West Yorkshire is a metropolitan
county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that
has a population of 2.1 million. West Yorkshire came into existence
as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local
Government Act 1972.
West Yorkshire, which is landlocked, consists of five metropolitan
boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and
City of Wakefield) and shares borders with the counties of
Derbyshire (to the south), Greater Manchester (to the south-west),
Lancashire (to the north-west), North Yorkshire (to the north and
east) and South Yorkshire (to the south-east).
West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986, and so its
districts (the metropolitan boroughs) are now effectively unitary
authorities. However, the metropolitan county, which covers an area
of 2,029 km˛, continues to exist in law, and as a geographic frame
of reference.
West Yorkshire encompasses the West Yorkshire Urban Area, which is
the most built-up and biggest urban area within the historic county
boundaries of Yorkshire.West Yorkshire has many hundreds of single Datable members,
available for dating in:
Ackworth, Addingham, Allerton Bywater, Almondbury, Alverthorpe, Baildon, Bailiff Bridge, Batley, Beeston, Bingley, Birkby,
Birkenshaw, Birstall, Boothtown, Boston Spa, Bradford, Brighouse,
Burley-in-Wharfedale, Castleford, Cleckheaton, Collingham, Copley, Cottingley, Cragg Vale,
Crofton, Crigglestone, Crossflatts, Cullingworth,, Denby Dale, Denholme, Dewsbury, East and West Morton, Elland, Emley, Esholt, Fairburn Ings, Ferrybridge, Fitzwilliam, Garforth, Gilstead, Golcar, Gomersal, Greetland, Guiseley, Halifax, Harden, 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, Menston, Methley, Mirfield, Morley, Mytholmroyd,
New Mill, Newmillerdam, New Farnley, Norristhorpe, Norwood Green,
Nostell, Oakworth, Ossett, Oxenhope, Otley, Oulton, Pontefract, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Pudsey, Queensbury, Rastrick, Riddlesden, Ripponden, Rothwell, Roberttown, Saltaire, Sandal, Sandy Lane, Scammonden Scarcroft, Scholes,
Shelley, Shepley, Shibden, Shipley, Silsden, Skelmanthorpe,
Slaithwaite, Sowerby Bridge, Stanbury, Stanley, Steeton, Swillington,
Thornbury, Thornton, Thornhill, Todmorden, Tong, Wakefield, Walton (Leeds), Walton (Wakefield), West Bretton,
Wetherby, Wilsden and Yeadon |
