Heaton is a

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within the

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, England. The population at the 2001 census was 16,913, which had increased to 17,121 at the 2011 Census.

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part of the

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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.

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is on the edge of the ward. Located in Heaton 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 private day school located in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Entrance is by examination. For the sixth form admission is based on GCSE results. The school gives means-tested ...

. The official residence of the Bishop of Bradford is also in Heaton. Heaton has three public houses and a range of shops and restaurants. An ancient woodland, Heaton Woods, stretches from the village to Shipley. The ward is home to 5 golf courses. J. B. Priestley grew up in Heaton and

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attended

St. Bede's Grammar School St. Bede's Grammar School, in Heaton, West Yorkshire, Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, was a Roman Catholic boys' Secondary school. The school merged with St Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford, St. Joseph's Catholic College in Septem ...

. The area became infamous in 1981 when

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, the "Yorkshire Ripper", who lived at 6 Garden Lane, was arrested. Heaton is one of the few remaining places in England to have a

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. 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

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by three Labour Party councillors, Nusrat Mohammed, Mohammed Amran and Mohammad Shabbir. indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defection.

History

Heaton was formerly a

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in the parish of

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

, in 1866 Heaton became a separate

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, on 25 March 1898 the parish was abolished and merged with Bradford. In 1891 the parish had a population of 4073.

Councillors

History

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