West YorkshireWest Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, and Lancashire to the west. The city of Leeds is the largest settlement. The county has an area of 2,029 km (783 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,435,236 in 2024. The centre of the county is urbanised.
River AireNavigable section Bradford Amateur Rowing ClubLoadpit Beck Otley Road Bradford BeckWharfedale lineCanal overspill Leeds & Liverpool CanalGill Beck (Baildon) former sewage railwayGuiseley Beck Airedale lineApperley Viaduct Apperley Bridge railway station A658 Harrogate Road Carr Beck Wharfedale lineGill Beck (Horsforth) Airedale line A6120 Leeds Ring Road Bagley Beck Rodley Nature ReserveFootbridge Oil Mill Beck Kirkstall Forge railway stationAiredale lineMill race B6157 Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve Armley Mills Industrial MuseumLeeds & Liverpool CanalHarrogate line A58 former Leeds Central line Whitehall Road Western approach of railway Granary WharfLeeds railway stationEastern approach of railway Canal and River Aire merge A61 Leeds Dock A61 Aire and Calder NavigationKnostrop Cut/Knostrop Weir Knostrop treatment works Thwaites Watermill A1 M1 Link Bridge Wyke BeckCanal overspill Woodlesford Lock A642 Fleakingley Beck Lemonroyd Marina St Aidan'sRiver CalderAire and Calder Navigation A656 Aire & Calder Navigation Lin Dike former Castleford-Garforth lineFairburn IngsFairburn Cut A1(M) bridge Dearne Valley line A162 Aire & Calder Navigation Canal overspill Wash Dike Aire & Calder Navigation Bank Dole Cut Cut & River Aire merge Beal Dam Old Eye The Fleet Selby Canal A19 Tidal limit Temple Drain East Coast Main LineDoncaster to Selby LineIngs & Tetherings Drain Mean High Water A1041 A645 River OuseThe River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length.
City status in the United KingdomCity status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which meet the generally accepted definition of cities. As of 22 November 2022, there are 76 cities in the United Kingdom—55 in England, eight in Scotland, seven in Wales and six in Northern Ireland. Although it carries no special rights, the status of city can be a marker of prestige and confer local pride.
PenninesThe Pennines (), also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are an uplandrange mainly located in Northern England. Sometimes described as the "backbone of England" because of its length and position, the range runs from Derbyshire and Staffordshire in the north of the Midlands to Northumberland in North East England.List of English districts by populationThis is a list of the 296 districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for 2024 from the Office for National Statistics. These legally-defined districts may be larger or smaller than the urban areas commonly known by the same name.
City of LeedsThe City of Leeds, also known officially as Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. It occupies the north east of the county and includes Leeds and its surrounding towns, including Wetherby, Garforth, Rothwell, Morley, and Otley. The borough had an estimated population of 845,189 in 2024, making it the second largest district in England by population after Birmingham.
Market townIn Europe a market town is a settlement that obtained a market right (by custom or royal charter) in the Middle Ages, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or a city. In Great Britain, small rural towns with a hinterland of villages are still commonly called market towns, and this is sometimes reflected in their names (e.g. Downham Market, Market Rasen, or Market Drayton).
YorkshireHistoric county of EnglandYorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after the city of York. The south-west of Yorkshire includes the cities of Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Doncaster and Wakefield.
Mill townA mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is a community that developed around one or more textile or other industrial mills, where the local economy centered on mill production and company owners typically provided housing, stores, schools, and other services to support workers and their families.
United KingdomCountry in northwestern EuropeThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a population of over 69 million in 2024.
WoolWool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal wool. Wool is an animal fiber and consists of protein together with a small percentage of lipids.
Queen VictoriaVictoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era, a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.