Properties in Bradford

Bradford is a city in the northern English county of West Yorkshire. It is not built on any substantial body of water but is situated at the junction of three valleys, one of them, that of the Bradford Beck which rises in moorland to the west, and is swelled by its tributaries, the Horton Beck, Westbrook, Bowling Beck and Eastbrook.

At the site of the original ford, the beck turns north, and flows towards the River Aire at Shipley. Bradfordale (or Bradford dale) is a name given to this valley (see for example Firth 1997).

It can be regarded as one of the Yorkshire Dales, though as it passes through the city, it is often not recognised as such. The beck's course through the city centre is culverted and has been since the mid 19th century.