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Allerton, West Yorkshire

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OS grid reference
  
SE1134

Country
  
England

Post town
  
BRADFORD

Local time
  
Sunday 10:43 AM

Metropolitan borough
  
City of Bradford

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Metropolitan county
  
West Yorkshire

Dialling code
  
01274

Allerton, West Yorkshire

Region
  
Yorkshire and the Humber

Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 81% Humidity

Allerton is a former village in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, now increasingly part of the Bradford conurbation.

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Map of Allerton, UK

Allerton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Wilsden-cum-Allerton. The local residents of the suburb pronounce it Ollerton 'Ol' rather than 'Al'.

Chellow Dene is a local beauty spot at the north of Allerton . It is a wooded valley with two Victorian reservoirs, and is a haven for local wildlife.

Seabrook Potato Crisps was founded in Allerton in 1949. The company's Allerton factory closed in 2004, production moving to the company's Princeville site, also in Bradford.

Notable people

  • Dean Cavanagh (born 1966), writer for screen, film and theater
  • Nicky Evans (born 1979), actor appearing as Roy Glover in Emmerdale and Shane Maguire in Shameless
  • Kimberley Walsh (born 1981), singer from all-girl band Girls Aloud

    • References

    Allerton, West Yorkshire Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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