Heaton, West Yorkshire
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| Ward Name: | Heaton |
| Councillor: | John King |
| Party: | Conservative Party |
| Councillor: | David Ford |
| Party: | Green Party |
| Councillor: | Mohammad Masood |
| Party: | Conservative Party |
Heaton (population 14,519 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitian District in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It includes the villages of Frizinghall, Heaton and Daisy Hill. Extending to Chellow Heights reservoir on the western edge and the Bradford-Shipley railway line on the eastern edge. Frizinghall railway station is on the edge of the ward.
The University of Bradford School of Management is located here, and both St. Bede's Grammar School and Bradford Grammar School are both located in the village, as is the official residence of the Bishop of Bradford. The village itself has three public houses, and a range of shops and restaurants. An ancient woodland, Heaton Woods stretches from the village to Shipley.
The village shot to fame in 1981 when Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", was arrested. He lived at 6 Garden Lane. John Boynton Priestley grew up in the village, whilst John Braine attended St. Bede's Grammar School.
Heaton is one of the few remaining places in England to have a Lord of the Manor. The title is currently held by John Stanley King, a Conservative Councillor for Heaton Ward on Bradford Council. He purchased the title in the 1980s. He has lived in the village for all of his life and is a local historian.
[edit] External links
- BCSP (Internet Explorer only)
- BBC election results
- Council ward profile (pdf)
- Heaton Woods Trust
- Heaton News and Gossip
