Idle, Bradford, Bradford :: The British Place Names Website

Other current and historical names

Idie
Idle Moor

Built-Up Area: Bradford
Parish/Community: Bradford, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Bradford
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 53°50'5"N 1°43'46"W
Eastings/Northings: 417900, 437646
OS Grid: SE179376
Mapcode Local: GBR JQ2.4X
Mapcode Global: WHC93.DWP2

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Idle within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Idle in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Idie, town and township with ry. sta., Calverley par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 5½ miles NE. of Bradford - township, 2462 ac., pop. 16,375; town, 1682 ac., pop. 6643; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; has extensive mfrs. of clothing.

British Place Names

Idle, Bradford

Idle is a suburban area in Bradford, Bradford

Idle in historic gazetteers