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Heaton is a Ward of the City of Bradford

City of Bradford

The City of Bradford is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden and...

, a metropolitan borough

Metropolitan borough

A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...

of West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It includes the villages of Frizinghall

Frizinghall

Frizinghall is a district in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire lying about two miles north of the city centre close to the town of Shipley, itself a part of the City of Bradford along with such other nearby towns as Keighley and Ilkley....

, Heaton and Daisy Hill

Daisy Hill

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, extending to Chellow Heights reservoir on the western edge and the Bradford-Shipley railway line on the eastern edge. Frizinghall railway station

Frizinghall railway station

Frizinghall railway station is situated in the Frizinghall district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The station, an unstaffed halt north of Bradford Forster Square is on the Airedale Line, and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Rail....

is on the edge of the ward.

The University of Bradford School of Management

University of Bradford School of Management

Bradford University School of Management, located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and established in 1963, is an international business school. It occupies buildings near Lister Park which are separate from the main University of Bradford campus...

is located in Heaton, as are St. Bede's Grammar School

St. Bede's Grammar School

St. Bede's Grammar School, in Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire is a Roman Catholic boys' Secondary school and specialist science college close to Bradford city centre.-School history:...

and Bradford Grammar School

Bradford Grammar School

Bradford Grammar School is a co-educational, independent school in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Headmaster, Stephen Davidson is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference . The school was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter by King Charles II in 1662...

. The official residence of the Bishop of Bradford

Bishop of Bradford

The Bishop of Bradford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bradford, in the Province of YorkThe diocese covers the extreme west of Yorkshire, and has its see in the city of Bradford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.The Bishop's residence is...

is also in Heaton. Heaton has three public houses and a range of shops and restaurants. An ancient woodland, Heaton Woods

Heaton Woods

Heaton Woods is a colloquial name for an ancient woodland located mainly in Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England but stretching into Shipley. Heaton Woods Trust is a registered charity established in 1977...

, stretches from the village to Shipley

Shipley, West Yorkshire

Shipley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and north-west of Leeds....

.

J.B. Priestley grew up in Heaton and John Braine

John Braine

John Gerard Braine was an English novelist. Braine is usually associated with the Angry Young Men movement.-Biography:...

attended St. Bede's Grammar School

St. Bede's Grammar School

St. Bede's Grammar School, in Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire is a Roman Catholic boys' Secondary school and specialist science college close to Bradford city centre.-School history:...

. The village shot to fame in 1981 when Peter Sutcliffe

Peter Sutcliffe

Peter William Sutcliffe is a British serial killer who was dubbed "The Yorkshire Ripper". In 1981 Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attacking seven others. He is currently serving 20 sentences of life imprisonment in Broadmoor Hospital...

, the "Yorkshire Ripper", who lived at 6 Garden Lane, was arrested.

Heaton is one of the few remaining places in England

England

to have a Lord of the Manor

Lord of the Manor

The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...

. The title is currently held by John Stanley King who purchased the title in the 1980s. He has lived in the village all his life and is a local historian.

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