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.

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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

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BD coversTown Queensbury, West Yorkshire
subject surface form: BD postcode area
this entity surface form: Queensbury
BD coversTown Queensbury, West Yorkshire
subject surface form: BD postcode area
this entity surface form: Queensbury and Shelf ward
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council governs Queensbury, West Yorkshire
this entity surface form: Queensbury
Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England locatedNear Queensbury, West Yorkshire