Allerton, West Yorkshire

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Not to be confused with Chapel Allerton, Moor Allerton, Northallerton, or Allerton Bywater.

Allerton
Chellow Dene lower reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 37348.jpg
Chellow Dene Lower Reservoir
Allerton is located in West Yorkshire
Allerton
Allerton
Location within West Yorkshire
Population18,000 
OS grid referenceSE1134
Metropolitan borough
  • City of Bradford
Metropolitan county
  • West Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRADFORD
Postcode districtBD15
Dialling code01274
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
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53°48′N 1°50′W / 53.80°N 01.83°W / 53.80; -01.83Coordinates: 53°48′N 1°50′W / 53.80°N 01.83°W / 53.80; -01.83

Allerton is a village within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, now increasingly part of the Bradford conurbation.[1]

Allerton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wilsden-cum-Allerton. The local residents of the suburb pronounce it as Ollerton, 'Ol' rather than 'Al'.

Geography and History[]

Allerton derives from Old English, and means an alder tree at a farm or settlement. Allerton is mentioned as a settlement worth 2 pounds, 10 shillings to the Lord, Ilbert of Lacy, in 1066. It is also known that the settlement was waste in the 11th century, probably due to the Harrying of the North that was led by William the Conqueror as a retaliation to Viking-influenced rebellions in the North of England at the time.[2]

Chellow Dene is a local beauty spot at the north of Allerton. It is a wooded valley with two Victorian reservoirs, and is a haven for local wildlife.[1] A significant amount of the village, mostly towards the south, was built in the decades following World War II and thus it comprises of over half of the population of the Thornton and Allerton ward, towards the west of Bradford.

Seabrook Potato Crisps was founded in Allerton in 1949.[3] The company's Allerton factory closed in 2004, production moving to the company's Princeville site, also in Bradford.[4]

Governance[]

Allerton has been within the boundaries of the City of Bradford metropolitan borough since 1974 as part of the Thornton and Allerton electoral ward.[5] It falls within the parliamentary constituency of Bradford West.[6] Allerton currently has 3 Labour councillors, who preside over the entire of the Thornton and Allerton wards.

Notable people[]

  • Dean Cavanagh (born 1966), writer for screen, film and theatre
  • Nicky Evans (born 1979), actor appearing as Roy Glover in Emmerdale and Shane Maguire in Shameless
  • Kimberley Walsh (born 1981), singer from all-female band Girls Aloud

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Allerton". Eagle Media Publishing Limited. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Domesday Online: Thornton (West Riding)".
  3. ^ "CAC". Archived from the original on 24 August 2007.
  4. ^ Watson, Elaine (1 July 2007). "Crispy business". Food Manufacture. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Thornton and Allerton ward" (PDF). bradford.gov.uk. Bradford Council. March 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Elections 2015". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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