Rothwell is a town in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Leeds and Wakefield.. It is in the Rothwell ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency.Rothwell is part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area.. Rothwell had a population of 21,010 in the 2001 census, and the Rothwell ward …

Bretton Hall is a country house in West Bretton near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It housed Bretton Hall College from 1949 until 2001 and was a campus of the University of Leeds (2001–2007). It is a Grade II* listed building. History. In the 14th century the Bretton estate was owned by the Dronsfields ...

Marsden is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.It is in the South Pennines close to the Peak District which lies to the south. The village is 7 miles (11 km) west of Huddersfield at the confluence of the River Colne and Wessenden Brook.It was an important centre for the production of woollen cloth. In 2020, the village had an estimated …

Kippax is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.It is situated to the east of the city, near to Garforth and Great Preston.The Kippax and Methley ward of Leeds City Council was part of the former UK Parliament constituency of Elmet, which became Elmet and Rothwell at the 2010 UK general election. ...

Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England.Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 census.It is the second-largest subdivision of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area after Leeds, which is approximately 8.6 miles (14 km) to the east.The larger City of Bradford district borough governed from the city had a population of 539,776, the 7th most populous district in England.

Etymology. The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (ouest in French, oest in Catalan, ovest in Italian, oeste in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root *wes reduced from *wes-pero 'evening, night', …

Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 census. It is in two parts: south of the river is the historic town of Otley and to the north is Newall, which was formerly a separate township.

The Yorkshire Terrier (often shortened as Yorkie) is one of the smallest dog breeds of the terrier type, and indeed of any dog breed.The breed developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England. Ideally its maximum size is 7 pounds (3.2 kg). A popular companion dog, the Yorkshire Terrier has also been part of the development of other breeds, such as the Silky Terrier.

The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England.From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding (abbreviated: County of York (WR)) (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), was based closely on the historic boundaries.The lieutenancy at that time included the City of York and as such was …

Eccleshill is an area, former village, and ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England.The ward population of Eccleshill is 17,540, increasing at the 2011 Census to 17,945. Eccleshill is a more or less completely residential urban area with very little open space although there is substantial open land directly to the east.