West Yorkshire

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.
 Year  Regional Gross Value AddedComponents may not sum to totals due to rounding  Agricultureincludes hunting and forestry  Industryincludes energy and construction  Servicesincludes financial intermediation services indirectly measured 1995  21,302  132  7,740  13,429 2000  27,679  80  8,284  19,314 2003  31,995  91  8,705  23,199

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

References


Category:Ceremonial counties of England
Category:Yorkshire and the Humber