Bradford
Bradford is a historic city in the West Riding of the county Yorkshire, England. It is administered by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Its prosperity grew in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as a centre of the worsted (woolen cloth) industry, and it gained the nickname Worstedopolis. German entrepreneurs invested heavily in the Bradford woolen industry in the nineteenth centure, leading to the creation of a warehouse district close to the city centre known as 'Little Germany'. The city is home to such attractions as The National Media Museum, the most visited national museum outside London.
Bradford is home to Bradford City FC, an association football (soccer) team, and the Bradford Bulls Rugby League team.
Since around the mid-20th century, Bradford has received many immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, especially Pakistan; with over 21,000 of the city's residents having been born in Pakistan in 1970. As of the 2021 UK Census, 32.1% (175,664) of the wider metropolitan borough's population identified as being of Asian ethnicity. In some wards of the city, the Asian population was as high as 83%.[1]
Famous Bradfordians
- James Berry, executioner
- Frederick Delius, composer
- Steven Frayne (formerly known by the stage-name Dynamo), magician
- Albert Pierrepoint, executioner
- J.B.Priestley, author and playwright
- Peter Sutcliffe, serial killer
