Bradford : Britain
Bradford is the major settlement in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, in the north of England in the county of West Yorkshire. It officially became a city in 1897.
The Bradford Metropolitan District (population:477,775) is England’s 4th largest district with city status. In terms of the population of its urban area area, which is the primary meaning of city in British English, Bradford is around the tenth largest city in England. It has a large number of recent immigrants, and approximately 22% of the population are from ethnic minority groups, particularly from Pakistan. Asian immigrants’ restaurants have led to the city being dubbed “the curry capital of Europe”. Bradford is the district with the fourth highest percentage of Muslims in Britain (16.1% compared to an average of 3.0%).
Institutions, galleries, parks and Museums in Bradford
Bradford town hall as it stands today. It now stands behind Centenary Square, opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.
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Truro : Britain
Truro (Cornish: Truru meaning three rivers, which however nowadays are not of particular significance) is the administrative centre of Cornwall, and the only city in the county. It is well known for Truro Cathedral, finished in 1910. The city is also the location of the Royal Cornwall Museum. It has a population of 19,000.
Truro is twinned with Morlaix in Brittany, Northern France.
brad is a traditional name for a kind of fastener. It is now used for a variety of different fasteners, including:
Certain types of wire nails; for example, the elliptical nails used to avoid splitting the grain of softwood are called oval brads.
Split-lip brass fasteners, which are brass or brass-coloured, round-head, dual-pronged paper fasteners, often used to hold screenplays together, are also known as brads.
Brad is a shortened form of the name Bradley, Bradie, or Bradford.
Brad is also a town in Hunedoara county, Romania.
Brad is also a band featuring Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam.
Britain Overview
Bobbies on the beat and double-decker buses, thatched cottages and country houses, village pubs and cream teas, eccentric aristocrats and people constantly shaking hands, saying “How d’you do?” and discussing the weather. Until recently England was generally thought of as a gentle, fabled land freeze-framed sometime in the 1930s, home of the post office, country pub and vicarage. It’s now better known for vibrant cities with great nightlife and attractions, contrasted with green and pleasant countryside.
From an exciting week in London to a leisurely drive through the Scottish Highlands, from castles and cathedrals to shops and pubs, the Britain
Manchester : Britain
Brighton and Hove : Britain
Brighton and Hove is a local government district on the south coast of England. It was formed in April 1, 1997 by the merger of the East Sussex boroughs of Brighton and Hove. It is an administratively independent unitary authority and was granted city status in 2000. It is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex and the Traditional county of Sussex.
On October 15, 2004, Brighton and Hove was granted Fairtrade City status.
