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The Leeds Country Way is a waymarked circular walk of 62 miles (100 km) through the rural outskirts of the city, never more than 7 miles (11 km) from City Square. The Meanwood Valley Trail leads from Woodhouse Moor along Meanwood Beck to Golden Acre Park.
Country: England: Region: Yorkshire and the Humber: ... Leeds, [7] also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England.
The Leeds City Region, or informally Greater Leeds, is a local enterprise partnership city region located in West Yorkshire, England. Prior to the West Yorkshire devolution deal, the partnership covered parts of South and North Yorkshire .
The City of Leeds is Yorkshire's largest city and the leading centre of trade and commerce. Leeds is also one of the UK's larger financial centres. Leeds's traditional industries were mixed, service-based industries, textile manufacturing and coal mining being examples. Tourism is also significant and a growing sector in the city.
The Leeds Country Way (LCW) is a circular long-distance footpath of 62 miles (100 km) around Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.It is never more than 7 miles (11 km) from the city centre of Leeds, but is mainly rural with extensive views in the outlying areas of the Leeds metropolitan district.
Leeds is represented by eight Members of Parliament. Since boundary changes made before the 2010 general election , the constituencies are Elmet and Rothwell , Leeds Central , Leeds East , Leeds North East , Leeds North West , Leeds West , Morley and Outwood (three out of five wards) and Pudsey .
The Borough of Leeds was created in 1207, when Maurice Paynel, Lord of the Manor, granted a charter to the inhabitants of the town of Leeds. They were created "burgesses", and were given the right to hold half an acre of land, trade as they liked, and transport their goods by land or water, subject to tolls and restrictions paid to the manor.
Map of the main settlements Leeds, the largest city in the built-up area (BUA) and the United Kingdom's third-largest city by population Bradford, the second largest city in the BUA and United Kingdom's sixth largest city by population Huddersfield, a market town with the third-highest population in the BUA and one of the largest market towns in UK Wakefield, the BUA's third city and ...