Eccleshill, Bradford

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, increasing at the 2011 Census to 17,945. Eccleshill is a more or less completely residential urban area with very little open space although there is substantial open land directly to the east.

Eccleshill
Harrogate Road, Eccleshill
Eccleshill
Location within West Yorkshire
Population17,945 (Ward. 2011 census)
OS grid referenceSE175358
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
  • West Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRADFORD
Postcode districtBD2 & BD10
Dialling code01274
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Geoffrey Reid (Liberal Democrats)
  • Nicola Pollard (Liberal Democrats)
  • Brendan Stubbs (Liberal Democrats)

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' or perhaps named after a Saxon landlord called Aikel or Eckil—alternatively it could mean Ecclesiastical Hill.

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