Coordinates: 53°45′50″N 1°49′41″W / 53.764°N 1.828°W / 53.764; -1.828
| Queensbury and Shelf | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Urban district |
| 1951 area | 2,795 acres (11.3 km2) |
| 1961 area | 2,795 acres (11.3 km2) |
| HQ | Albert Road, Queensbury |
| History | |
| Created | 1937 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Succeeded by | Calderdale, City of Bradford |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1931 population | 4,415 |
| 1971 population | 10,634 |
Queensbury and Shelf was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1937 to 1974. The district was formed by a County Review Order by the amalgamation of Queensbury and Shelf urban districts.
Queensbury and Shelf were included in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The former urban district was divided between two metropolitan boroughs: the wards of Shelf East and Shelf West were included in Calderdale, and the remaining wards in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford.
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