Editing West Yorkshire (section)

===Parish===
West Yorkshire has close ties with Lancashire in terms of history, local identity and infrastructure including with the [[War of the Roses]] and [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/wars-roses-how-rivalry-between-yorkshire-and-lancashire-still-exists-today-47277|title=Wars of the roses: How the rivalry between Yorkshire and Lancashire still exists today|work=The Yorkshire Post|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Wars of the Roses: A History of Lancashire vs. Yorkshire Cricket Matches|first=Dean|last=Hayes|date=1 October 2000|id={{ASIN|1903158117|country=uk}}}}</ref> Up until the 19th&nbsp;century, the town of [[Todmorden]] was in Lancashire but was moved into Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/yorkshire-town-wishes-lancashire-19208458|title=The Yorkshire town that wishes it was in Lancashire|first1=Dave|last1=Himelfield|first2=Jon|last2=Macpherson|date=2 November 2020|website=LancsLive|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> In the 1974 boundary review, the towns of [[Earby]] and [[Barnoldswick]] were moved into the [[Borough of Pendle|Pendle]] district of Lancashire.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/two-more-towns-arent-quite-19696912|title=More towns which aren't sure if they're in Lancashire or Yorkshire|first=Dave|last=Himelfield|date=30 January 2021|website=YorkshireLive|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> The civil parish of [[Saddleworth]] in [[Oldham]] was the only part of West Riding of Yorkshire to be moved into the county of Greater Manchester. The villages in the parish border the towns of [[Huddersfield]] and [[Holmfirth]]. There is a strong identity debate with Saddleworth residents who still maintain close connections with Yorkshire including the Saddleworth White Rose Society.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/saddleworth-white-rose-yorkshire-fight-19288364|title=The fight to keep these historic villages in Yorkshire nearing a sad end|first=Megan|last=Shaw|date=6 December 2020|website=YorkshireLive|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>