West Yorkshire
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial and Metropolitan county (no county council) |
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| Origin | 1974 |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 29th 2,029 km² |
| Admin HQ | Leeds |
| ONS code | 2F |
| NUTS 3 | UKE4 |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
4th 2,118,600 1,044 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 88.6% White 8.7% S.Asian |
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| No county council | |
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West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 [1] and in 2005 covered an area of 2,029 km² and a population of 2.1 million. It is the most built up and biggest urban area in Yorkshire.
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[change] 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.
[change] 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.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[2] | Agriculture[3] | Industry[4] | Services[5] |
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| 1995 | 21,302 | 132 | 7,740 | 13,429 |
| 2000 | 27,679 | 80 | 8,284 | 19,314 |
| 2003 | 31,995 | 91 | 8,705 | 23,199 |
[change] Cities, towns and villages
- Ackworth, Allerton Bywater
- Baildon, Bailiff Bridge, Batley, Beeston, Bingley, Birkby, Birkenshaw, Boothtown, Boston Spa, Bradford, Brighouse
- Castleford, Cleckheaton, Copley, Cragg Vale, 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, Swillington
- Thornbury, Thornton, Thornhill, Todmorden, Tong
- Wakefield, Walton, West Bretton, Wetherby, Wilsden
- Yeadon
[change] Historic environment
- Harewood House
- Cliffe Hall, also known as Cliffe Castle
- Esholt Hall
- Firsby Hall
- Kirklees Hall
- Ledston Hall
- Linthwaite Hall
- Linton Hall
- Lotherton Hall
- Kershaw House
- East Riddlesden Hall
- Oakwell Hall
- Oulton Hall
- Sandal Castle
- 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
[change] Museums
- Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth
- Royal Armouries museum, Leeds
- Colne Valley Museum
- Pennine Farm Museum, Ripponden
- Pontefract Museum
- West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden
- National Coal Mining Museum for England (Netherton)
- National Media Museum, Bradford
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
- Tolson Museum, Dalton (Huddersfield)
- Wakefield Museum
[change] 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
[change] 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
