West Yorkshire
| West Yorkshire | |
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| Geografie | |
| Status: | Zeremonielle Grafschaft Metropolitan County |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Fläche: | 2.209 km² |
| Demografie | |
| Einwohnerzahl: | 2.320.214 (2018) |
| Bevölkerungsdichte: | 1.050 Einwohner je km² |
| Metropolitan Boroughs | |
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West Yorkshire ist ein Metropolitan County in England. Es entspricht in etwa dem Kern des West Riding der traditionellen Grafschaft Yorkshire. West Yorkshire grenzt an Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire und South Yorkshire.
Das County besteht aus den fünf Metropolitan Boroughs Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds und Wakefield. Es wurde im Zuge der Kommunalreform 1974 gebildet; 1986 wurde die Grafschaftsverwaltung jedoch abgeschafft. Seitdem sind die Metropolitan Boroughs de facto Unitary Authorities, obwohl West Yorkshire rechtlich gesehen weiterhin existiert und eine zeremonielle Grafschaft ist.
Städte und Orte
- 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, 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, Scarcroft, Shelley, Shibden, Shipley, Slaithwaite, Sowerby Bridge, Stanbury
- Temple Newsam, Thornbury, Thornhill, Thornton, Todmorden, Tong
- Upper Cumberworth
- Wakefield, Walton, Watton, West Bretton, Wetherby, Whitkirk, Wilsden,
- Yeadon
Sehenswürdigkeiten
- Harewood House
- Cliffe Hall, auch als Cliffe Castle bekannt
- Fernsehturm Emley Moor
- 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
- Walton Hall
- Bretton Hall
- Kirkstall Abbey, Kirklees Priory, Nostell Priory, Pontefract Priory
- Scarcroft Wassermühle
- 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)
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
- Seckar Woods
- New Swillington Ings Nature Reserve
- Scammonden Water, Deanhead Reservoir
- Aire & Calder Navigation
- Calder and Hebble Navigation
- Huddersfield Broad Canal
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Standedge-Tunnel
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal
- Knottingley & Goole Canal
- Rochdale Canal
- Document Supply Centre, Teil der British Library
Weblinks
Einzelnachweise
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Koordinaten: 53° 44′ N, 1° 41′ W