City of Bradford

:This article discusses the metropolitan borough and district named the City of Bradford Metropolitan District. For information on the city itself, see Bradford, the district's principal settlement, from which it takes it's name.

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Metropolitan borough - Bradford

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The City of Bradford Metropolitan District is a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is named after its largest settlement, the city of Bradford.

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Metropolitan borough - West Yorkshire - England - Bradford

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The Bradford Metropolitan District (population:477,770 Source ONS 2003 Mid Year Estinate) is England's 4th largest district with city status. In terms of the population of its urban area area, which is the primary meaning of city in British English, Bradford is around the tenth largest city in England. It has a large number of recent immigrants, and approximately 22% of the population are from ethnic minority groups, particularly from Pakistan.There have been riots in 2001, where muslim youth clashed with the British National party and West Yorkshire Police. destroying many businesses and further polarising the tense situation that exists in Bradford with relations between different communities. The local authority was criticised for having a 'weak, and 'muddled' response to the situation and its aftermath.Asian immigrants' restaurants have led to the city being dubbed "the curry capital of Europe". Bradford is the district with the fourth highest percentage of Muslims in Britain (16.1% compared to an average of 3.0%).

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ONS - 4th largest - District - City status - Urban area - City - British English - Muslims in Britain

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Places within the borough boundaries (in addition to the Bradford city area itself) include Addingham, Baildon, Bingley, Burley in Wharfedale, Cottingley, Cullingworth, Denholme, Haworth, Ilkley, Keighley, Manningham, Menston, Oakworth, Oxenhope, Queensbury, Saltaire, Shipley, Silsden, Steeton with Eastburn, Thornton and Wilsden.

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Addingham - Baildon - Bingley - Burley in Wharfedale - Cottingley - Cullingworth - Denholme - Haworth - Ilkley - Keighley - Manningham - Menston - Oakworth - Oxenhope - Queensbury - Saltaire - Shipley - Silsden - Steeton with Eastburn - Thornton - Wilsden

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The northern and western parts of the district are largely rural, with areas of high moorland including the famous Ilkley Moor and Brontë Country.

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Ilkley Moor - Brontë Country

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The current borough boundaries date from April 1, 1974, when the county borough of Bradford was merged with the borough of Keighley, the urban districts of Baildon, Bingley, Denholme, Ilkley, Shipley and Silsden, along with part of Queensbury and Shelf urban district and part of Skipton Rural District.

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April 1 - 1974 - County borough - Keighley - Baildon - Bingley - Denholme - Ilkley - Shipley - Silsden - Queensbury and Shelf - Skipton Rural District

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