Shelf, West Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°45′10″N 1°48′43″W / 53.752719°N 1.811911°W
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 Shelf
Shelf shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Population | 4,496 |
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| OS grid reference | SE125285 |
| Metropolitan borough | Calderdale |
| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HALIFAX |
| Postcode district | HX3 |
| Dialling code | 01274 6 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Shelf is a village in West Yorkshire, England. The village is situated halfway between Bradford and Halifax. It has a population of 4,496.[1]
In the Domesday Book it is called Scelf.
From 1937 to 1974, Shelf formed part of Queensbury and Shelf, an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Queensbury and Shelf consisted of Queensbury and Shelf.[2]
Queensbury and Shelf was split in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, with the Shelf part going to the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, and the rest going to the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford.
Shelf is a village impacted by the Industrial Revolution and retains mill buildings along with other artefacts.
Much-travelled footballer Frank Worthington was born in the village, as were Linda Barker and veteran Blue Peter presenter John Noakes.
Shelf village centre has many shops and facilities such as a bakery and pharmacy. There is a local supermarket managed by the Lidl group.
[edit] References
- ^ "Census 2001 : Urban Areas : Table KS01 : Usual Resident Population". Office for National Statistics. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.xls. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Queensbury and Shelf UD West Riding through time". Vision of Britain. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10166871&c_id=10001043.
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