Wyke

Wyke

Infobox_UK_Wards
WardName=Wyke
1stCouncillor= David Robinson| 1stParty= Labour Party| 2ndCouncillor= Sarah Ferriby| 2ndParty= Labour Party| 3rdCouncillor= David Warburton
3rdParty= Labour Party

Wyke (population 14,180 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitan District in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the village of Wyke.As well as the area of Wyke, the ward includes the adjoining hamlet of Lower Wyke, the area around Carr House, known as Carr House Gate, part of Oakenshaw the main part of which is in Kirklees, and most of Low Moor. It is bordered on the east side by the M606 motorway and extends up to the Staygate roundabout on the north.

Wyke was also the name given to the Cistercian Abbey near Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England. The site of this abbey has been lost. The abbey moved to Beaulieu, Hampshire in the 13th century.

References

* [http://www.bcsp-web.org/mapguide_site/maingeo.cfm BCSP] (Internet Explorer only)
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/election_2004/bradford/wyke.shtml BBC election results]
* [http://www.bradfordinfo.com/census/WardProfiles/wyke.pdf Council ward profile] (pdf)
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=38100 Beaulieu Abbey and Wyke history]

External links

* [http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/pickle%20bridge%202.htm Wyke Viaduct]


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