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 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
Bronte 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
Ceremonial counties of England
Yorkshire and the Humber