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Art | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 189 | e6fbd7bd33532496af2843b2f0658ee628d0b28a22448ec872561de15f9fa3a7 | 3 | 1 |
Leeds Art Gallery, which opened in 1888, houses the best twentieth century collection outside London and a colourful wall painting for the Victorian staircase by Lothar Götz. The gallery is owned and operated by Leeds City Council and is free to members of the public. Just next door, The Henry Moore Institute hosts a y... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 190 | 0dcf674931789041a0892be0a756a432f68c1cea899ef5b10a84d32b7345c79e | 434 | 83 |
Located in the art deco headquarters of the former brewery, The Tetley is a centre for contemporary art. The Gallery at 164 is an independent art gallery exhibiting artists, illustrators, photographers and designers working in all types of media. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 191 | ff15bc89ed6ee6d3c58dc0b70257835d87277b4cad5875628d1d275aa683ef39 | 246 | 49 |
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery offers art exhibitions from the University Art Collection and Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 192 | 43f9a71317039549d50dab1bb8ae13b6ec3a0db12cf12b098ab62305c0b3b423 | 134 | 22 |
Art is taught in Leeds at Leeds College of Art which has alumni including Henry Moore and Damien Hirst. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 193 | cba10d800ca8b80e7812a2b1ebe0f7a79b6febd97436096db9f992ebc38092f1 | 103 | 21 |
Leeds city centre has a variety of statues and sculptures on public display. The city also features and ever-growing host of street art and urban murals, including the UK's tallest mural 'Athena Rising'. This mural is part of a city-wide project 'A City Less Grey', initiated by East Street Arts, which won a national aw... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 194 | 2672fc7e287b697f211aff94883dfd9c8babc5bc292ec7f8fa19218051c8ac7a | 352 | 78 |
Events | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 195 | 89700d7ec121fbb4f57eae227ad1df6ca90e7ce5ff0f245706b0363f7b2bd5c6 | 6 | 1 |
Leeds West Indian Carnival is Western Europe's oldest West Indian Carnival, and the UK's third-largest after the Notting Hill and Nottingham Carnival. It attracts around 100,000 people over 2 days to the streets of Chapeltown and Harehills. There is a large procession that finishes at Potternewton Park, where there are... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 196 | 9a06453d9f9e6bd957a265282d54598923deb76e956d1f6557c2bee0fceb9a93 | 1,213 | 255 |
The Leeds International Film Festival is the largest film festival in England outside London and shows films from around the world. It incorporates the highly successful Leeds Young People's Film Festival, which features exciting and innovative films made both for and by children and young people. Garforth is host to t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 197 | 1bf925bb54eada028a1dd6294e594ebd6899e62d9441c28609d5454e232a59b8 | 558 | 112 |
The Leeds Festival Fringe is a week long-music festival created in 2010 to showcase local talent in the week prior to Leeds Festival. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 198 | 4816dc9dd3539ecbd984a8fa5a74fa97880c85eed87a7dba635643b2ead0723a | 133 | 30 |
Light Night, one of the UK's largest annual arts and light festivals, takes place in the first week of October, turning the entire city into an art installation with light shows, projections, installations and lots more. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 199 | 3cce6e5405d8aefd20a18c45e0c2b5760b96dbb877bfbe2fa5424d87ad5508a4 | 220 | 44 |
Leeds Pride is an annual LGBT+ festival held since 2006 supported by the city council and local business. In 2018 attendance was 40,000 with over 100 floats and benefits the city by over £3.8 million. The city has a sponsorship scheme for its 15 Rainbow Plaques commemorating places and events that are of significance t... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 200 | 0c40b485e11d85572e5bd22c0f0cae27be05af0d529523b1479fafc0078069cb | 378 | 93 |
Other festivals include Transform and Thought Bubble. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 201 | c47a900e5245d7a00faaa3556957b5276866ff338054a95e0acd177a1850c9d5 | 53 | 8 |
Film | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 202 | 36744a7dd998f35cc66d8def082394fc5cd7902ac7e65bfba370667a768b7129 | 4 | 1 |
In October 1888 Louis Le Prince filmed moving picture sequences Roundhay Garden Scene and a Leeds Bridge street scene using his single-lens camera and Eastman's paper film. These were several years before the work of competing inventors such as Auguste and Louis Lumière and Thomas Edison. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 203 | 556e76232a14668b5bd4cbc0de6d247155243b0fc1bfed4aabe81a81836c0174 | 289 | 58 |
Today, Leeds International Film Festival's International Short Film Competition is named after Louis Le Prince. The 2015 documentary film The First Film, which first aired at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, documents Le Prince's pioneering status. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 204 | 1261589d1254b692e639acc3d99b0e21ccd4952b6de70ae407ca9ee56d08b79f | 258 | 49 |
Wordsworth Donisthorpe who was also from Leeds, filmed the second-oldest-surviving film. It is not known if he and Louis Le Prince ever met but they both had a strong connection to the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Donisthorpe's patent for a camera to capture the moving image pre dated Le Prince's by twelve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 205 | 009e5c6b6beb3011b9ce5375b85aa64b30b2aad6711d98091015208c4e19185a | 327 | 73 |
Leeds has a rich film exhibition culture. In addition to the Leeds International Film Festival and Leeds Young Film Festival, the city hosts numerous independent cinemas and pop-up venues for film screenings. The Cottage Road Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House have continuously been showing films since 1912 and 1914, r... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 206 | 2e355508ea399c46341f7abd5f17c53af49b595088ec4a593f023d6d90842199 | 399 | 80 |
Literature | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 207 | b14f6e6b7c8679ac2cfdbabeee226e9d84b3ea031a05f11228ab91ba0dabd902 | 10 | 1 |
Leeds has produced many writers of note, including celebrated author and playwright Alan Bennett. J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, lived and taught in Leeds from 1921 to 1925. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 208 | 194742e0ceddc69a78e60f56364603485529c79c64aef1a4019437d65210d65f | 193 | 50 |
Leeds Central Library, the city's public library is located on Calverley Street, near many of Leeds' other municipal buildings. The Leeds Library in Commercial Street is a private subscription library, and the oldest surviving library of this kind in the UK. The British Library houses a significant portion of its colle... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 209 | 6a93d888c86175b99d25d8c80274134039ba670b4e4072f205b318b90c471870 | 627 | 126 |
In 2019 and 2020, Leeds hosted the Leeds Lit Fest, a "non-traditional" literature festival, incorporating talks, panels & workshops. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 210 | 28c3a8f9fb38807175c89c33c3a9599632ae7ed3869a9b240f19f23846b0d27d | 132 | 36 |
There are plans to create a National Poetry Centre in Leeds. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 211 | 8dd0d1789fb3ad883b65341c3158505fbf7cbfbef7229aa073ebd9c767a031a9 | 60 | 12 |
Parks and open spaces | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 212 | 365b996d4e7073133bf66434633a264dd2b46c1b450af547bf75eb4e7e00dd12 | 21 | 4 |
Leeds has many large parks and open spaces. Roundhay Park is the largest park in the city and is one of the largest city parks in Europe. The park has more than of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are all owned by Leeds City Council. Other parks in the city include: Beckett Park, Bramley Fall Park, Cross Fl... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 213 | 7528d2788df9b62f27e2ac5525230127421bb17da554999710facc3a058a9f16 | 901 | 207 |
As part of the South Bank regeneration project, plans are in development for Aire Park, a new 3.5 hectare city centre park located close to the former Tetley Brewery site. Planning permission for the first phase to be undertaken by Vastint UK was granted in December 2018. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 214 | 351ecc92cd7047a921d03813ba50ca313a22fd568e9d9777554b289ca06c871a | 272 | 60 |
In 2023, the Monk Bridge viaduct was restored by a developer and subsequently opened as the Monk Bridge Viaduct Garden. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 215 | 6ac5c72897c8e5b55f97805b9a7e0f135025b3ac48cfd7e702835c1ef753ccc9 | 119 | 28 |
Arts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 216 | fea37728b65ab0fd5dad412b032cc632e2cb1b407db608cd671138fd37898f39 | 4 | 1 |
Leeds is home to the refurbished Grand Theatre where the only national opera company outside London, Opera North, is based. The City Varieties Music Hall is one of the UK's few remaining music halls, and famously hosted performances by Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini. It was also the venue of the BBC television progr... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 217 | cb20765d54a75ade2c5ab13212c22a435165f2f2690e6ab1b375c0613ab91d6a | 607 | 126 |
Leeds is also home to Phoenix Dance Theatre, who were formed in the Harehills area of the city in 1981, and Northern Ballet Theatre. In autumn 2010 the two companies moved into a purpose-built dance centre which is the largest space for dance outside London. It is also the only space for dance to house a national class... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 218 | 0c8abfbc589c86613ef784c63b01712981056e9e16cd1876913948d6ef011dc5 | 390 | 83 |
The First Direct Arena opened in September 2013. The 13,500-seater stadium is rapidly becoming the city's number one venue for live music, indoor sports and many other events. Concerts are also held at the O2 Academy, Elland Road, which has hosted groups such as Queen and Kaiser Chiefs, among others and at the universi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 219 | 1021460e321c68794b52878f753f35bf79427ef0e005e8c5a5d5d521c860c9a1 | 475 | 107 |
Popular musical acts originating from Leeds include Soft Cell, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, The Wedding Present, The Sunshine Underground, The Sisters of Mercy, Hadouken!, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Yard Act, Pulled Apart by Horses, Gang of Four, Hood, The Rhythm Sisters, Utah Saints, Alt-J, and Mel... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 220 | 467bb7dad1c61e09c5965753ab1c876d04ca02cde7d747a8dc94dbb5ac5711f4 | 346 | 79 |
On Valentine's Day 1970, The Who performed and recorded their album Live at Leeds at the University of Leeds Refectory. Since its initial reception, Live at Leeds has been cited by several music critics as the best live rock recording of all time. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 221 | cfb4e9bbaadd318b169ac26764d1956ab58ce9c4a9ff064c440e91d966557e54 | 247 | 55 |
Pink Floyd's popular second single "See Emily Play" was written in Leeds in 1967 after a gig in the old Leeds City College Technology Campus, then known as Kitson College. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 222 | 5425e5fbc0e3f63223700cebc48395636e09d21d1610770c4cbd7cb626e780cf | 171 | 41 |
Leeds is the only city outside of London to have its own repertory theatre, ballet, and opera companies. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 223 | 8557901f4b7689958261daceb00c5b2d6f488c0ede2ae6f05e58351bac0bf860 | 104 | 22 |
Nightlife | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 224 | baa6c9b1241cb7e276f86a8c4d66baa62c657df4008de18ea2870e4505719973 | 9 | 2 |
Leeds is Purple Flag accredited to indicate an entertaining, diverse, safe and enjoyable night. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 225 | ebb8bbe9fb8fd761f5829b4151b9b852137a1b31d68e84e97b98e54091ff3c20 | 95 | 17 |
Leeds has the fourth largest student population in the country (over 200,000), and is therefore one of the UK's hotspots for night-life. There are a large number of pubs, bars, nightclubs and restaurants, as well as a multitude of venues for live music. The full range of music tastes is catered for in Leeds. It include... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 226 | dde395616fc846f9979ecb66b4dfb1b946d762c2fa85c0219285ebdb181d7a93 | 782 | 182 |
The F Club was club night that ran in Leeds between 1977 and 1982 and specialised in punk rock and post-punk. It would prove highly influential to the development of the goth subculture, due to it leading to the formation of seminal gothic rock bands like The Sisters of Mercy, The March Violets, and Southern Death Cult... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 227 | cca4f7ede7ce87fcb6e130cb4f454da9be9c8f267f6d17132431a8789a6f7053 | 443 | 101 |
Leeds has a well established LGBT+ nightlife scene, predominantly located in the Freedom Quarter on Lower Briggate. The New Penny is one of the UK's longest running LGBT+ venues, and Leeds oldest gay bar. The Viaduct Showbar holds drag cabaret, live shows and DJs. Other places include The Bridge, Blayds Bar, Tunnel Lee... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 228 | 25cf27fe944448ed512b6ebf958fac5f87dc9589e0a06dfd5fd9c27b2b59249a | 340 | 74 |
Popular areas for nightlife in Leeds include Call Lane, Briggate and the Arena Quarter. Towards Millennium Square is a growing entertainment district providing for both students and weekend visitors. The square has many bars and restaurants and a large outdoor screen. Millennium Square is a venue for large seasonal eve... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 229 | 4bd939af9698ad47a1a2e50ed666f61acfd5804fc897512e6167aba7ad2a19e0 | 552 | 107 |
Yorkshire has a great history of real ale, but several bars near the railway station are fusing traditional beers with a modern bar. Popular bars such as this include The Hop, The Cross Keys and The Brewery Tap. Leeds also hosts an annual Leeds International Beer Festival, held at Leeds Town Hall every September. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 230 | db504ec8221809fe01738889d43e9b1244549adbf8b7c8c76e53d2e961ca8f2e | 314 | 61 |
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Yorkshire Post Newspapers Ltd, owned by Johnston Press plc, is based in the city, and produces a daily morning broadsheet, The Yorkshire Post, and an evening paper, the Yorkshire Evening Post (YEP). The YEP has a website which includes a series of community pages which focus on specific areas of the city. The Wetherby ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 232 | 15137929f23a3a16fa739fc2ba18b1bd20b046c50d128062233d2ba945882258 | 1,054 | 212 |
BBC Television and ITV both have regional studios and broadcasting centres in Leeds, in addition to Channel 4 having recently announced that their national HQ will be located in Leeds. ITV Yorkshire, formerly Yorkshire Television, broadcasts from the Leeds Studios on Kirkstall Road. There are a number of independent fi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 233 | 52f907a17a7a3b4a2259ea437051695f0c471278e7a2eddbf490ee5ba3df610d | 890 | 166 |
Leeds has a local television station called Leeds TV which is required to broadcast 37 hours a week of first-run local programming. The station had launched in 2014 as Made in Leeds which launched across the city in 2014. A privately owned television station: Leeds Television is run by volunteers and supported by profe... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 234 | ef845bb9bb1e9c71d307a7c71704468b8b251973ed21a21411b3f95544ed17ae | 351 | 74 |
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The city has teams representing all the major national sports. Leeds United F.C. is the city's main football club, additional clubs include Guiseley AFC, Farsley Celtic, and Garforth Town. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 236 | 46dc8273e523ca068ca6b8103eb402d3f787d6cf4e219e691719aa6b49cb678e | 188 | 44 |
Leeds United was formed in 1919 and plays at the 37,890-capacity Elland Road Stadium in Beeston. The team rejoined the Premier League, following a sixteen-year stint in lower divisions, after they won promotion by winning the EFL Championship in 2019–20, but in the Premier League Season of 2022-2023 they got relegated ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 237 | 4520b447276806a541c90348202a06ca243d5849bf6990cd82061ec99ba81f11 | 346 | 92 |
Guiseley was formed in 1909 and plays at the 4,000 capacity Nethermoor Park Stadium in Guiseley; the team plays in the Northern Premier League. Farsley Celtic was formed in 1908 and plays in the National League North and their stadium is Throstle Nest. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 238 | 9dcd80033ab28dfa3515a809ae9f7556fc29e6a952f21660ed71454bce06464d | 252 | 68 |
Garforth Town was formed in 1964 and plays in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division; their stadium is Wheatley Park. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 239 | 8f9afa9ac26dd31fe3b6545cefc4a6ab6c6abc04cd833b7eb84a6916e7b72ec0 | 129 | 29 |
Leeds Rhinos are the most successful rugby league team in Leeds. In 2009, they became first club to be Super League champions three seasons running, giving them their fourth Super League title. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 240 | 4956f7e7bda685550bcc8a4777cd656e5fe265eb5185481bf12639eb31b7ad8b | 193 | 41 |
They play their home games at the Headingley Rugby Stadium. Hunslet, based at the John Charles Centre for Sport, play in the Co-Operative Championship One. East Leeds and Oulton Raiders play in the National Conference League. Bramley Buffaloes (previously Bramley), and Leeds Akkies were members of the Rugby League Conf... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 241 | de6fb0ccf4538e0c76d15f2b427b396cb153f8f9807fcff332ec660c56295d4d | 327 | 69 |
Leeds Tykes were the foremost rugby union team in Leeds and they previously also played at Headingley. They play in National League 1 having been relegated from RFU Championship at the end of the 2019–20 season. Otley RUFC are a rugby union club based to the north of the city and compete in National League 2 North, whi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 242 | 91007931ff7a69d1dbe871c2db45a75225dd26f47a678610d85b53b46a9a798b | 402 | 89 |
Headingley Cricket Stadium is home to Yorkshire County Cricket Club which is the most successful cricket team in England, with 33 County Championship wins (including one shared). Their main rivals are Lancashire. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 243 | 5a19a55ee97ebe43be6394b282dc1f4135738ba29e2d0764c564e7163730f3ef | 212 | 39 |
Leeds City Athletic Club competes in the British Athletics League and UK Women's League as well as the Northern Athletics League. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 244 | 870d312a6387a66fda34ef607b6ea015993bdbdac0160a733c27069433fbb3aa | 129 | 24 |
Leeds is home to a number of field hockey clubs that compete in the North Hockey League, Yorkshire Hockey Association League, and BUCS leagues. These include Leeds Hockey Club, Leeds Adel Carnegie Hockey Club, the University of LeedsHockey Club, and Leeds Beckett University Hockey Club. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 245 | 9830a297ab53a88e5271926e4f623d629f5e7270d4acccab524fe4679b94e74d | 287 | 54 |
Leeds Hockey Club Men's 1s gained promotion at the end of the 2016–17 season to become Leeds's first hockey team competing in a National League. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 246 | 4fa0557860f5e0b018b73857c1b96e53fc20b8d87a1037da793ba36d8ff5ccac | 144 | 39 |
The City of Leeds Synchronised Swimming Club train at the John Charles Centre for Sport and are represented by swimmers throughout the whole of the North East. The club was founded in 2008 and only compete in National and International Competition. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 247 | ec63ed0a7362eacfb08db707c5c904e803df6f548afc358df35df3b4bc0803fe | 248 | 48 |
The city has a wealth of sports facilities including the Elland Road football stadium, a host stadium during the 1996 European Football Championship; the Headingley Carnegie Stadiums, adjacent stadia world-famous for both cricket and rugby league and the John Charles Centre for Sport with an Olympic-sized pool in its A... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 248 | dc57f86991c5c6f525ba6994c0e60bfb4beeededa956678f7921be4c896f8feb | 815 | 191 |
The 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ took place from the Headrow in Leeds city centre on 5 July 2014. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 249 | 2ea2e28055f56d95cf8748348cca771fd1e2f9c4235a94138abe5e7a8670c90f | 101 | 31 |
Leeds is well known for its divers and features some of the best diving facilities in the UK. City of Leeds Diving Club, who train at the John Charles Centre for Sport, has trained many athletes who have competed at international and Olympic level, with Jack Laugher and Chris Mears making history by becoming the first ... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 250 | 89cfaae9823752bd4b4e6a65b480a5003959e742a1277255957907ef7a501256 | 431 | 88 |
Leeds has an ice hockey team, the Leeds Knights (formerly named Leeds Chiefs); they play at the Planet Ice Arena in Beeston, Leeds, in the National Ice Hockey League. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 251 | 640cfedcc747c209b0155793dcd2c60a30a9348633f2588de06bfa2e050bac95 | 166 | 36 |
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The majority of people in Leeds identify themselves as Christian. Leeds does not have a Church of England Cathedral: it is in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds (formerly in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds), headed by the Bishop of Leeds, which has cathedrals in Bradford, Ripon, and Wakefield, although the Bishop's residence... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 254 | ae94f17c273a8014875d677d0b8203bf2f23a189d567e5e8e35851c01e537791 | 1,084 | 223 |
The proportion of Muslims in Leeds is slightly above average for the country (5.4% as of 2011). Mosques can be found throughout the city, serving Muslim communities in Chapeltown, Harehills, Hyde Park and parts of Beeston. The largest mosque is Leeds Grand Mosque in Hyde Park. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 255 | a391658cdcd47e472e898b2aaf882735e2f927733d628793eff9f233dd14e6ea | 277 | 65 |
The Sikh community is represented by gurdwaras (temples) spread across the city, the largest being in Chapeltown. There is also a colourful religious annual procession, called the Nagar Kirtan, into Millennium Square in the city centre on 13–14 April to celebrate Vaisakhi—the Sikh New Year and the birth of the religion... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 256 | 00d329893437e9c63dd1c35c374a53aaa0c958db6360e0500c0e9604d3085a3e | 402 | 97 |
Leeds's Jewish community is the third-largest in the United Kingdom, after London and Greater Manchester. The areas of Alwoodley and Moortown contain sizeable Jewish populations. There are eight active synagogues in Leeds. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 257 | 73cb1f4087e9a8eced329bbe6657d8e295149d31532ef9f397b4e01cbcad6697 | 222 | 44 |
The Hindu community in Leeds has a temple (mandir) at Hyde Park. The temple has all the major Hindu deities and is dedicated to the Lord Mahavira of the Jains. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 258 | 35fb996a479d38c1d6f6ba513c7c59babb8c243c790e39be5647681ef289beaa | 159 | 38 |
Various Buddhist traditions are represented in Leeds, including: Soka Gakkai, Theravada, Tibetan, Triratna Buddhist Community, and Zen. The Buddhist community (sangha) comes together to celebrate the major festival of Wesak in May. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 259 | f9050ad97dcca4e45df88727209550263df676a05526261a7f304a27f6ae6b8f | 231 | 51 |
There is also a community of the Baháʼí Faith in Leeds. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 260 | 5a1fcff986b21a83f6434b7c883ba79bf55d2aa43e7c3c046dabea6710b83cd2 | 55 | 15 |
Public services | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 261 | d8ffa0f6309bc786c0dae6642aaa5ca94ab6d40bb16f1d4b03fd8895f1aeb558 | 15 | 2 |
Water supply and sewerage services in Leeds are provided by Yorkshire Water, part of the Kelda Group. Prior to 1973 water and sewerage services had been provided by the Leeds Corporation. Leeds City Council has a target of 11MW of renewable energy from onshore wind by 2010 and an aspirational target of 75MW by 2020. Th... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 262 | 5686d5c758d034396e85ce0ee598453501695eccb18164b11f0912a0e423c920 | 496 | 119 |
The area is policed by the West Yorkshire Police. The force has five policing districts covering the West Yorkshire area, one of which covers Leeds. The Leeds District Headquarters is located at Elland Road in the south of the city. In the north-west of the city the main stations are Weetwood and Woodhouse Lane; in the... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 263 | b0a4ecbb359bb4261b5938dfbb11c90fe0dfbd73ce9d8be54a81911c3448a657 | 781 | 172 |
NHS health services are provided by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds Primary Care Trust, and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health services. Leeds General Infirmary ("LGI") is a listed building with more recent additions and is in the city centre. St James's Universi... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 264 | 26ffccfa2d4026c45cb70b1db705b247cf97962d90d2da12e79b2abcdedb09af | 648 | 128 |
West Yorkshire Joint Services provides analytical, archaeological, archives, ecology, materials testing, and trading standards services in Leeds and the other four districts of West Yorkshire. It was created following the abolition of the county council in 1986 and expanded in 1997, and is funded by the five district c... | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 265 | 578586f60c197e94a9958a7aadca44d62523808fa7386742d725649f952bb5b9 | 450 | 90 |
Leeds City Council is responsible for over 50 public libraries across the whole city, including 5 mobile libraries. The main Central Library is located on the Headrow, in the city centre. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 266 | a98b065b4389191755738851d245c099235fb6a17e12f3988bbb0edb6cb96eaa | 187 | 39 |
Freedom of the City | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 267 | b2b509611bbac9fc6decdab697602c83f35ef2db3941e424d67a6b5df7a984d5 | 19 | 4 |
The following people, military units and organisations and groups have received the Freedom of the City of Leeds. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 268 | 54ee599eb5aad1171d9ea04b10c988d7dda49c6259571305e4a6de74fe9fa7eb | 113 | 20 |
Individuals | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 269 | e4d73e921e410829190bd9953a6ff8fc49bcd7f2f987fc772b06811fa95c4d40 | 11 | 1 |
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig: 23 January 1920. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 270 | 785a936e41195ecfc61c29a1382bad6842e94161132ca9126bbe7ebac929c575 | 59 | 23 |
Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty: 18 October 1922. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 271 | 80f51076c110a4323164f3ce4bdfa69f23414ef9abe58a2fe83aafcd6d3038b4 | 68 | 23 |
David Lloyd George: 21 October 1922. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 272 | 2558a7734728cbcfe8548357503100d17c6beb65ec19c378193314d45c3edf9b | 36 | 14 |
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax: 5 March 1923. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 273 | 764cd033dca29adde2685bdc1ac88f725d21a40a6547e0fb6d6f13d202441689 | 47 | 19 |
Stanley Baldwin: 13 March 1925. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 274 | c30562a380ed8e1a89787c371a54997fdfa326518787caf4b9853277f2c7fed6 | 31 | 13 |
H. H. Asquith: 13 March 1925. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 275 | dae2c9f7c6ff414f773e6a1cd74abcf343ada328a9229454cb120523997f9ea5 | 29 | 18 |
Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan: 6 October 1926. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 276 | 75b4fa8f464fa2d77d478995225ad5486d1a77505a60b6fb027e53f1cab5eed8 | 54 | 22 |
Sir William Middlebrook: 6 October 1926. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 277 | b029c1ae8a438e97a2bcc3bcd6f6b7285d61aa53ce69c0e270499dacbeb4a0a7 | 40 | 14 |
Sir Edward Brotherton: 6 October 1926. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 278 | d46d7f34283d938087d96b07eef994a91513966f1aa9cbc52bb4db039aa9e727 | 38 | 14 |
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden: 11 September 1930. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 279 | 284b9bf150dac972f8d8f32258a914ab07af84ef261edc77408987775a230bf0 | 56 | 19 |
Arthur Greenwood: 11 September 1930. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 280 | 6a6cf9c663c4dbbdb1b6b5fafcdaff78e316bd05bd609828377fe8aaa538be4d | 36 | 13 |
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood: 7 July 1932. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 281 | ecefabebcba9d9e589201156daabdddb20bd82728bf68de5348234e4df69ac1f | 59 | 19 |
H. V. Evatt: 7 July 1943. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 282 | cf702802af2d8c4154a116172c9226dd19e06b2349850c09b584620696e2d529 | 25 | 16 |
Sir Winston Churchill: 28 October 1958. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 283 | b9c985e07604cce16206aa7ee8ec15558ff77eb048065ca11a24ff587bc90bf4 | 39 | 14 |
Major James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds: 1967. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 284 | b915c6aab47d9ad369e192ddbc7847c1ac6735954cf482cee22962e7a7732ede | 52 | 18 |
Nelson Mandela: 30 April 2001. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 285 | c37c996eef88f1206bb0b3993d72646e0a5f46d231c8828a3ae5806856a2d5af | 30 | 13 |
Dame Fanny Waterman: April 2004. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 286 | 4ef591327fe5576ad6c264fe69aa5f797505612e1174110c7f121cc451e084e3 | 32 | 11 |
Jane Tomlinson : 20 May 2005. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 287 | 3942f50385ebc2bef17b0e4fe396012c17fad21a712b349fd2959416957dcf9e | 29 | 13 |
Alan Bennett: 12 March 2006. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds | 8262427 | 288 | 818b88f30f42294f455015c2de9f813d497028f7b97e0cdc9088a82abfe57ce0 | 28 | 13 |
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