Thornton and Allerton
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Thornton and Allerton is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitan District
in the county
of West Yorkshire
, England
, named after the villages of Thornton and Allerton around which it is drawn.
As well as the villages of Thornton and Allerton, the ward includes the hamlets of Sandy Lane, Stony Lane, Broom Hill, School Green and Leaventhorpe.
City of Bradford
The City of Bradford is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden and...
in the county
County
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of West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
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, named after the villages of Thornton and Allerton around which it is drawn.
As well as the villages of Thornton and Allerton, the ward includes the hamlets of Sandy Lane, Stony Lane, Broom Hill, School Green and Leaventhorpe.