Queensbury and Shelf was an
urban district in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...
from 1937 to 1974. The district was formed by a
County Review Order by the amalgamation of
Queensbury and
Shelf urban districts.
Queensbury and Shelf were included in the
metropolitan county of
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...
in 1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972. The former urban district was divided between two
metropolitan boroughs: the wards of Shelf East and Shelf West were included in
Calderdale, and the remaining wards in the
Metropolitan Borough of Bradford
The City of Bradford () is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a large area which includes the towns and vi ...
.
External links
Vision of Britain: Queensbury and Shelf
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
History of West Yorkshire
History of Bradford
Local government in Bradford
Local government in Calderdale
Urban districts of England
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