traditionally split into three Ridings. ... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. ... The White Rose of York (Rosa alba) is the symbol of the House of York and latterly of Yorkshire. ... Yorkshire Day is celebrated on August 1 to promote the English county of Yorkshire as a good place to be born, to live, to work in and to visit. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Historic environment

• Harewood House
• Queens Park, Castleford
• Cliffe Hall, also known as Cliffe Castle, Keighley
• Esholt Hall, Esholt
• Firsby Hall
• Kirklees Hall
• Leeds (in general)
• Ledston Hall, Ledston
• Linthwaite Hall, Linthwaite
• Linton Hall
• Lotherton Hall
• Kershaw House
• East Riddlesden Hall
• Oakwell Hall
• Oulton Hall, Oulton
• Sandal Castle
• Shelley Hall, Shelley
• Shibden Hall
• Tong Hall, Tong
• Bretton Hall
• Kirkstall Abbey
• Kirklees Hall/Priory
• Nostell Priory
• Pontefract Priory, Pontefract
• Wetherby Castle, Wetherby
• Scarcroft Watermill, Scarcroft
• Roman Lagentium (Castleford)
• Saltaire, a model village
• Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Harewood House as of 2005, seen from the garden Harewood House from A Complete History of the County of York by Thomas Allen (1828–30), showing the house before Barry altered the facades and added an extra storey to the pavilions. ... There are a number of places called Queens Park or Queens Park. ... Arms of the former Castleford Borough Council Castleford is one of the five towns in the Wakefield borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near to Pontefract, with a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ly or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... Esholt, looking along Main Street Esholt is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Guiseley. ... Kirklees Hall is a 16th century Jacobean hall, close to the village of Clifton, West Yorkshire in Calderdale. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Ledston is a village 4 km (3 miles) north of Castleford and 17 km (10 miles) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Linthwaite (pronounced Linfit) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Huddersfield, and on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. ... Lotherton Hall is an Edwardian era country residence near Aberford, Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... East Riddlesden Hall is a 17th-century British manor house in Yorkshire, now owned by the National Trust. ... Oakwell Hall Located in the village of Birstall, West Yorkshire. ... Oulton is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, between Leeds and Wakefield. ... Sandal Castle is a ruin near the town of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and overlooks the River Calder and Pugneys Country Park. ... Shelley is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, 5km (3m) north of Holmfirth and 9. ... Shibden Hall is a historic hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire dating back to around 1420, when it was recorded as being inhabited by one William Oates. ... 2004 Boundaries of Tong Ward Tong (population 17,069 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitian District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after Tong village which is its oldest settlement. ... Bretton Hall Bretton Hall is a stately home in West Bretton in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. ... Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. ... Kirklees Hall is a 16th century Jacobean hall, close to the village of Clifton, West Yorkshire in Calderdale. ... Nostell Priory in 1880. ... Pontefract Castle in the early 17th Century Pontefract is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Scarcroft is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Leeds and south of Bardsey. ... Lagentium or Legiolum was the Roman name for the strategic fort which was built around the year 74 by the Roman Empire. ... Arms of the former Castleford Borough Council Castleford is one of the five towns in the Wakefield borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near to Pontefract, with a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census. ... Saltaire is the name of a Victorian era model village in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ... Model villages were a classification of social/industrial developments created in the UK during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ... Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Platform, Oxenhope Railway Station, terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (photo by Nigel Homer, 2006) Damems Junction signal box The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire...

Museums

• Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth
• Royal Armouries museum, Leeds
• Colne Valley Museum
• Pennine Farm Museum, Ripponden
• Pontefract Museum
• West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden Hall
• National Coal Mining Museum for England (Netherton)
• National Media Museum, Bradford
• Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
• Tolson Museum, Dalton (Huddersfield)
• Wakefield Museum, Wakefield

The Brontë Parsonage Museum is maintained in honour of the famed Brontë sisters — Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë — and is located in Haworth, Yorkshire, an area of England covered in much open, expansive moorland. ... Haworth, Main Street Haworth, Main Street For alternate meanings see Haworth (disambiguation) Haworth is a small village and tourist attraction, in the English county of West Yorkshire, best known for its association with the Brontë sisters. ... Looking up the main stairwell of the armouries The Royal Armouries houses the British national collection of arms and armour. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... The Colne Valley Museum, Golcar, West Yorkshire consists of three converted 18th century weavers cottages. ... Ripponden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. ... Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. ... Shibden Hall is a historic hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire dating back to around 1420, when it was recorded as being inhabited by one William Oates. ... The National Coal Mining Museum for England is based on the site of the old Caphouse Colliery. ... The National Media Museum, Bradford The National Media Museum (formerly the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television) is a museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. Part of the National Museum of Science and Industry, it is now one of the most popular museums in the UK outside London, with... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ... Categories: Stub ... Dalton is district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England. ... Huddersfield is a large town in England near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... Wakefield The Town Hall, Wood St. ...

Natural environment

• Emley Moor, site of the tallest self-supporting structure in the UK (a TV mast)
• Walton Hall, West Yorkshire, home of naturalist Charles Waterton and the world's first nature reserve
• RSPB Fairburn Ings - wetland centre for birds
• Seckar Woods LNR, a Local Nature Reserve
• New Swillington Ings Nature Reserve
• Otley Chevin - extensive wooded parkland on high ground with extensive views North over Wharfedale and South as far as the Peak District
• Harewood Estate - Leeds Country Way public footpath runs through the estate, beautiful landscaped gardens and home to Red Kites amongst many other birds

The Emley Moor tower Emley Moor (located at ) is an area of moorland near the village of Emley, near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England (national grid reference: SE222128). ... Walton Hall is a stately home in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Wakefield. ... Charles Waterton (June 3, 1782 - May 27, 1865) was an English naturalist and explorer. ... It has been suggested that Reserve design be merged into this article or section. ... RSPB Fairburn Ings is an RSPB nature reserve at Fairburn Ings in the county of West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire. ... A Local Nature Reserve or LNR is a statutory designation in England made under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by principal local authorities. ... Swillington is a small village located in Leeds which is in West Yorkshire, England. ... Disambiguation. ... Harewood House as of 2005, seen from the garden Harewood House from A Complete History of the County of York by Thomas Allen (1828–30), showing the house before Barry altered the facades and added an extra storey to the pavilions. ...

Waterways

• Scammonden Water, Deanhead Reservoir - both in the moors near Ripponden
• River Aire, River Calder, River Hebble, River Spen, River Worth
• Aire & Calder Navigation
• Calder and Hebble Navigation
• Huddersfield Broad Canal
• Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Standedge Tunnel
• Leeds and Liverpool Canal
• Knottingley & Goole Canal
• Rochdale Canal

Deanhead Reservoir is located near the head of the Blackburn Valley in the area of West Yorkshire known as Scammonden. ... Ripponden is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Halifax, on the River Ryburn. ... Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ... The River Calder is a river flowing through the predominantly urban areas of West Yorkshire, England, and gives its name to the borough of Calderdale. ... The River Hebble rises just above Ovenden Moor and flows south down the geological fault which passes from Ogden, through Halifax to Salterhebble. ... The River Spen is a river in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... The River Worth is a river in West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... The Aire and Calder Navigation is a river and canal system of the River Aire and the River Calder in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Looking towards the terminal basin of the Calder and Hebble Navigation, from a point near the junction with the Rochdale Canal The Calder and Hebble Navigation is a wide-locked (140) navigable inland waterway system in West Yorkshire, England. ... The Huddersfield Broad Canal runs for 3 3/4 miles (6 km) between Cooper Bridge where it meets the Calder and Hebble Navigation, and Huddersfield where it meets the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. ... First view of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal from Aspley Basin road tunnel towards the University of Huddersfield Buildings The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is an inland waterway in Northern England. ... The tunnel entrance at Marsden Map showing the location of the Standedge Tunnels in the United Kingdom The Standedge Tunnels (Standedge is normally pronounced Stannige) are four parallel tunnels that run beneath the Pennines at the traditional Standedge crossing point between Marsden and Diggle, on the edges of the conurbations... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... A Lock on the Rochdale Canal with water flowing over the gate due to the lack of a side channel. ...

See also

• The Kingdom of Elmet
• West Yorkshire Urban Area
• West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service
• West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)

Elmet is an area close to Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. ... The West Yorkshire Urban Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics to refer to a conurbation in West Yorkshire, England, based mainly on Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, but excluding Halifax which though part of the county of West Yorkshire is considered independently. ... Re: Yorkshire ambulance service merger This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Waless Own) (the 14th of Foot) amalgamated with the East Yorkshire Regiment (the 15th of Foot) in 1958 to form The Prince of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire. ...

References

1. ^ Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
2. ^ Office of National Statistics - Gazetteer of the old and new geographies of the United Kingdom, p48. URL accessed December 14, 2006.
3. ^ Metropolitan Counties and Districts, Beginners' Guide to UK Geography, Office for National Statistics, September 17, 2004. URL accessed January 11, 2007.
4. ^ Yorkshire and Humber Counties, The Boundary Commission for England. URL accessed February 14, 2007.
5. ^ Wakefield City Council (20 November 2004). County Hall.
6. ^ Redcliffe-Maud & Wood, B., English Local Government Reformed, (1974)
7. ^ Kingdom, J., Local Government and Politics in Britain, (1991)
8. ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
9. ^ includes hunting and forestry
10. ^ includes energy and construction
11. ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

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