West Yorkshire
| West Yorkshire | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial County |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 29th 2,029 km² |
| ONS code: | 2F |
| NUTS 2: | UKE4 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density |
Ranked 4th 2,089,212 1,030 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 88.6% White 8.7% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Members of Parliament | |
| John Battle, Hilary Benn, Harold Best, Colin Burgon, Colin Challen, Yvette Cooper, Ann Cryer, Fabian Hamilton, David Hinchliffe, Christopher Leslie, Alice Mahon, Christine McCafferty, Kali Mountford, George Mudie, Bill O'Brien, Terry Rooney, Barry Sheerman, Marsha Singh, Gerry Sutcliffe, Ann Taylor, Jon Trickett, Paul Truswell, Mike Wood | |
| Districts | |
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West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. It borders on Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.
It is composed of the districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield. It was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Its county council was abolished in 1986 making its metropolitan boroughs de facto unitary authorities, although the county still exists in law and ceremonially.
Towns and villages
- Ackworth
- 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, Heckmondwike, Hemsworth, Heptonstall, Holmfirth, Horbury, Huddersfield
- Ilkley
- Keighley, Kirkburton, Kirklees, 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, Silsden, Slaithwaite, Sowerby Bridge, Stanbury
- Temple Newsam, Thornbury, Thornton, Thornhill, Todmorden, Tong
- Wakefield, Walton, Watton, West Bretton, Wetherby, Whitkirk, Wilsden,
- Yeadon
Places of interest
Historic Environment
- Harewood House
- Cliffe Hall, also known as Cliffe Castle
- 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
- Bretton Hall
- Kirkstall Abbey, Kirklees Priory, Nostell Priory, Pontefract Priory
- Wetherby Castle
- Scarcroft Water Mill
- Roman Lagentium (Castleford)
- Saltaire, a model village
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Museums
- Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
- Royal Armouries museum, Leeds
- Colne Valley Museum
- Pennine Farm Museum, Ripponden
- Pontefract Museum
- West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden
- National Mining Museum for England (Netherton)
- National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
Natural Environment
- Emley Moor, site of the tallest self-supporting structure in the UK
- Walton Hall, West Yorkshire, home of naturalist Charles Waterton and the world's first nature reserve
- RSPB Fairburn Ings
- Seckar Woods LNR, a Local Nature Reserve
- New Swillington Ings Nature Reserve