Wyke

Wyke is a ward and suburb in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, lying on the route between Bradford city and the outskirts toward Halifax. The area grew up in the 19th century around woven textiles and retains a mix of stone-built terraces and later housing estates. A short high street serves day-to-day needs with shops, a few pubs and community services, while regular bus routes link Wyke to Bradford and neighbouring suburbs. Local primary schools and a community centre provide focal points for residents.

The settlement sits on rising ground and offers direct views back toward the city on clear days. Pockets of playing fields and small greens are woven into the street pattern, and the line of an old railway cutting marks the edge of the built area to the west. Industrial buildings from the Victorian period survive in places, their conversions and reuses shaping how streets now feel. Parish and civic records show Wyke moving from a village footing into a suburban ward while retaining street names and plot patterns that reflect its 19th-century growth.