world.wikisort.org - United_KingdomAllerton is a village within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, now increasingly part of the Bradford conurbation.[1] With a population of around 12,000, the village is situated 3 miles west-north-west of Bradford.
Former village in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Not to be confused with Chapel Allerton, Moor Allerton, Northallerton, or
Allerton Bywater.
Human settlement in England
Allerton |
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 Chellow Dene Lower Reservoir |
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Population | 12,000 |
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OS grid reference | SE1134 |
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Country | England |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Post town | BRADFORD |
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Postcode district | BD15 |
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Dialling code | 01274 |
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Police | West Yorkshire |
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Fire | West Yorkshire |
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Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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53.80°N 01.83°W / 53.80; -01.83 |
Allerton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wilsden-cum-Allerton. The local residents of the suburb pronounce it as Ollerton, 'Ol' rather than 'Al'.
Geography and history
Allerton derives from Old English, and means an alder tree at a farm or settlement. Allerton is mentioned as a settlement worth 2 pounds, 10 shillings to the Lord, Ilbert of Lacy, in 1066. It is also known that the settlement was waste in the 11th century, probably due to the Harrying of the North that was led by William the Conqueror as a retaliation to Viking-influenced rebellions in the North of England at the time.[2]
Chellow Dene is a local beauty spot at the north of Allerton. It is a wooded valley with two Victorian reservoirs, and is a haven for local wildlife.[1] A significant amount of the village, mostly towards the south, was built in the decades following the Second World War as council housing and thus it contains over half of the population of the Thornton and Allerton ward, towards the west of Bradford.
In 1825, on the eastern fringes of the village with Bradford, the Bradford Public Dispensary opened at Darley Street, moved to Westgate as the Bradford Infirmary in 1843. The hospital became the Bradford Royal Infirmary (known as BRI to locals) in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. This joined the National Health Service in 1948.
Seabrook Potato Crisps was founded in 1945 in Bradford and the company opened its first factory in Allerton in 1956 when Charles and Colin Brook converted the old Allerton liberal club into their factory.[3] The company's Allerton factory closed in 2004 and was finally demolished in 2015 following a fire, in 2016 an Aldi store was built on the site, production then moved to the company's Princeville site, also in Bradford.[4]
A new housing development on the immediate western edge of the village - known as Heron's Reach - consisting of nearly 300 houses, began construction at the end of 2016.[5] The development had previously been cancelled following opposition from local ward councillors and residents, and remains controversial, due to its situation on a green belt site.
Governance
Allerton has been within the boundaries of the City of Bradford metropolitan borough since 1974 as part of the Thornton and Allerton electoral ward.[6] It falls within the parliamentary constituency of Bradford West, a Labour safe seat.[7] Allerton currently has three Labour councillors, who preside over the entire of the Thornton and Allerton wards, whose population primarily are within the village.
Notable people
- Dean Cavanagh (born 1966), writer for screen, film and theatre
- Nicky Evans (born 1979), actor appearing as Roy Glover in Emmerdale and Shane Maguire in Shameless
- Kimberley Walsh (born 1981), singer from all-female band Girls Aloud
See also
- Listed buildings in Thornton and Allerton, West Yorkshire
References
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City of Bradford |
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- Bradford-Keighley Youth Parliament
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Culture and Tourism | Countryside |
- Airedale
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Buildings and Listed buildings |
- Bradford Odeon
- The Gatehaus
- Lister Mills
- Mechanics' Institute Library
- Midland Hotel
- Milligan and Forbes Warehouse
- Old White Horse Inn
- Salts Mill
- Top Withens
- White Wells
- Wool Exchange
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- Bolling Hall
- Bradford City Hall
- Cartwright Hall
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- Ilkley Town Hall
- Keighley Town Hall
- Oakwood Hall
- Oakworth Hall
- Paper Hall
- Ponden Hall
- Royds Hall
- Victoria Hall
- Places of Worship
- All Saints' Parish Church
- Al Mahdi Mosque
- Bradford Cathedral
- Bradford Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple
- Bradford Reform Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church, Bingley
- St Patrick's Church
- Saltaire United Reformed Church
- St Peter's Church, Addingham
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Theatres, halls and cinemas |
- Bradford Alhambra
- Bradford Playhouse
- Cubby Broccoli Cinema
- Ilkley Playhouse
- IMAX
- Keighley Picture House
- Odeon Leeds-Bradford
- Pictureville Cinema
- St George's Hall
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Museums and galleries | |
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Clubs and societies |
- Airedale Boat Club
- Bradford Festival Choral Society
- Bradford Girls' Choir
- Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library
- Fanderson
- Idle Working Men's Club
- Keighley and District Local History Society
- The 1 in 12 Club
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Shopping |
- Sunbridge Wells
- The Broadway
- Wool Exchange
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Parks |
- Bingley St Ives
- Bowling Park
- Bradford City Park
- Harold Park
- Holden Park
- Horton Park
- Lister Park
- Northcliffe Park
- Peel Park
- Roberts Park
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Events |
- Bingley Music Live
- Bradford Literature Festival
- Bradford Mela
- Moor Music Festival
- Ilkley Literature Festival
- Infest
- Ilkley Trophy
- Keighley Festival
- Saltaire Festival
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Heritage |
- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- Saltaire International Heritage Centre
- Shipley Glen Tramway
- Undercliffe Cemetery
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Services | Education |
- Bradford College
- Bradford Libraries
- Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library
- Bradford Schools
- Shipley College
- University of Bradford
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Health |
- Airedale General Hospital
- Bradford Royal Infirmary
- St Luke's Hospital
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Mass media | Publishing |
- Emerald Group Publishing
- Keighley News
- Telegraph & Argus
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Radio |
- Pulse 1
- Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire
- RamAir
- Sunrise Radio
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TV | AAP TV |
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Organisations | Companies |
- Bradford Trades Council
- British Wool Marketing Board
- Club 18-30
- Damart
- Dean, Smith & Grace
- Findel plc
- Four Door Lemon
- Grattan
- Greenwoods
- Hallmark Cards
- Hield
- JCT600
- Kelda
- Wm Morrison Supermarkets
- Mumtaz Group
- Pace Micro Technology
- Provident Financial
- Safestyle UK
- Seabrook Potato Crisps
- Sports Turf Research Institute
- Standard Wool
- Telegraph & Argus
- Timothy Taylor Brewery
- Wharfedale Brewery
- Yorkshire Building Society
- Yorkshire Water
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Other |
- Anchor Hanover Group
- Association of Nail Technicians
- Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library
- Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group
- Charity
- Christians Against Poverty
- Human Relief Foundation
- Sacar
- Religious
- Al-Mustafa Centre
- LIFE Church UK
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Sport | |
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Waterways | Rivers | |
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Canals | |
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Crossings |
- Beckfoot Bridge
- Ireland Bridge
- Thornton Viaduct
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Transport | Air | |
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Rail |
- Airedale line
- Calder Valley line
- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- Railway stations
- Shipley Glen Tramway
- Wharfedale line
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Bus |
- Stations
- Bradford Interchange
- Ilkley bus station
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- Services
- Arriva Yorkshire
- First West Yorkshire
- Keighley Bus Company
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Road |
- Road
- M62
- M606
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- A6036
- A6177
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