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Bradford is the major settlement in the City
of Bradford, in the north of England in the county of West Yorkshire. It
was a centre of the West Riding wool industry.
The Bradford-Leeds area is England's 4th largest metropolitan area. It
has a large number of recent immigrants, and approximately 19% 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".
It is home to the National Museum of
Photography, Film and Television.
Bradford was the birthplace of the writers J. B. Priestley and John Braine
and the composer Frederick Delius. Priestley is commemorated by a statue in
the city. Wm Morrison Supermarkets also originated in Bradford. Richard
Whiteley, the host of Countdown, was born in the city. Edward Garvey, Garda
Commissioner, was born in Bradford in 1915 and had a distinguished career in
An Garda Síochána (the Irish police).
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