Cathedrals · Yorkshire & the Humber
Bradford Cathedral
Also known as: Ardeaglais Bradford
Bradford Cathedral — a Grade I-listed cathedral in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Stephen Craven — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bradford Cathedral is a Grade I-listed building in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bradford Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter, is an Anglican cathedral in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, one of three co-equal cathedrals in the Diocese of Leeds alongside Ripon and Wakefield. Its site has been used for Christian worship since the 7th century, when missionaries based in Dewsbury evangelised the area. For many centuries it was the parish church of St Peter and achieved cathedral status in 1919. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
The first church on the site was believed to have been built in Anglo-Saxon times and fell into ruin after the Norman Conquest in 1066. A second church was built around 1200. The first mention of the parish of Bradford as distinct from being part of the parish of Dewsbury appears in the register of the Archbishop of York in 1281. Alice de Lacy, widow of Edmund de Lacy, one of the descendants of Ilbert de Lacy, gave a grant to the parish of Bradford that is recorded in the register of the Archbishop Wickwayne. Around 1327, Scottish raiders burnt down most of this stone church. During the 14th century the church was rebuilt and some of the older masonry may have been used in the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7954, -1.7477
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Bradford, unparished area
- Postcode
- BD1 4DZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bradford West
- Established
- 1450
- Official site
- www.bradfordcathedral.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2454607 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bradford Cathedral (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bradford Cathedral?
- Bradford Cathedral is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode BD1 4DZ), in the parish of Bradford, unparished area.
- Is Bradford Cathedral a listed building?
- Bradford Cathedral is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Bradford Cathedral?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BD1 4DZ. It sits within the Bradford West parliamentary constituency.