BRADFORD, or BRADFORTH, a market-town in the wapentake of Morley, of the west-riding of Yorkshire, 197 miles from London, and situated on a branch of the river Aire. It is built partly on the side of a steep hill, with some of the streets looking over the houses in the others. It has extensive manufactures of worsted stuffs, and, during the war, had several foundries for cannon, and other heavy iron articles. The market is held on Thursday. The parish church is a remarkably fine Gothic edifice, with a melodious peal of bells. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 6393, in 1811 to 7761, and in 1821 to 13,064. The whole parish of Bradford, comprehending twelve townships or chapellaries, contained, in 1801, 28,985 inhabitants, who in 1821 had increased to 52,954.