West Yorkshire

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West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in northern England that includes major cities such as Leeds and Bradford and serves as an important economic and cultural hub in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial county
metropolitan county
borders Derbyshire
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
North Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
containsCity Bradford
Leeds
North Yorkshire
surface form: Ripon (partly historically via West Riding of Yorkshire)

Wakefield
containsMetropolitanBorough Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale
surface form: Calderdale

Bradford
surface form: City of Bradford

Leeds
surface form: City of Leeds

Kirklees
Wakefield
country England
createdBy Local Government Act 1972
dateEstablished 1974
hasAdministrativeHeadquarters Wakefield
hasAirport Leeds Bradford Airport
hasCulturalInstitution Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds Grand Theatre
Leeds Playhouse
National Science and Media Museum
surface form: National Science and Media Museum (Bradford)

Royal Armouries Museum
surface form: Royal Armouries Museum (Leeds)

The Hepworth Wakefield
hasEconomicSector financial services
higher education
manufacturing
retail
hasFireAndRescueService West Yorkshire self-linksurface differs
surface form: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
hasHeritageSite Kirkstall Abbey
Pontefract Castle
Saltaire
Sandal Castle
hasHighestPoint Whernside (historical West Riding area)
hasHistoricIndustry coal mining
textile industry
woollen industry
hasLandscapeFeature Pennines
Pennines
surface form: South Pennines
hasLargestCity Leeds
hasMajorCity Bradford
hasMajorTown Batley
Brighouse
Castleford
Dewsbury
Halifax
Huddersfield
Keighley
Morley
Ossett
Pontefract
Shipley
Todmorden
surface form: Todmorden (partly)
hasMotorway M1 motorway
M62 motorway
M621 motorway
hasPoliceForce West Yorkshire Police
hasPopulationCentre Bradford
surface form: Bradford urban area

Huddersfield
surface form: Huddersfield urban area

West Yorkshire Urban Area
surface form: Leeds urban area

Wakefield
surface form: Wakefield urban area
hasRailHub Bradford Interchange
Huddersfield railway station
Leeds railway station
hasSportsTeam Bradford Bulls (rugby league)
Bradford City A.F.C.
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
Leeds Rhinos
surface form: Leeds Rhinos (rugby league)

Leeds United F.C.
Wakefield Trinity (rugby league)
hasTimeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
hasTransportAuthority West Yorkshire Combined Authority
hasUniversity Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
University of Bradford
University of Huddersfield
University of Leeds
locatedIn Northern England
partOf Yorkshire and the Humber
traversedByRiver River Aire
River Calder
River Colne
River Spen
River Wharfe

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South Parade Primary School locatedIn West Yorkshire
Towngate Primary Academy locatedIn West Yorkshire
Ossett Sports Centre locatedIn West Yorkshire
Green Park, Ossett locatedIn West Yorkshire
Holy Trinity Primary School locatedIn West Yorkshire
Illingworth Park, Ossett locatedIn West Yorkshire
Rastrick locatedIn West Yorkshire
Brighouse Town F.C. locatedIn West Yorkshire
Brighouse High School locatedIn West Yorkshire
Rastrick High School locatedIn West Yorkshire
Brighouse Canal Basin locatedIn West Yorkshire
Rydings Park locatedIn West Yorkshire
Smith Art Gallery locatedIn West Yorkshire
Brighouse Open Market locatedIn West Yorkshire
Brighouse 1940s Weekend locatedIn West Yorkshire
Wetherby Racecourse locatedIn West Yorkshire
Roberts Park locatedIn West Yorkshire
Denton, Yorkshire locatedIn West Yorkshire
Denton, Yorkshire locatedIn West Yorkshire
subject surface form: Denton parish
Sandal Magna locatedIn West Yorkshire
Wakefield manor locatedIn West Yorkshire
Calder Valley canal network locatedIn West Yorkshire
Holme Valley locatedIn West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire Metro zone 3 locatedIn West Yorkshire
BRF locatedIn West Yorkshire
Bradford Market Street locatedIn West Yorkshire
Bradford Station locatedIn West Yorkshire
Blenheim Walk campus locatedIn West Yorkshire
Vernon Street campus locatedIn West Yorkshire
Arndale Centre Shipley locatedIn West Yorkshire
Arndale Centre Leeds locatedIn West Yorkshire
Forster Square locatedIn West Yorkshire
Arndale Centre Bradford locatedIn West Yorkshire
Ilkley Bridge locatedIn West Yorkshire
Castleford Bridge locatedIn West Yorkshire
Devonshire Park locatedIn West Yorkshire
Leeds Grammar School locatedIn West Yorkshire
Monster Mansion locatedIn West Yorkshire
Spen River locatedIn West Yorkshire
Love Lane locatedIn West Yorkshire
subject surface form: Love Lane, Wakefield
St Ives Estate locatedIn West Yorkshire
Ireland Bridge locatedIn West Yorkshire
Bingley Arts Centre locatedIn West Yorkshire
Bingley Little Theatre locatedIn West Yorkshire
Holy Trinity Church, Bingley locatedIn West Yorkshire
Bingley railway station locatedIn West Yorkshire
Bingley Show locatedIn West Yorkshire
All Saints Church, Bingley locatedIn West Yorkshire