Shipley | |
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Shipley town centre (June 2010) | |
Location within West Yorkshire | |
Population | 15,483 (ward. 2011) |
OS grid reference | SE 146 375 |
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Metropolitan borough | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Shipley |
Postcode district | BD17-18 |
Dialling code | 01274 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Shipley is a historic market town and civil parish[1] in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
Located on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Shipley is directly north of the city of Bradford. The population of Shipley at the 2011 Census was 15,483.[2]
Until 1974, Shipley was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The town forms a continuous urban area with Bradford.