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Bradford
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The City of Bradford is a local government district in West Yorkshire, England that is a metropolitan borough with the status of a city. It includes, since 1974, the towns of Keighley, Bingley and Ilkley. The city council uses the title "City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council".
With a population of 477,770 (Source ONS 2003 Mid Year Estimate) it is England's 4th largest district with city status. In terms of the population of its urban core, Bradford is around the tenth largest settlement in England.
The current city boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the county borough of Bradford was merged with the borough of Keighley, the urban districts of Baildon, Bingley, Denholme, Ilkley, Shipley and Silsden, along with the Queensbury parts of Queensbury and Shelf urban district and the parishes of Addingham, Kildwick and Steeton with Eastburn from Skipton Rural District.
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