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In 1715 the first history of Leeds was written by Ralph Thoresby, entitled Ducatus Leodiensis; or the Topography of the antient and populous Town and Parish of Leedes. Leeds was mainly a merchant town, manufacturing woollen cloths and trading with Europe via the Humber estuary and the population grew from 10,000 at the end of the seventeenth ...
Leeds is a city [a] in West Yorkshire, England.It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom.
Leeds, [7] also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley , Garforth , Guiseley , Horsforth , Morley , Otley , Pudsey , Rothwell , Wetherby and Yeadon . [ 8 ]
L. Leeds (European Parliament constituency) Leeds (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds Anti-Slavery Association; Leeds City Police; Leeds Civic Trust; Leeds Convention
Leeds' wool and cloth trades resulted in the building of many industrial buildings during this era. The resulting workforce which migrated to the city from rural areas brought about the building of many houses. Leeds has perhaps the most surviving examples of back-to-back terrace housing in the UK, particularly in Holbeck and Harehills. [27]
A supermarket, other shops and new premises for the Leeds Postal Workers Sports Association club are included in the plans. The former Kirkstall Lites pub and Kirkstall Liberal Club will be demolished along with the existing shopping centre. [13] A new park in the Kirkstall Valley has also been proposed. [14]
Temple Newsam (historically Temple Newsham), is a Tudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.The house is a Grade I listed building, [1] one of nine Leeds Museums and Galleries sites [2] and part of the research group, Yorkshire Country House Partnership.
Leeds Corporation Tramways formerly served the city of Leeds, England. The original trams were horse-drawn, but the city introduced Britain's first overhead-powered electric trams in 1891, [ 1 ] and by 1901, electrification had been completed.