About Bradford, UK

Bradford is located at the metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England in the foot-hills of the Pennines, in the 13.8

km west from Leeds. The City of Bradford metropolitan borough is composed of Bradford itself and smaller outlying settlements. The name of the city is derived from the "Broad Ford". Since 13-th century Bradford was a centre of the West Riding wool industry. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and among the earliest industrialized settlements, quickly becoming the "wool capital of the world", but from the middle of the 20-th century textile sector fell into decline and now tourism occupies the leading position in the income of the city. The city boasts its attractions such as a World Heritage Site, the National Media Museum, Saltaire and Cartwright Hall.