West Yorkshire
| West Yorkshire | |
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Ceremonial County Metropolitan County |
| Region : | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Area : | 2,209 km² |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 2,320,214 ( 2018 ) |
| Population density : | 1,050 / km² |
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West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England . It roughly corresponds to the core of the West Riding of traditional Yorkshire . West Yorkshire is bordered by Lancashire , Greater Manchester , Derbyshire , North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire .
The county consists of the five metropolitan boroughs Bradford , Calderdale , Kirklees , Leeds and Wakefield . It was formed in the course of local government reform in 1974; In 1986 the county administration was abolished. Since then, the Metropolitan Boroughs have been de facto Unitary Authorities , although West Yorkshire continues to exist legally and is a ceremonial county .
towns and places
- Baildon , Batley , Beeston , Bingley , Boston Spa , Bradford , Brighouse
- Castleford , Cleckheaton , Copley
- Dewsbury
- Elland , Esholt
- Fairburn Ings , Farnley , Fitzwilliam
- Garforth , Golcar , Gomersal , Greetland , Guiseley
- Halifax , Harewood , Hartshead , Hartshead Moor , Haworth , Hebden Bridge , Hemsworth , Heptonstall , Holmfirth , Horbury , Huddersfield
- Ilkley
- Keighley , Kirkburton , Kirkstall
- Ledsham , Ledston , Leeds , Linthwaite , Liversedge
- Marsden , Meltham , Mirfield , Morley , Mytholmroyd
- Newmillerdam , New Farnley , Nostell
- Oakworth , Ossett , Oxenhope , Otley , Oulton
- Pontefract , Pudsey
- Queensbury
- Rastrick , Riddlesden , Ripponden , Rothwell
- Saltaire , Sandal , Scarcroft , Shelley , Shibden , Shipley , Slaithwaite , Sowerby Bridge , Stanbury
- Temple Newsam , Thornbury , Thornhill , Thornton , Todmorden , Tong
- Upper Cumberworth
- Wakefield , Walton , Watton , West Bretton , Wetherby , Whitkirk , Wilsden ,
- Yeadon
Attractions
- Harewood House
- Cliffe Hall, also known as Cliffe Castle
- Emley Moor television tower
- Esholt Hall
- Farnley Hall
- Firsby Hall
- Kirklees Hall
- Ledston Hall
- Linthwaite Hall
- Linton Hall
- Lotherton Hall
- Kershaw House
- East Riddlesden Hall
- Oulton Hall
- Shelley Hall
- Shibden Hall
- Tong Hall
- Walton Hall
- Bretton Hall
- Kirkstall Abbey , Kirklees Priory, Nostell Priory, Pontefract Priory
- Scarcroft watermill
- Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
- Royal Armories Museum, Leeds
- Colne Valley Museum
- Pennine Farm Museum, Ripponden
- Pontefract Museum
- West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden
- National Mining Museum for England (Netherton)
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
- Seckar Woods
- New Swillington Ings Nature Reserve
- Scammonden Water, Deanhead Reservoir
- Aire & Calder Navigation
- Calder and Hebble Navigation
- Huddersfield Broad Canal
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Standedge Tunnel
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal
- Knottingley & Goole Canal
- Rochdale Canal
- Document Supply Center, part of the British Library
Web links
Individual evidence
- Population of England and Wales on June 30, 2012 ( ZIP ; 832 kB)
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Coordinates: 53 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ W