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West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 [1] and in 2005 covered an area of 2,029 km² and a population of 2.1 million. It is the most built up and biggest urban area in Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire
Unofficial Flag of West Yorkshire.svg
West Yorkshire UK locator map 2010.svg
Geography
Status Ceremonial and Metropolitan county (no county council)
Origin1974
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Area
- Total 		Ranked 29th
2,029 km2 (783 sq mi)
Admin HQLeeds
ONS code 2F
NUTS 3 UKE4
Demography
Population
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density 		4th
2,118,600
1,044/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Ethnicity 88.6% White
8.7% S.Asian
Politics
Coat of arms of West Yorkshire County Council.png
Executive 
Members of Parliament
Districts
West Yorkshire numbered districts.svg
  1. Leeds
  2. Wakefield
  3. Kirklees
  4. Calderdale
  5. Bradford

Divisions and environs

West Yorkshire is divided into five local government districts; they are the City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, the City of Leeds and the City of Wakefield. The county borders Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of West Yorkshire at current basic prices published Archived 2006-05-25 at the Wayback Machine (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value Added[2] Agriculture[3] Industry[4] Services[5]
1995 21,302 132 7,740 13,429
2000 27,679 80 8,284 19,314
2003 31,995 91 8,705 23,199

Cities, towns and villages

Historic environment

Museums

Natural environment

  • Emley Moor, site of the tallest self-supporting structure in the UK (a TV mast)
  • Walton Hall, West Yorkshire, home of naturalist Charles Waterton and the world's first nature reserve
  • RSPB Fairburn Ings - wetland centre for birds
  • Seckar Woods LNR, a Local Nature Reserve
  • New Swillington Ings Nature Reserve
  • Otley Chevin - extensive wooded parkland on high ground with extensive views North over Wharfedale and South as far as the Peak District
  • Harewood Estate - Leeds Country Way public footpath runs through the estate, beautiful landscaped gardens and home to Red Kites amongst many other birds

Waterways

West Yorkshire Media

  • Geology of Yorkshire

  • Ilkley Moor

  • A map of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. This map highlights former and modern district boundaries (see Key for colour meaning).

  • Population density in the 2011 census in West Yorkshire.

  • Map of Bradford within West Yorkshire

  • Map of Bradford within West Yorkshire

  • Map of Bradford within West Yorkshire

  • Map of Leeds within West Yorkshire

  • Map of Bradford within West Yorkshire

References

  1. ↑ Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
  2. ↑ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
  3. ↑ includes hunting and forestry
  4. ↑ includes energy and construction
  5. ↑ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
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