Heaton is one of the few remaining places in England to have a Lord of the Manor. The title was until 2012 held by John Stanley King who purchased the title in the 1960s from the estate of the Earl of Rosse to ensure the ancient title remained live. He lived in the village all his life and was a local historian. The title is now held by his nephew, Christopher Ball.[3]
Councillors
Heaton electoral ward is represented on Bradford Council by three Labour Party councillors, Nussrat Mohammed, Mohammed Amran and Mohammad Shabbir.[4]
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History
Heaton was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Bradford,[7] in 1866 Heaton became a separate civil parish, on 25 March 1898 the parish was abolished and merged with Bradford.[8] In 1891 the parish had a population of 4073.[9]