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1866 map of Leeds 19th-century Briggate, Leeds. In 1801, 42% of the population of Leeds lived outside the township, in the wider borough. Cholera outbreaks in 1832 and 1849 caused the authorities to address the problems of drainage, sanitation, and water supply. Water was pumped from the River Wharfe, but by 1860 it was too heavily polluted to ...
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 ]
A map of the wards is available on the council website, [1] as is a postcode-to-ward tool. [2] 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 ...
Leeds is a city [a] in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. 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.
An 1835 map of Leeds by Robert Creighton. In 1833 the Whig Government of Lord Grey began enquiries into the government of the various boroughs in England and Wales, with a view to reforming their constitutions and methods of election. [8] Following the recommendations of a royal commission, legislation was enacted as the Municipal Corporations ...
The area's entertainment venues are Leeds Arena, are Leeds Academy, Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. Millennium Square anchored by the civic hall was a flagship project to mark the year 2000. It hosts regular concerts, with past performers including the Kaiser Chiefs , Bridewell Taxis , HARD-Fi , Fall Out Boy and Embrace .
Leeds UK location map.svg Module:Location map/data/United Kingdom Leeds is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Leeds . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Description: Map of West Yorkshire, UK with the following information shown: . Administrative borders; Coastline, lakes and rivers; Roads and railways; Urban areas; Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 170%