Broomfields, Bradford

53°46′59″N 1°44′46″W / 53.783°N 1.746°W / 53.783; -1.746

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Fig.1 Broomfields, Bradford in West Yorkshire

Broomfields is a historic district on the south eastern edge of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. In 1840 it was still a mainly rural area with a population of only a few hundred people. By 1880 it was one of the most densely populated districts of Bradford with 1,500 houses, a population of about 8,000 and many commercial premises. In 1932 a process of slum clearance and commercial regeneration was started. Today (2014) the district is almost wholly given over to commercial premises and once again has a resident population of only about two hundred people.