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The West Yorkshire County Council operated from County Hall, Wakefield, until it was abolished 31 March 1986, following the Local Government Act 1985. Its powers were passed to the five district councils of West Yorkshire (which had shared power with WYCC): City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council , Calderdale Council , Kirklees Council ...
Hemsworth is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire and had a population of 13,311 at the 2001 census, [ 2 ] with it increasing to 13,533 at the 2011 Census.
Todmorden (/ ˈ t ɒ d m ər d ən / TOD-mər-dən; locally / ˈ t ɒ d m ɔːr d ən, ˈ t ɒ d m ər d ən, ˈ t ɔː m d ɪ n /) [1] [2] is a market town and civil parish [3] in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.
Tourism in Yorkshire generates more than £9 billion per annum and supporting almost 225,000 jobs. [1] During 2007 recorded 92 million day visitors and 12.8 million that stayed at least one night in the region. [2] By 2015, the value of tourism was in excess of £7 billion. [3] Yorkshire is around 6,000 square miles (16,000 km 2) in size.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.1 square miles (127.2 km 2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2), or 0.02%, are water. [6] The west town line borders Genesee and Wyoming Counties. New York State Route 36 (north-south) intersects New York State Route 63 (east-west) at Greigsville.
Pontefract is a historic market town in the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. It lies to the east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wakefield district and had a population of 30,881 at the 2011 Census. [1] [2]
The south town line is defined by Cattaraugus Creek and is the border of Cattaraugus County (town of Yorkshire). The east town line is the border of Wyoming County (town of Arcade). The East Branch of Cazenovia Creek flows northward from Sardinia. New York State Route 39 crosses the town from west to east, and New York State Route 16 passes ...
Meltham also includes the small village of Helme which has its own school and church. Meltham is situated within close reach of several major cities. Bradford is 14 miles (23 km) to the north, Leeds is 19 miles (31 km) north-east, Manchester is 19 miles (31 km) to the south-west and Sheffield is 21 miles (34 km) to the south-east.