Heaton is a
ward
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Division or unit
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within the
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England ...
,
West Yorkshire
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,
England
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. The population at the
2001 census was 16,913, which had increased to 17,121 at the 2011 Census.
Historically
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part of the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, the ward includes the villages of
Frizinghall
Frizinghall is a district in the Heaton ward of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, lying north of the city centre close to the town of Shipley, itself a part of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District along with such other nearby towns ...
, Heaton and Daisy Hill, extending to Chellow Heights Reservoir on the western edge and the Bradford-Shipley railway line on the eastern edge.
Frizinghall railway station
Frizinghall railway station is situated in the Frizinghall district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The station, an unstaffed halt north of Bradford Forster Square is on the Airedale Line, and all trains serving it are operated by No ...
is on the edge of the ward.
The
University of Bradford School of Management
University of Bradford School of Management is an international business school located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1963 and is one of the oldest business schools in the UK. The school is triple-crown accredi ...
is located in Heaton, as is the former
St. Bede's Grammar School (now
St Bede’s and St Joseph’s Catholic College Ardor Site) and
Bradford Grammar School
Bradford Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational independent day school located in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Entrance is by examination, except for the sixth form, where admission is based on GCSE results. The school ...
. The official residence of the
Bishop of Bradford
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Upon the creation of the ...
is also in Heaton. Heaton has three public houses and a range of shops and restaurants. An ancient woodland,
Heaton Woods
The Heaton Woods Trust is both the name for the charity and the woodland it cares for located mainly in Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England but also stretches into Shipley. The Heaton Woods Trust is a registered charity that was estab ...
, stretches from the village to
Shipley.
J.B. Priestley
John Boynton Priestley (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in ''The Good Compa ...
grew up in Heaton and
John Braine
John Gerard Braine (13 April 1922 – 28 October 1986) was an English novelist. Braine is usually listed among the angry young men, a loosely defined group of English writers who emerged on the literary scene in the 1950s.
Biography
John Brain ...
attended
St. Bede's Grammar School. The village became infamous in 1981 when
Peter Sutcliffe
Peter William Sutcliffe (2 June 1946 – 13 November 2020) was an English serial killer who was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper (an allusion to Jack the Ripper) by the press. Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting t ...
, the "Yorkshire Ripper", who lived at 6 Garden Lane, was arrested.
Heaton is one of the few remaining places in
England
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to have a
Lord of the Manor
Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...
. The title was until 2012 held by John Stanley King who purchased the title in the 1960s from the estate of the Earl of Rosse to ensure the ancient title remained live. He lived in the village all his life and was a local historian. The title is now held by his nephew, Christopher Ball.
Councillors
Heaton electoral ward is represented on
Bradford Council by three
Labour Party councillors, Nussrat Mohammed, Mohammed Amran and Mohammad Shabbir.
indicates seat up for re-election.
indicates councillor defection.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Bradford (Heaton Ward)
Heaton is a ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It contains 32 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, four are listed at Grade II*, the midd ...
References
External links
BCSP(Internet Explorer only)
BBC election resultsCouncil ward profile(pdf)
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