West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West′ York′shire
n.
| Noun | 1. | West Yorkshire - a metropolitan county in northern England |
| 单词 | west yorkshire | |||
| 释义 | West YorkshireWest YorkshireWest′ York′shiren.
West YorkshireWest Yorkshire,former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county largely embraced the Leeds conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts (metropolitan boroughs): Calderdale, BradfordBradford,city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 293,336), N central England, on a small tributary of the Aire River. It is a center of the worsted industry, which dates from the Middle Ages. ..... Click the link for more information. , LeedsLeeds, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 445,242), N central England, on the Aire River. It lies between one of England's leading manufacturing regions on the west and south and an agricultural region on the north and east. ..... Click the link for more information. , WakefieldWakefield, city and metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 74,764), N central England, on the Calder River. Wakefield has been a center of the cloth industry from the 14th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Kirklees. The county was abolished in 1986, and the districts became responsible for all services except police, fire, and civil defense, which are supervised jointly. It remains a ceremonial county under the Lieutenancies Act. West YorkshireWest Yorkshire
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