Steeton with Eastburn is a

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within the

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Metropolitan District,

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, England.

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part of the

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, it has, according to the 2001 census, a population of 4,277, increasing to 4,375 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the villages of Steeton and Eastburn. It has a small parish school and public transport links to local towns and cities. It also has a local newsagents, a transport cafe and a children's park. On the outskirts of Steeton is Steeton and Silsden Station. Cricketer's Walk takes you to the cricket and football pitch. Located in the parish is

Airedale General Hospital Airedale General Hospital is an NHS district General Hospital based in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Airedale was opened for patients in July 1970 and officially opened by th ...

, which lies between Steeton and Eastburn.

History

The Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manu ...

lists Steeton and Eastburn as belonging to Gamal Barn including 5¼ carucates of ploughland (630 acres/262 ha). The

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made it part of the lands of Gilbert Tison, but by 1118 Tison had suffered a demotion and his lands returned to the king. They were then given to Lord Percy.

Governance

The parish is part of the Craven

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of the

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of the

, part of the

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References

External links

* . Civil parishes in West Yorkshire Geography of the City of Bradford {{WestYorkshire-geo-stub