Queensbury and Shelf was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1937 to 1974. The district was formed by a County Review Order by the amalgamation of Queensbury and Shelf urban districts.
Queensbury and Shelf | |
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Area | |
• 1951 | 2,795 acres (11.3 km2) |
• 1961 | 2,795 acres (11.3 km2) |
Population | |
• 1931 | 4,415 |
• 1971 | 10,634 |
History | |
• Created | 1937 |
• Abolished | 1974 |
• Succeeded by | Calderdale, City of Bradford |
Status | Urban district |
• HQ | Albert Road, Queensbury |
Queensbury and Shelf were included in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The former urban district was divided between two metropolitan boroughs: the wards of Shelf East and Shelf West were included in Calderdale, and the remaining wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford.
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