West Yorkshire has everything you could possibly want from a county: lively cities, like Leeds and Bradford, dramatic countryside in the Pennines, and industrial heritage at Bradford and Wakefield.
The bustling towns and villages of the area are true Yorkshire, and history runs through every cobble in every street.
West Yorkshire is home to the largest city in Yorkshire, in the form of Leeds. Leeds has grown considerably in recent years and has gone from being an industrial hub to the cool and contemporary city it is today,
People flock to the city for its high-end shops, great nightlife, theatre, arts, and culture.
West Yorkshire's second city is the smaller area of Bradford, which houses the National Museum of Film and Television.
Bradford also boasts West Yorkshire's only UNESCO World Heritage Site at Saltaire model village. The village was built by industrialist Titus Salt in the 19th century when he moved his entire operation, which consisted of five woollen mills, from Bradford to this site. It was made to house his workers and give them a better quality of life.
Celebrated English authors Emily, Charlotte and Anne Bronte were born at Haworth in West Yorkshire and spent much of their lives there. The trio's works, which included Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and the Tenant of Wildfell Hall, were all influenced by the landscape and lifestyle they enjoyed in the village, near Keighley. Haworth is now something of a shrine to the sisters and their old home at the parsonage has been transformed into a museum celebrating their lives.
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