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West Yorkshire - Definition and Overview |
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| West Yorkshire
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| Geography
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| Status: | Ceremonial and Administrative County (no county council)
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| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber
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Area:
- Total | Ranked 29th
2,029 km²
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| ONS code: | 2F
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| NUTS 2: | UKE4
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| Demographics
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Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 4th
2,089,212
1,030 / km²
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| Ethnicity: | 88.6% White
8.7% S.Asian
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| Politics
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| Members of Parliament
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| 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
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| Districts
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- Leeds
- Wakefield
- Kirklees
- Calderdale
- Bradford
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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.
Although the county council was aboilished, some local services are still run jointly on a county-wide basis, such as emergency services and public transport.
Towns and villages
- Ackworth
- Baildon, Batley, Beeston, Bingley,Birkby 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, 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,Scammonden 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
Museums
Natural Environment
Waterways
Entertainment
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