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Steeton with Eastburn is a civil parish within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England. [1] Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has, according to the 2001 census, a population of 4,277, [2] increasing to 4,375 at the 2011 Census. [3] The parish includes the villages of Steeton and Eastburn.
The West Yorkshire Act 1980 (c. xiv) was passed to amend existing local acts of Parliament in the West Yorkshire area, and to confer specific powers on West Yorkshire County Council, as well as the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Kirklees Council, Leeds City Council and Wakefield Council.
Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England.It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines.In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woollen manufacture with the large Piece Hall square later built for trading wool in the town centre.
Local place-names, Ludd Well (shown on a 1602 map) and the Combs indicate Celtic settlement. This is reinforced by the dedication of the Parish Church to St Michael, which is typical for churches in high places in formerly Celtic parts of northern England. The Celtic kingdom of Elmet that covered parts of modern West Yorkshire collapsed in AD 617.
Module:Location map/data/United Kingdom West Yorkshire is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of West Yorkshire. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Dewsbury Moor is a district of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies to the west of the Dewsbury town centre. [1] The population is around 5,650. Crime rates are higher than the national average. [2]
Guiseley (/ ˈ ɡ aɪ z l ɪ / GHYZE-lee) [1] is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-western suburb of Leeds.
Drighlington / ˈ d r ɪ ɡ l ɪ ŋ t ə n / is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 5 miles (9 km) south-west of Leeds and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Bradford. The name of the village is often shortened to Drig. The ...