Place:Undercliffe, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameUndercliffe
TypeSuburb
Located inWest Riding of Yorkshire, England
Also located inWest Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
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Bolton and Undercliffe is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,365.[1] Bolton and Undercliffe covers the area east of Bradford Beck, between Shipley & Wrose to the north and central Bradford to the south. It is a largely urban area.

Undercliffe means "below the cliff", referring to a village below a hill-spur. The name was recorded as Indreclif in 1038. Over time Undercliffe has moved uphill and encroached into Eccleshill.

History

The Dudley Hill to Killinghall turnpike of 1804 came through Undercliffe, and the former Robin Hood public house was a toll office for the turnpike.[14] The turnpike still exists in the area as Killinghall Road to Bradford Moor and as Harrogate Road after a name change from Killinghall Road.


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