Baildon
Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in Yorkshire, England. For the hamlet in Canada, see Baildon, Saskatchewan. For the rural municipality which surrounds said hamlet, see Rural Municipality of Baildon No. 131.
Baildon is a town[1] and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire, England and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Baildon | |
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Baildon, Browgate roundabout | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Population | 15,360 |
OS grid reference | SE155395 |
• London | 185 mi (298 km) south-east |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Shipley |
Postcode district | BD17 |
Dialling code | 01274 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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53.851°N 1.763°W / 53.851; -1.763 |
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It lies 3 miles (5 km) north of Bradford city centre. The town forms a continuous urban area with Shipley and Bradford, and is part of the West Yorkshire Built Up Area.[2] Other nearby suburbs include Shipley to the south and Saltaire to the west. As of the 2011 census, the Baildon ward has a population of 15,360.[3]