West Bradford, Lancashire
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| West Bradford | |
  West Bradford shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Clitheroe |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ribble Valley |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
West Bradford is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, 27 miles (43 km) west of the larger city of Bradford, West Yorkshire and 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Clitheroe. Until 1974, it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is mentioned alongside Bradford in the Domesday Book, and is further mentioned in 1251 as Braford in Bouland to distinguish it from the larger settlement.
[edit] References
Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (4th ed.), p. 58.
[edit] External links
- The Ancient parish of Great Mitton - GENUKI - West Bradford was in this parish
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