Drighlington
Sign in to saveDrighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 5 miles (9 km) south-west of Leeds and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Bradford. The name of the village is often shortened to Drig. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 5,528.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Drighlington
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Pauls Church Drighlington.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Paul's Church
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Leeds
- UK place.population
- 5,528
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Leeds
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Morley and Outwood
- UK place.post_town
- BRADFORD
- UK place.postcode_district
- BD11
- UK place.postcode_area
- BD
- UK place.dial_code
- 0113
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE2229
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5725
- Image
- Drighlington - Old Lane.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01635
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- Drighlington
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- SE2229
- postal code
- BD11
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Drighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 5 miles (9 km) south-west of Leeds and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Bradford. The name of the village is often shortened to Drig. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 5,528.
The village sits in the Morley North ward of Leeds City Council and was previously a part of the Morley and Outwood parliamentary constituency.
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