Title: West Yorkshire Content: 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 Arnold- Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973) 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. ==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. ==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.  ==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 ===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 ===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 * Redhouse Museum ===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 ===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