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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is governed by a metropolitan borough named after the city, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 1 | d736c3ab6248cc7ad40ef82dbf1db2bcae21152fad805c5d76e16e7e265533c5 | 255 | 52 |
The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water where it was invented in the 1760s, and trading centre (mainly with wool) for the 17th and 18th centuries. Leeds developed as a mill town duri... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 2 | 944ae06d52c61f84179b23b9c3878fed56e24110060137164a49b206a1757d21 | 776 | 168 |
Leeds has multiple motorway links such as the M1, M62 and A1(M). The is, alongside Manchester Piccadilly, the busiest of its kind in Northern England. It is the county's largest settlement with a population of 536,280, while the larger City of Leeds district has a population of 812,000 (2021 census). The city is part ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 3 | e12f682f867631363c7dc8488fba7c160a3b94f082886551921ec564571ea70c | 468 | 127 |
History | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 4 | 54cfd02013ec5bee184ad4eb7b3fdbaa0a8b46e13a7cebfb84a1f32dfa8f4bf2 | 7 | 1 |
Toponymy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 5 | 8c9a5cc2e2c7d4dae00f4a02f07ccf79c10b2a1ec5dfe245278f096f5903e66e | 8 | 3 |
The name derives from the old Brittonic *Lātēnses (via Late Brittonic Lādēses), composed of the Celtic root *lāt- "violent, boiling" and the borrowed Latin plural derivational suffix -ēnses meaning "people of the fast-flowing river", in reference to the River Aire that flows through the city. This name originally refer... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 6 | 397633dc8d4c7b3ff850c847d153d377ae0fd1050c80925596c84c3755d80902 | 458 | 108 |
Bede states in the fourteenth chapter of his Ecclesiastical History, in a discussion of an altar surviving from a church erected by Edwin of Northumbria, that it is located in ...regione quae vocatur Loidis (Latin, "the region which is called Loidis"). An inhabitant of Leeds is locally known as a Loiner, a word of unce... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 7 | faad07cd80078caaf2fb52393d6512f15e41aa49a1bbe8b7c2464f6b80dd29ed | 395 | 95 |
Economic development | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 8 | 18a480592a15bda6f0385f35643088095ccb6490548c15968ee364e5b822373d | 20 | 2 |
Leeds developed as a market town in the Middle Ages as part of the local agricultural economy. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 9 | 7aa85e01b20f4d97825459acb77c0b7139032e765e6156b85997376116a1682e | 94 | 18 |
Before the Industrial Revolution, it became a co-ordination centre for the manufacture of woollen cloth, and white broadcloth was traded at its White Cloth Hall. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 10 | a5d9eaa97fad40456dbae89fa517ae8419b643e94c62aea3b3a71bc697be6063 | 161 | 32 |
Leeds handled one sixth of England's export trade in 1770. Growth, initially in textiles, was accelerated by the creation of the Aire and Calder Navigation in 1699 (with major additional works in the 18th century) and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1816. In the late Georgian era, William Lupton was one of a number of... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 11 | 862d7f155a7012eb2a530dfca48baae259b5bf8c6023990ce8b16f78e5ceab4d | 572 | 136 |
Mechanical engineering, initially to supply tools and machinery for the textile sector, rapidly became a diverse industry. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 12 | 711b4339b380ace28567c6753a7a32e274a580023d6a93ca61ed4bfc02db94e5 | 122 | 20 |
The railway network constructed around Leeds, starting with the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834, provided improved communications with national markets and, significantly for its development, an east–west connection with Manchester and the ports of Liverpool and Hull giving improved access to international markets. Alo... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 13 | 138972a567af66dbaf643e1cb75e3c7a2f4795f35fe2bad6a88429eb6b7abfe0 | 482 | 85 |
Marshall's Mill was one of the first of many factories constructed in Leeds from around 1790 when the most significant were woollen finishing and flax mills. Manufacturing diversified by 1914 to printing, engineering, chemicals and clothing manufacture. Decline in manufacturing during the 1930s was temporarily reversed... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 14 | ecb4632e4f77ad496c5a413d274f3fbb0faa61b278de105b2e745aa4defa37f8 | 990 | 197 |
Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone was launched in April 2012 to promote development in four sites along the A63 East Leeds Link Road. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 15 | f05b27aa1dfaa369ed9eb919cd7b27ba9c730cdc09301c6ecb124da3a5152df0 | 133 | 30 |
Local government | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 16 | 587eb8e78e038418f2e9ad47143c2f8ee1d0c7aae14aafd9963ae6306fcb515f | 16 | 2 |
Leeds was a manor and township in the large ancient parish of Leeds St Peter, in the Skyrack wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Borough of Leeds was created in 1207, when Maurice Paynel, lord of the manor, granted a charter to a small area of the manor, close to the river crossing, in what is now the city c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 17 | fcd51a326c0fbb934a7fa4f9ee69d4a86532a35f4e987b755636dd5c04d2de6e | 558 | 135 |
The inhabitants petitioned Charles I for a charter of incorporation, which was granted in 1626. The new charter incorporated the entire parish, including all eleven townships, as the Borough of Leeds and withdrew the earlier charter. Improvement commissioners were set up in 1755 for paving, lighting, and cleansing of t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 18 | 67b7900725ee213c108e7fc2d2c5f56f6d56206708069909b88fe6d54d7b9855 | 422 | 88 |
The borough corporation was reformed under the provisions of Municipal Corporations Act 1835. Leeds Borough Police force was formed in 1836, and Leeds Town Hall was completed by the corporation in 1858. In 1866, Leeds and each of the other townships in the borough became civil parishes. The borough became a county boro... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 19 | a69a86755c2eb271a664b054d04e2277924cfeb6443df13e9c6b5e118262305c | 980 | 239 |
The county borough was abolished on 1 April 1974, and its former area was combined with that of the municipal boroughs of Morley and Pudsey; the urban districts of Aireborough, Horsforth, Otley, Garforth and Rothwell; and parts of the rural districts of Tadcaster, Wetherby, and Wharfedale. This area formed a metropolit... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 20 | 03c4ab995988146a23eab322128cf108a18a7358886024a34efc4014c4c34f8d | 1,052 | 214 |
Suburban growth | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 21 | fcdcd83092e561d50ee1393a002a8fd65496281be5e047987229bb3c99097a57 | 15 | 3 |
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 be usable. Following t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 22 | 1fa022225b16ac1be24220ad8cb1168e571cdcc265d2a9ce0469f04d3f5c4bb1 | 456 | 120 |
Residential growth occurred in Holbeck and Hunslet from 1801 to 1851, but, as these townships became industrialised new areas were favoured for middle class housing. Land south of the river was developed primarily for industry and secondarily for back-to-back workers' dwellings. The Leeds Improvement Act 1866 sought to... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 23 | 58bd57f6ea479ee154a9aea5a2133842b748ce05eb2a6d786251c28a5ef43a4d | 441 | 96 |
Holbeck and Leeds formed a continuous built-up area by 1858, with Hunslet nearly meeting them. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, population growth in Hunslet, Armley, and Wortley outstripped that of Leeds. When pollution became a problem, the wealthier residents left the industrial conurbation to live in He... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 24 | 67a93b8033b947b217b69385cc8e3b771ead28ec092c3d169f4879507240beee | 721 | 163 |
Two private gas supply companies were taken over by the corporation in 1870, and the municipal supply provided street lighting and cheaper gas to homes. From the early 1880s, the Yorkshire House-to-House Electricity Company supplied electricity to Leeds until it was purchased by Leeds Corporation and became a municipal... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 25 | e6cc3ed45a822dfe12122d79645cf52da1eeeddfd883fad886193b8c6f47fc0e | 328 | 67 |
Slum clearance and rebuilding began in Leeds during the interwar period when over 18,000 houses were built by the council on 24 estates in Cross Gates, Middleton, Gipton, Belle Isle and Halton Moor. The slums of Quarry Hill were replaced by the innovative Quarry Hill flats, which were demolished in 1975. Another 36,000... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 26 | f4f90564756b509df4e41e42be388bca93b088be806653bd18238ce423409950 | 689 | 183 |
Leeds has seen great expenditure on regenerating the city, attracting in investments and flagship projects, as found in Leeds city centre. Many developments boasting luxurious penthouse apartments have been built close to the city centre. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 27 | 26ce50c5e24200e1363e109d8399499660f0b343009bc419467c4562f5cab391 | 238 | 39 |
Geography | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 28 | 284d75e3b5894f3db9982c73682ea8310bf4cd63abd4bcfb5bdd1da73981bdce | 9 | 1 |
Leeds has a varying extent by context such as the city centre, the built-up sprawl around the centre, administrative boundaries and the travel to work area. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 29 | ed045ba29fdd7a40738307d551e9a401960b707932eec5efdadc5a8976643c8a | 156 | 31 |
City centre | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 30 | 49271676208d6b381fc0432b83519838fd3f9d5d2c744398171bba25281a3ee5 | 11 | 2 |
The city centre lies in a narrow section of the Aire Valley at about above sea level. The land use in the central areas of Leeds is overwhelmingly urban. while being less than from the rural Yorkshire Dales National Park. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 31 | ed209b63f71ba599e0500315bce49912c03139d28e8133603a5d2aaac43b3ef4 | 223 | 46 |
It is contained within the Leeds Inner Ring Road, formed from parts of the A58 road, A61 road, A64 road, A643 road and the M621 motorway. Briggate, the principal north–south shopping street, is pedestrianised and Queen Victoria Street, a part of the Victoria Quarter, is enclosed under a glass roof. Millennium Square is... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 32 | bf8c8859ae05619324bf9aab274a643b10c241fb2eb4734a965d7a4a0855a9cc | 353 | 85 |
Outer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 33 | 0b14a529eebe527558015ef3703b12382f74a3faadcdb1c55a6dc1ff3448eb62 | 5 | 1 |
Inner and southern areas of Leeds lie on a layer of coal measure sandstones forming the Yorkshire Coalfield. To the north parts are built on older sandstone and gritstones and to the east it extends into the magnesian limestone belt. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 34 | 5e86771ce80f7b1e00fe25352db91770211a5430644a46646ca930ba7a2aba4e | 233 | 46 |
Outside Leeds centre, there are a number of suburbs and exurbs within the district. Some of Leeds suburbs include Headingley, Harehills and Hunslet. while exurbs of Leeds include Pudsey, Horsforth and Morley. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 35 | 35dd77a711d2136ed841250f6445dbed211b5cb5f101de5f30a0cde5642095f2 | 208 | 46 |
Lying in the eastern foothills of the Pennines, there is a significant variation in elevation within the city's built-up area. The district ranges from in the far west on the slopes of Ilkley Moor to about where the rivers Aire and Wharfe cross the eastern boundary. Land rises to in Cookridge, just from the city ce... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 36 | 8ea939f8412cafcd2df852ec0808859aadb623b03ed8948d6b44d606ace95548 | 325 | 76 |
It has the second-highest population of any local authority district in the UK (after Birmingham), and the second-greatest area of any English metropolitan district (after Doncaster), extending from east to west, and from north to south. The northern boundary follows the River Wharfe for several miles (several kilome... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 37 | 30fd3c2beac13a4024e7353f232575839c60cdb928c8110a440fe3e58fe8827f | 411 | 84 |
The Leeds postcode area covers most of the City of Leeds district and is almost entirely made up of the Leeds post town. Otley, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Pudsey and Ilkley are separate post towns within the postcode area. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 38 | 95e7c43d8f602349b97927f697f8e68c2d66fef130290086d26a013a6a892d88 | 216 | 49 |
Watercourses | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 39 | 75ba1d64f6fe5ca9e7432cda2ca734e2b95c0eed8fd538c0e76c25310377667b | 12 | 2 |
In addition to the rivers Aire and Wharfe, other watercourses (generally known as becks) include: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 40 | 56fd4f499ebc9810452c1e96b429f9eec6918a6f6743fec00e650ef978dd7a8a | 97 | 23 |
Adel Beck, which flows southwards from Adel Dam and through Adel Woods to join Meanwood Beck just south of the Leeds Outer Ring Road. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 41 | 64307cb0b433f9d45d422ac65cf66e3822c9c173a9e1044fa1f03ce7fe22fd87 | 133 | 29 |
Bramhope Beck, Bramhope | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 42 | ba8fdf871e1bd01f3d9a47d7558e9f5d51447124141d6ba8934ece19756abb6c | 23 | 7 |
Brandon Drain Stream, Shadwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 43 | 89c49550d61b55e421a3d1d5bf320a24ef51d73bd289c7539d30e8ff7c9fbdb8 | 30 | 6 |
Cock Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 44 | dd37b962d33832afa5a541b7dc44f2ef2d22f562dfbdde9877c1972871cf8f8f | 9 | 2 |
Collingham Beck, which enters the Wharfe near Collingham | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 45 | af5c8f13cade48b958d4b159a17e6ea730086f82cd489573031613f2aca102d3 | 56 | 15 |
Colton Beck, near Colton, which may have been diverted during the medieval period to power a mill or support a moat | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 46 | fa605dda97ff628865ca4665f9cdf667dc2004ae9f4bc6d51c9f35dbe1ebaa0f | 115 | 24 |
River Crow, which flows in the vicinity of Aberford and joins the Wharfe near Tadcaster | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 47 | 27fa3d55be24d144db7138304fc57a3e378399581d01510e3aefd34cfe354bc0 | 87 | 20 |
Dolphin Beck, Thorpe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 48 | d5336f14c73044a56e92ad0dc3bf1d9615ea7e8bb6da9ebbf6c3a34a2144caad | 20 | 5 |
Eccup Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 49 | 7e40021e888597bd8db0a119d2a867e938a10a57ea947625485e3a02b4ac757f | 10 | 3 |
Gledhow Beck, flowing through Gledhow Valley Woods into Gledhow Lake | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 50 | cf753f6ae79dbe211cefcd63a4c633c336d02845d2d5b52720c098d550fc5876 | 68 | 17 |
Grace Beck, in Wike | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 51 | 685b80ea73b3917b4fe92729f8b93999223131c5361d56864584d4a465e9a3a2 | 19 | 6 |
Great Heads Beck, flowing into Waterloo Lake in Roundhay Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 52 | 5491b8c9fb1222e34909c331eaa8e54bfddfcc776b995adc91582117fec44fb7 | 61 | 12 |
Guiseley Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 53 | a311fb3c6b56bad1fd0023e381bd2defd4d7009308b5f7dca41140820704a9e6 | 13 | 4 |
Haigh Beck, Rothwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 54 | 860528c6c46f36b0d8009cb03d109440f5a6a510b751da2f5cc73f892c1f11c3 | 20 | 6 |
Hol Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 55 | 604b125c0bfcfae8d1b0f18d2cfc4027d5a48d045906be93413abfe742dc760b | 8 | 2 |
Keswick Beck, a tributary of Collingham Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 56 | 973c0fc6cf381441c2ab38cd88f42cdfb32f63ab1a96a7377c23649bccc27344 | 44 | 11 |
Marsh Beck, which flows into Golden Acre Park | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 57 | 2ef28582195d92891c75ba6bf0ce3324c437c70a80726221634fcd7becebfc26 | 45 | 9 |
Meanwood Beck (different portions are also referred to as Adel Beck, Carr Beck, Lady Beck, Mabgate Beck, Sheepscar Beck and Timble Beck) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 58 | 73c3479edb690df5ba3ecc187966ac7e952ff449f759f95c700c9e05b9ae59d0 | 136 | 32 |
Mill Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 59 | a242518fd43915163089e9c54229861e57af8b79d1a7df9c4871f8bba22c824e | 9 | 2 |
Mill Shaw Beck, which flows near Elland Road | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 60 | f17e72bd3782536ca22701d9aa5e5f3a51f4c2a930ad8bcb47dd6e7d3216e353 | 44 | 10 |
Mire Beck, near Menston and Guiseley Moor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 61 | 84449673e3f78ceabfa4a71e747973f71d8b8a90751600608bc00b7e35bbd2f1 | 41 | 12 |
Moseley Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 62 | 5df720b20601e37c4d9602e536a4e77c665f761974d0bb3d305fe2bcfb58dbd8 | 12 | 4 |
Oil Mill Beck, near Horsforth | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 63 | 45569751cec53406aa0e4662137a8fa2702c755b890cce7799baa140a49e0d38 | 29 | 7 |
Pudsey Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 64 | 4dfb16d4ef2daf4cf8cb305fc78bba6500b78e61ea2d495545787c8fd2387637 | 11 | 4 |
Shadwell Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 65 | 4c83af151c6dbea432e8144cfad2769431ca5e34dcac7e3ad57e353243ec65a6 | 13 | 4 |
Shaw Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 66 | 5208c73a631f805b0190f7f636b3410bb26f6c9ff60cac9f3399441084aa042f | 9 | 2 |
Stank Beck, flowing through the grounds of Harewood House northwards to the River Wharfe near Harewood Bridge | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 67 | 6edf70833cc46bbc7c0c80299a38c62ae2edda58992ec97fc86e5397fce8e2b8 | 109 | 24 |
Throstle Carr Beck, Middleton | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 68 | bce3815d254400e2129ae2492d51d0e695d18d1c4c9d4c7ef3de182b6e508c58 | 29 | 7 |
Topcliffe Beck, Morley | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 69 | 7488f2b40bc50d8637043b0d3c93e21c20aa8262b6d569f46c4d7979493e81d7 | 22 | 5 |
Wigton Knowle Beck, in Alwoodley, flowing northwards into Eccup Reservoir | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 70 | 7f07d13110444b43b63b0f0d1fe664be3c44f4468fca3dcabe2384f15daec262 | 73 | 19 |
Wortley Beck, flowing through woodlands maintained by Leeds City Council | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 71 | d49e11ca4e823daf72fd083686db01b257dfe4a2d70c663679aa9ef8612a4c89 | 72 | 13 |
Wyke Beck | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 72 | c07404b9c2a93017f8a6bb740501ebe01456e33a2d07bc64bbd37113ec43361a | 9 | 3 |
Climate | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 73 | e28bf4cdf42a3bd50d8113d367dce56c253674a153b8c92ce0180079644f3963 | 7 | 1 |
Leeds has a climate that is oceanic (Köppen: Cfb), and influenced by the Pennines. Summers are usually mild, with moderate rainfall, while winters are chilly, cloudy with occasional snow and frost. The nearest official weather recording station is at Bingley, some away at a higher altitude. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 74 | 1ec2f9c248232cf40e9ccca052f1bac826c252fa1e42c4ca94acfdc618d6976f | 292 | 61 |
July is the warmest month, with a mean temperature of , while the coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of . Temperatures above and below are not very common but can happen occasionally. Temperatures at Leeds Bradford Airport fell to in December 2010 and reached at Leeds city centre in August 2003. The ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 75 | 186851369f185ca69f7c72e51407cba93ed0cf3af8840bb5f4cc3c8b32b68eb1 | 573 | 137 |
As is typical for many sprawling cities in areas of varying topography, temperatures can change depending on location. Average July and August daytime highs exceed (a value comparable to South East England) in a small area just to the south east of the city centre, where the elevation declines to under . This is mild... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 76 | c41d1853775b7f850b068eae114e440151b8a647bc68e4cba5c298077300a066 | 449 | 86 |
Situated on the eastern side of the Pennines, Leeds is among the driest cities in the United Kingdom, with an annual rainfall of . | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 77 | aa58b7414714a3d83a1d9c89ae1141187df528d9cc956d7e535a7f8171a59c11 | 130 | 28 |
Though extreme weather in Leeds is relatively rare, thunderstorms, blizzards, gale-force winds and even tornadoes have struck the city. The last reported tornado occurred on 14 September 2006, causing trees to uproot and signal failures at Leeds City railway station. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 78 | 19beb6d7dd8fa9481785bee10606c7bf9ace1ed230572bb4d66996c233e8e519 | 267 | 57 |
Green belt | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 79 | 855f1ac64d0331608d98d0d937fda08eb5ad69cb2db33383900b49d650c80a46 | 10 | 2 |
Leeds is within a green belt region that extends into the wider surrounding counties and is in place to reduce urban sprawl, prevent the settlements in the West Yorkshire conurbation from further convergence, protect the identity of outlying communities, encourage brownfield reuse, and preserve nearby countryside. This... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 80 | 09e0b7ceaa9495905d7b0798560cfe026c7bf56442fbb9d3eee40c4140dad71c | 458 | 73 |
Over 60% of the Leeds district is green belt land and it surrounds the settlement, preventing further sprawl towards nearby communities. Larger outlying towns and villages are exempt from the green belt area. However, smaller villages, hamlets and rural areas are 'washed over' by the designation. The green belt was fir... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 81 | 70f588d30f8c891adf024ab2869fdc3000778748ce10d6d869efe992f2a2e9d7 | 394 | 87 |
A subsidiary aim of the green belt is to encourage recreation and leisure interests, with rural landscape features, greenfield areas and facilities including Temple Newsam Park and House with golf course, Rothwell Country Park, Middleton Park, Kirkstall Abbey ruins and surrounding park, Bedquilts recreation grounds, Wa... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 82 | ded9e3b688446e5784e7e10c340b0000ece88ccba0fd31f1c437e57c9d50f587 | 396 | 78 |
Demographics | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 83 | 2da6753e7fcf042be5636625923f6e69e1d736dfac8d8cf0c02ee9fd71d2f135 | 12 | 2 |
Leeds forms the main area of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire. This district includes Leeds itself as well as surrounding towns of Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell and Wetherby, Leeds is the central city of the Leeds City Region, a classification for the city region's metropolitan area... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 84 | 705ed0ae32e606402fed64fe02ad99ed080be2afc5b9c45ffe4e2b6a1aeee537 | 480 | 97 |
In January 2011, Leeds was named as one of five "cities to watch" in a report published by Centre for Cities. The report shows that the average resident in Leeds earns £471 per week, seventeenth nationally and 30.9% of Leeds residents had NVQ4+ high-level qualifications, fifteenth nationally. Employment in Leeds was 68... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 85 | 43bf2a7dac359949c7beaf4be6b5777b483779d28a139ffcbf56ab6f65430206 | 793 | 199 |
Urban subdivision | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 86 | 02941debb1f0207fe47f9fc1ff375ce652e7407baeb6caba60745194337a2bff | 17 | 2 |
At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, the Leeds urban subdivision occupied an area of and had a population of 443,247; making it the fourth-most populous urban subdivision within England and the fifth largest within the United Kingdom. The population density was , slightly higher than the rest of the West Yor... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 87 | 18ec9192faaab6a8324b694ddf5a9b4d87e8944b49120c720d51fe115d727f40 | 1,120 | 300 |
In 2011, the Leeds USD had a population of 474,632 and had an area of with a population density of . It is bounded by, and physically attached to, the other towns of Garforth to the east, Morley to the southwest and Pudsey to the west, all being within the wider borough. 63% of the borough's population of 751,485 live... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 88 | 3c53afba31484ef4b5fd572a1f018531fe3b927aeb054d1efa9c7927fc59d58d | 389 | 119 |
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