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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.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 (to the south), Greater Manchester (to the south-west),
Lancashire (to the north-west), North Yorkshire (to the north and east) and
South Yorkshire (to the south-east).
Bradford is a city in West
Yorkshire. Together with neighbouring towns and villages, Bradford forms the
metropolitan district of the City of Bradford. The city is the location of
the most visited museum outside London - the National Media Museum,
previously called the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television,
which has three cinemas including a gigantic Imax screen. Bradford's main
art gallery is housed in the grand Edwardian Cartwright Hall in Lister Park.
Salt's Mill has the world's largest collection of David Hockney artworks.
Bingley is a town in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West
Yorkshire, England, five miles north west of Bradford. It is split into two
wards within the City of Bradford: Bingley (estimated population in 2001 was
15,925) and Bingley Rural (estimated population in 2001 was 16,649). Both
wards were significantly expanded during the 2004 boundary change so
previous population estimates were considerably smaller.
Halifax is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West
Yorkshire, with a population of 82,056.It is well-known as a centre of
England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward.
Haworth is a village and
tourist attraction, in the English county of West Yorkshire, best known for
its association with the Brontė sisters. With its situation above the Worth
Valley amid the bleak Pennine moors, Haworth is internationally famous for
its connection with the Brontė sisters, who were born in Thornton, Bradford,
but wrote most of their famous novels while living at the Haworth Parsonage
(which is now a museum owned and maintained by the Brontė Society), when
their father was the parson at the adjacent Haworth church. Haworth is a
very popular destination for Japanese tourists. (Wuthering Heights has a
cult following in Japan.)
Holmfirth is a small town located on the A6024 Woodhead Road in the Holme
Valley , in the Kirklees district of West Yorkshire. Centered upon the
confluence of the River Holme and the River Ribble, Holmfirth is three miles
(4.8 km) south of Huddersfield, and broadly consists of stone-built cottages
nestled in the Pennine hills.
The Peak District National Park around Holme Moss borders the south of the
town. The Holme and Ribble feed from the Holme Styes Reservoir at Cartworth
Moor, just off the road to Dunford Bridge.
Huddersfield is a large town
within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, near the
confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. Located within the
historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a total
resident population of 146,234.
Huddersfield is a large town
within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England,
near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. Located within
the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a
total resident population of 146,234.
Keighley is a town and civil
parish in the county of West Yorkshire, northwest of Bradford, at the
confluence of the River Aire and the River Worth. The town has a population
of 51,429 (2001 census), making it the third largest civil parish in
England. It is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford and part of the
Brontė Country.
Leeds is a city in West
Yorkshire. It is located on the River Aire and is the urban core of the City
of Leeds metropolitan district. It is the fourth most populous city in
England in terms of its designated city limits. According to the 2001 UK
census, the Leeds Urban Area had a population of 443,247. The City of Leeds
metropolitan district has a population of 750,200 (mid-2006 estimate). Leeds
is one of England's core cities.
Liversedge is a township
which is group of villages in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Liversedge
lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike about 14 miles to the south west
of Leeds.
Pontefract is a town in the
county of West Yorkshire, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62
motorway, and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the borough of
Wakefield and has a population of approximately 30,000.
Shipley is a town in West
Yorkshire, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of
Bradford and north-west of Leeds. It is within the City and Metropolitan
Borough of Bradford but is generally considered to be outside Bradford
itself.
Wakefield is a city by
the River Calder, in the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough of West
Yorkshire. Its population was 76,886 in 2001. Wakefield city-centre is host
to a small art gallery and a museum. Both the National Coal Mining Museum
for England (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial
Heritage) and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, one of Europe's foremost
sculpture parks, are situated nearby. The Wakefield Theatre Royal hosts a
variety of performing arts. A Barbara Hepworth gallery is being built as
part of the rejuvenation of the city centre's waterfront.
Wetherby is a market town in
the county of West Yorkshire, England and is part of the City of Leeds
metropolitan district. It stands on the River Wharfe, and has been for
centuries a crossing place and staging post on the Great North Road, being
mid-way between London and Edinburgh. Wetherby Bridge, which spans the River
Wharfe, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade II listed structure. |