Menston
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Menston is a village and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is within Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, along with Burley in Wharfedale. A small part of Menston, south of the village, is outside the civil parish in the Guiseley and Rawdon ward of the City of Leeds. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 4,498 (down from 4,660 in 2001). The village is home to St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy, a secondary school with academy status in the part of Menston included in the City of Leeds. Menston is situated near the
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- Locality
- Bradford
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 4,764
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Menston
- UK place.population
- 4,498
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Menston
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Bradford
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Shipley
- UK place.post_town
- ILKLEY
- UK place.postcode_district
- LS29
- UK place.postcode_area
- LS
- UK place.dial_code
- 01943
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE174439
- UK place.static_image_name
- Main Street, Menston.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Main Street
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4498
- Image
- Menston Station - Station Road - geograph.org.uk - 924192.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01943
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- Menston
- postal code
- LS29
- OS grid reference
- SE174439
- P8168
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Menston is a village and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is within Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of Bradford, along with Burley in Wharfedale. A small part of Menston, south of the village, is outside the civil parish in the Guiseley and Rawdon ward of the City of Leeds. At the 2011 census the parish had a population of 4,498 (down from 4,660 in 2001). The village is home to St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy, a secondary school with academy status in the part of Menston included in the City of Leeds. Menston is situated near the towns of Guiseley and Otley, with which it shares strong transport and community links. The name Menston derives from the Old English Mensaingtūn meaning 'settlement connected with Mensa'.
==Landmarks== Menston's Anglican parish church is dedicated to St John the Divine, and is part of the Diocese of Leeds. Other notable buildings include the former High Royds Hospital and St Mary's Menston Catholic Academy, both of which are located in the Leeds part of Menston.
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