Bierley is an area in the

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ward of the

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, England. Until 1974 it was in the

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Geography

Bierley housing estate is situated about south-east of the centre of Bradford, south of the

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and the A6036 road. Neighbouring places are in clockwise order: Oakenshaw in the south, Low Moor,

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, Bankfoot,

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East Bowling East Bowling is an area of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England located to the south of Bradford city centre. It forms the eastern half of the historic township and manor of Bowling. Bowling became a ward of the newly created Borough of Bradford ...

Dudley Hill Dudley Hill is a village in the borough of City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and is in Tong ward. History There are a few mentions of the name Dudley Hill prior to the Industrial Revolution. Religious history John Wesley (1703– ...

Holme Wood Holme Wood or Holmewood is a housing estate in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Geography and administration Holme Wood is situated off Wakefield Road in the south-east of the City of Bradford and borders Tyersal. It is part of Tong ward. ...

, Westgate Hill and

Village in the City of Bradford and East Bierley in

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in the south-east.

History

In 1872 Bierley was recorded as a

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in the parish of Bradford that included the village of Wibsey, the hamlets of Bierley Lane, Carr Lane, Hilltop, Odsal Moor, Woodhouse Hill and Folly Hall, and the districts of Low Moor (where the

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had a

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) and Slack. Its population was about 9,500 persons in 1841 and 12,500 in 1861. The township was also known as ''North Bierley'', to distinguish it from similarly named places. This is remembered in the name of North Bierley cemetery, opened in 1902 and situated between Low Moor and Buttershaw. In 1866 North Bierley became a separate

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, from 1894 to 1899 North Bierley was an urban district, the district contaiend the parishes of North Bierley and Wyke. In 1951 the parish had a population of 26,739. The former township has been split up following administrative reorganisation. The modern housing estate of Bierley, Bierley Hall Wood, and the hamlets of Bierley Lane and Hilltop now belong to Tong ward. Low Moor and Carr Lane are part of Wyke ward, while Wibsey, Slack and Folly Hall are in

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ward.

Notable buildings

* St John the Evangelist, Bierley, dating from 1766, now a Grade II* listed building. 439 Shetcliffe Lane - geograph

*A set of two-storey yeoman's houses in Shetcliffe Lane dates back to the 15th or 16th century. The originally timber-framed buildings were encased in gritstone masonry in 1625 and have also been declared Grade II* listed buildings.

Notable people

* Charles Sutton (1906–1945), cricketer

References

{{Authority control Areas of Bradford Housing estates in England

Geography

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Notable buildings

Notable people

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