Queensbury, West Yorkshire
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Queensbury, West Yorkshire is a hilltop village and former mill town near Bradford in northern England, historically known for its textile industry and elevated, windswept location.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queensbury | 2 |
| Queensbury and Shelf ward | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mill town
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeDistrict | Metropolitan Borough of Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandNotability | world-famous brass band ⓘ |
| bandType | brass band ⓘ |
| category |
Former mill towns in England
ⓘ
Geography of the City of Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Villages in West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic | exposed to strong winds ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dialCode | 01274 ⓘ |
| economicHistory | developed during the Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 340 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | hilltop settlement ⓘ |
| governingBody | Bradford Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution | Black Dyke Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Black Dyke Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportHistory | Queensbury railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCounty | West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industrialSector |
textiles
ⓘ
wool processing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high altitude
ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ windswept location ⓘ woollen mills ⓘ |
| localGovernmentWard | Queensbury ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Bradford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bradford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halifax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | SE 1031 (approximate) ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Bradford South (historical/approximate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postcodeArea | BD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postTown | BRADFORD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Queensbury lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayStatus | former railway junction ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
between Bradford and Halifax
ⓘ
in northern England ⓘ |
| roadAccess |
A629 road (nearby)
ⓘ
A647 road (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +0 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
BD postcode area
this entity surface form:
Queensbury
subject surface form:
BD postcode area
this entity surface form:
Queensbury and Shelf ward
this entity surface form:
Queensbury