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West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
is an administrative
county
in
England
, corresponding roughly to the
West Riding
of the traditional county of
Yorkshire
. It borders on
Lancashire
,
Greater Manchester
,
Derbyshire
,
North Yorkshire
and
South Yorkshire
. It is composed of the local authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield.
Towns and villages
Baildon
,
Batley
,
Beeston
,
Bingley
,
Boston Spa
,
Bradford
,
Brighouse
Castleford
,
Cleckheaton
,
Copley
Dewsbury
Elland
,
Esholt
Fairburn Ings
,
Farnley
Garforth[?]
,
Golcar
,
Gomersal
,
Greetland
,
Guiseley
Halifax, England
,
Harewood
,
Hartshead
,
Hartshead Moor
,
Haworth
,
Hebden Bridge
,
Heptonstall
,
Holmfirth
,
Horbury[?]
,
Huddersfield
Ilkley
Keighley
,
Kirkburton
,
Kirklees
,
Kirkstall
Ledsham
,
Ledston
,
Leeds
,
Linthwaite
,
Littleborough[?]
,
Liversedge[?]
Marsden
,
Meltham
,
Mirfield
,
Morley
,
Mytholmroyd
Newmillerdam
,
New Farnley
,
Nostell
Oakworth
,
Ossett
,
Oxenhope
,
Otley
,
Oulton
Pontefract
,
Pudsey
Queensbury
Rastrick
,
Riddlesden
,
Ripponden
,
Rothwell, West Yorkshire
Saltaire
,
Sandal
,
Scarcroft
,
Shelley
,
Shibden
,
Shipley
,
Slaithwaite
,
Sowerby Bridge
,
Stanbury
Temple Newsam
,
Thornbury[?]
,
Thornhill
,
Todmorden
,
Tong
Wakefield
,
Walton
,
Watton[?]
,
West Bretton
,
Wetherby
,
Whitkirk
,
Wilsden
,
Yeadon[?]
Places of interest
Harewood House
Cliffe Hall[?]
, also known as
Cliffe Castle[?]
Esholt Hall[?]
Farnley Hall
Firsby Hall[?]
Kirklees Hall[?]
Ledston Hall[?]
Linthwaite Hall[?]
Linton Hall[?]
Lotherton Hall[?]
Kershaw House[?]
East Riddlesden Hall
Oulton Hall[?]
Shelley Hall[?]
Shibden Hall[?]
Tong Hall[?]
Walton Hall, West Yorkshire
, home of naturalist
Charles Waterton
and the world's first
nature
reserve
Bretton Hall
Kirkstall Abbey
,
Kirklees Priory[?]
,
Nostell Priory[?]
,
Pontefract Priory[?]
Wetherby Castle[?]
Scarcroft Water Mill[?]
Roman
Lagentium[?]
(
Castleford
)
Saltaire
, a
model village[?]
Bronte Parsonage Museum[?]
,
Haworth
Royal Armouries
museum,
Leeds
Colne Valley Museum[?]
Pennine Farm Museum[?]
, Ripponden
Pontefract Museum[?]
West Yorkshire Folk Museum[?]
, Shibden
National Mining Museum for England[?]
(Netherton)
Yorkshire Sculpture Park[?]
, West Bretton
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
RSPB Fairburn Ings
Seckar Woods LNR[?]
, a
Local Nature Reserve[?]
New Swillington Ings Nature Reserve
Scammonden Water[?]
,
Deanhead Reservoir[?]
River Aire
,
River Calder
,
River Hebble[?]
,
River Spen
,
River Worth[?]
Aire & Calder Navigation
Calder and Hebble Navigation
Huddersfield Broad Canal[?]
Huddersfield Narrow Canal[?]
,
Standedge Tunnel[?]
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Knottingley & Goole Canal[?]
Rochdale Canal[?]
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