Eccleshill, Bradford

Eccleshill
Harrogate Road, Eccleshill
Eccleshill is located in West Yorkshire
Eccleshill
Eccleshill
Location within West Yorkshire
Population17,945 (Ward. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE175358
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Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRADFORD
Postcode districtBD2 & BD10
Dialling code01274
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53°49′26″N 1°44′13″W / 53.824°N 1.737°W / 53.824; -1.737

Eccleshill is an area, former village, and ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The ward population of Eccleshill is 17,540,[2] increasing at the 2011 Census to 17,945.[1] Eccleshill is a more or less completely residential urban area with very little open space[2] although there is substantial open land directly to the east.

The origins of the name Eccleshill are uncertain. At the time of the Domesday Book the area was known as Egleshill either meaning 'eagles hill'[3] or perhaps named after a Saxon landlord called Aikel or Eckil—alternatively it could mean Ecclesiastical Hill.[4]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Eccleshill Ward (as of 2011) (1237321011)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BO:GWP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Eccleshill Local History Group (January 1990). Memories of Eccleshill. Department of External Studies, University of Leeds.
  4. ^ "Eccleshill History Trail" (PDF). Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

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