Allerton, West Yorkshire facts for kids
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Chellow Dene Lower Reservoir |
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Population | 12,000 |
OS grid reference | SE1134 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRADFORD |
Postcode district | BD15 |
Dialling code | 01274 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Allerton is a village within the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, now increasingly part of the Bradford conurbation. With a population of around 12,000, the village is situated 3 miles west-north-west of Bradford.
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'.
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
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