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Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and a county borough in 1888, making it administratively independent of the West Riding County Council. It was honoured with city status on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, with Kingston upon Hull and Nottingham .
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Bradford began as a village by a ford. Brad meant broad. By the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, the village by the broad ford had grown quite large (by the standards of the time) with perhaps 300-350 people. Bradford was turned into a town when the villagers were allowed to hold a weekly market. In those days there were few shops and anyone wish...
During the 16th century Bradford grew much larger and more important. This was despite outbreaks of plague. It struck Bradford in 1557-58. The wool industry continued to grow. By the 16th century, many people in villages near Bradford wove wool. It was then taken to the town to be fulled and dyed. There was also a considerable leather tanning indus...
In the late 18th century and early 19th Bradford grew very rapidly. In 1780 it had a population of about 4,500. By 1801 it had more than 6,000 inhabitants. By 1851 the population of Bradford had reached an incredible 103,000. The huge rise in population was partly due to immigration from Germany and Ireland. The very rapid growth of Bradford meant ...
In 1904 an Industrial Exhibition was held in Bradford. Cartwright Memorial Hall was built in 1904. The Alhambra Theatre opened in 1914. The first council houses in Bradford were built in 1907. Many more were built in the 1920s and 1930s to replace demolished slums. In 1919 the Church of St Peter was made Bradford Cathedral. Bradford Royal Infirmary...
In the 21st century, Bradford is still thriving. In 2009 Bradford became a UNESCO City of Film. Bradford City Park opened in 2012. The Broadway Shopping Centre opened in 2015. In 2024 Bradford had a population of 550,000.
1086 Bradford is a large village with a population of about 300. It later grows into a small market town. Wool and leather are made in the town. 1461 Bradford is granted the right to hold 2 annual fairs, a sign of its growing importance. 1557-58 Bradford is struck by the plague. Nevertheless, the town grows larger and more important. Wool is the ma...
'Broad Ford', later known as Bradford, was first settled in Saxon times and by the middle ages had become a small town centred on Kirkgate, Westgate and Ivegate. The 'Manor of Bradford' was first held by the De Lacy family until 1311 and then in turn by the Earls of Lincoln, John Gaunt and the Crown before passing into private hands in 1620.
2 days ago · Though Bradford was included in the Parliamentary borough of Manchester in 1832 it was left outside the municipal borough in 1838. A local board was formed in 1857, enduring till the township was included in Manchester in 1885. Its existence as a separate township ceased in 1896, when it became part of the new township of North Manchester.
Bradford was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1847, covering the parishes of Bradford, Horton and Manningham. It became a county borough with the passing of the Local Government Act 1888. The County Borough of Bradford was granted city status by Letters Patent in 1897.
1817-18 Christopher Greenwood. This is in 4 sheets (1 mile to 3⁄4 inch). A new edition was published as Teesdale's map in 1828. Bradford Maps. When using these maps it is important to remember...
TheEnglish Civil War(1642–1651) badly damaged Bradford and slowed its growth. Cloth-making gradually became Bradford’s chief industry, though it changed from making ‘kersey’ to ‘worsted’– a finer more desirable cloth for suits . and dresses. In 1734 the turnpike road between Manchester . and Leeds opened and in 1777 the Bradford ...
