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Bradford (pronunciation (helpยทinfo)) is a city in West Yorkshire, England. Together with neighbouring towns and villages, Bradford forms the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897. The city status was transferred to the metropolitan district when it was formed in 1974.[1] It has a population of 293,717 with the district as a whole having 493,100 inhabitants. By urban sub-area, it is the 6th largest settlement in England.
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