Industrial city in West Yorkshire, northern England, on the River Calder, south of Leeds; population (2001) 76,950. Industries include chemicals, machine tools, wool textiles, coal mining, and the manufacture of clothing, wire-rope, and sheet metal. Lancastrian forces defeated and killed Richard of York here in 1460, during the Wars of the Roses. The National Coal Mining Museum is here.
Orange represents courage and sacrifice. White represents truth, purity, and peace. Green represents faith, fertility, and chivalry. The emblem is the Ashoka Chakra (‘Wheel of the Law’). Effective date: 22 July 1947.