Heaton, West Yorkshire

Heaton, West Yorkshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude=
longitude=
official_name= Heaton
population= 14,519
metropolitan_borough= Bradford
metropolitan_county= West Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Bradford West
post_town= BRADFORD
postcode_district = BD9
postcode_area= BD
dial_code= 01274
os_grid_reference=
Infobox_UK_Wards
WardName= Heaton
1stCouncillor= John Stanley King|
1stParty= Conservative Party|
2ndCouncillor= Rizwan Malik|
2ndParty= Labour Party|
3rdCouncillor= Mohammad Masood
3rdParty= Conservative Party

Heaton (population 14,519 - 2001 UK census) is a Ward in Bradford Metropolitian District in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It includes the villages of Frizinghall, Heaton and Daisy Hill. Extending to Chellow Heights reservoir on the western edge and the Bradford-Shipley railway line on the eastern edge. Frizinghall railway station is on the edge of the ward.

The University of Bradford School of Management is located here, as are St. Bede's Grammar School and Bradford Grammar School. The official residence of the Bishop of Bradford is also in Heaton. The village itself has three public houses, and a range of shops and restaurants. An ancient woodland, Heaton Woods stretches from the village to Shipley.

The village shot to fame in 1981 when Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", was arrested. He lived at 6 Garden Lane. John Boynton Priestley grew up in the village, whilst John Braine attended St. Bede's Grammar School.

Heaton is one of the few remaining places in England to have a Lord of the Manor. The title is currently held by John Stanley King, a Conservative Councillor for Heaton Ward on Bradford Council. He purchased the title in the 1980s. He has lived in the village for all of his life and is a local historian.

Local election 2008

The local election will be held on May 1, 2008. Stanley King will be retiring, and the new Conservative candidate is Sajid Akhtar. The Green Party candidate is David Ford. The Labour and LibDem candidates are unknown at this time.

External links

* [http://www.bcsp-web.org/mapguide_site/maingeo.cfm BCSP] (Internet Explorer only)
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/election_2004/bradford/heaton.shtml BBC election results]
* [http://www.bradfordinfo.com/census/WardProfiles/heaton.pdf Council ward profile] (pdf)
* [http://www.heatonwoodstrust.org Heaton Woods Trust]
* [http://www.oldheatonian.co.uk/nulook Heaton News and Gossip]
* [http://heatonian.livejournal.com/ Heaton Blogger]
* [http://kingsarmsheaton.co.uk/ Kings Arms]


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