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718 relations: A1(M) motorway, A58 road, A61 road, A62 road, A63 road, A64 road, A643 road, A647 road, A65 road, A660 road, Abbey House Museum, Activision, Adel, Leeds, Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy), Adrian Riley, Aire and Calder Navigation, Aire Park, Aireborough, Alan Bennett, Alec Shelbrooke, Alex Sobel, Alfred Drury, Alistair Darling, Alt-J, Altus House, Alwoodley, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Anglican Bishop of Leeds, Anglican Diocese of Leeds, Anglicanism, Anne of Denmark, Armley, Arriva Yorkshire, Art Fund, Arthur Greenwood, Artillery, Asda, Assemblies of God, Association football, Association of Vineyard Churches, Auguste and Louis Lumière, Aviva, Back-to-back house, Baháʼí Faith, Banco Santander, Bank of England, Banks Group, Baptists Together, Barclays, Bardsey, West Yorkshire, ... Expand index (668 more) »
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- Unparished areas in West Yorkshire
A1(M) motorway
A1(M) is the designation given to a series of four separate motorway sections in the UK.
A58 road
The A58 is a major road in Northern England running between Prescot, Merseyside and Wetherby, West Yorkshire.
A61 road
The A61 is a major trunk road in England connecting Derby and Thirsk in North Yorkshire by way of Alfreton, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Barnsley, Wakefield, Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon.
A62 road
The A62 road in Northern England runs between the cities of Leeds in West Yorkshire and Manchester in Greater Manchester covering a distance of.
A63 road
The A63 is a major road in Yorkshire, England between Leeds and Kingston upon Hull.
A64 road
The A64 is a major road in North and West Yorkshire, England, which links Leeds, York and Scarborough.
A643 road
The A643 is a main road between Leeds and Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.
A647 road
The A647 is an A road in West Yorkshire, England that begins in Leeds and ends in Halifax.
A65 road
The A65 is a major road in England.
A660 road
The A660 is a major road in the Leeds and Bradford districts of West Yorkshire, England that runs from Leeds city centre to Burley-in-Wharfedale where it meets the A65.
Abbey House Museum
Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is housed in the gatehouse of the ruined 12th-century Kirkstall Abbey, and is a Grade II* listed building.
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Activision
Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California.
Adel, Leeds
Adel is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688.
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Adrian Riley
Adrian Riley (b. Leeds, 1971) is a British artist and graphic designer based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
Aire and Calder Navigation
The Aire and Calder Navigation is the canalised section of the Rivers Aire and Calder in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Aire and Calder Navigation are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Aire Park
Aire Park is a planned mixed-use development in Hunslet, south of the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Aireborough
Aireborough was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1937 to 1974. Leeds and Aireborough are unparished areas in West Yorkshire.
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, author, actor and screenwriter.
Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Edward Shelbrooke (born 10 January 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Wetherby and Easingwold since 2024 and for Elmet and Rothwell between 2010 and 2024.
Alex Sobel
Alexander David Sobel (born 26 April 1975) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds Central and Headingley since 2024.
Alfred Drury
Edward Alfred Briscoe Drury (11 November 1856 – 24 December 1944) was a British architectural sculptor and artist active in the New Sculpture movement.
Alistair Darling
Alistair Maclean Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, (28 November 1953 – 30 November 2023) was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under prime minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010.
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Alt-J
Alt-J (stylised as alt-J, real name Δ) are an English indie rock band formed in 2007 in Leeds.
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Altus House
Altus House is a 37-storey, residential skyscraper in Arena Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Alwoodley
Alwoodley is a suburb and civil parish of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Airport (Luchthaven Schiphol), is the main international airport of the Netherlands, and is one of the major hubs for the SkyTeam airline alliance.
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Anglican Bishop of Leeds
The Anglican Bishop of Leeds is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Leeds in the Province of York.
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Anglican Diocese of Leeds
The Anglican Diocese of Leeds (Accessed 15 July 2016).
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Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark (12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I. She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619.
Armley
Armley is a district in the west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire is a major bus operator providing services primarily within and across West Yorkshire, although it also provides service in some parts of South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and southern areas of North Yorkshire.
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Art Fund
Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation.
Arthur Greenwood
Arthur Greenwood (8 February 1880 – 9 June 1954) was a British politician.
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Artillery
Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.
Asda
Asda Stores Limited, trading as Asda and often styled as ASDA, is a British supermarket and petrol station chain.
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Assemblies of God
The World Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is an international Pentecostal denomination.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Association of Vineyard Churches
The Association of Vineyard Churches, also known as the Vineyard Movement, is an international neocharismatic evangelical Christian association of churches.
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Auguste and Louis Lumière
The Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) and Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1948), were French manufacturers of photography equipment, best known for their motion picture system and the short films they produced between 1895 and 1905, which places them among the earliest filmmakers.
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Aviva
Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England.
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Back-to-back house
Back-to-backs are a form of terraced houses in the United Kingdom, built from the late 18th century through to the early 20th century in various forms.
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Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people.
Banco Santander
Banco Santander S.A. trading as Santander Group, is a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Santander in Spain.
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Leeds and bank of England are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Banks Group
The Banks Group Limited is a family owned business headquartered in Durham, but working across Scotland and the North of England, established in 1976.
Baptists Together
Baptists Together, formally the Baptist Union of Great Britain, is a Baptist Christian denomination in England and Wales.
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Barclays
Barclays plc (occasionally) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England.
Bardsey, West Yorkshire
Bardsey, West Yorkshire, England is a small village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, north east of Leeds city centre.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
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BBC Radio Leeds
BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of West Yorkshire. Leeds and BBC Radio Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Bede
Bede (Bēda; 672/326 May 735), also known as Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, and Bede the Venerable (Beda Venerabilis), was an English monk, author and scholar.
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Beeston, Leeds
Beeston is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England located on a hill about 2 miles (3 km) south of the city centre.
Belle Isle, Leeds
Belle Isle is a large suburb south of Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England.
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Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan
Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan, (2 October 1865 – 7 September 1936), known as Sir Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baronet from 1922 to 1929, was a noted British abdominal surgeon. Leeds and Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Beryl (company)
Beryl (a trading name of SMIDSY Limited) is a British company which produces bicycle sharing systems and bicycle lights.
Beryl Burton
Beryl Burton, OBE (12 May 1937 – 5 May 1996) was an English racing cyclist who dominated the women's sport, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles, and setting numerous national records.
Billy Bremner
William John Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager.
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Bingley are towns in West Yorkshire.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
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Bishop of Ripon (modern diocese)
The Bishop of Ripon was a diocesan bishop's title which took its name after the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England.
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Black British people
Black British people are a multi-ethnic group of British people of either African or Afro-Caribbean descent.
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Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022.
Boston Spa
Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Bradford Cathedral
Bradford Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter, is an Anglican cathedral in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, one of three co-equal cathedrals in the Diocese of Leeds alongside Ripon and Wakefield.
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Bramham Park
Bramham Park is a Grade I listed 18th-century country house in Bramham, between Leeds and Wetherby, in West Yorkshire, England.
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is an amateur rugby league club based in West Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Bramley R.L.F.C.
Bramley RLFC was a rugby league club from the Bramley area of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, that folded following the 1999 season. Leeds and Bramley R.L.F.C. are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Bramley, Leeds
Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, is an office and residential skyscraper in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Briggate
Briggate is a pedestrianised principal shopping street in Leeds city centre, England.
British African-Caribbean people
British Afro-Caribbean people or British Black Caribbean people an ethnic group in the United Kingdom.
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British Arabs
British Arabs (عرب بريطانيا) are British citizens of Arab descent.
British Asians
British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British people of Asian descent.
British Athletics League
The British Athletics League is a men-only track and field team competition in the United Kingdom.
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British Bangladeshis
British Bangladeshis (Bilatī Bangladeshī) are people of Bangladeshi origin who have attained citizenship in the United Kingdom, through immigration and historical naturalisation.
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British Chinese
British Chinese, also known as Chinese British or Chinese Britons, are people of Chineseparticularly Han Chineseancestry who reside in the United Kingdom, constituting the second-largest group of Overseas Chinese in Western Europe after France.
British Indians
British Indians are citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) whose ancestral roots are from India.
British Library
The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.
British Pakistanis
British Pakistanis (بَرِطانِیہ میں مُقِیمپاکِسْتانِی; also known as Pakistani British people or Pakistani Britons) are Britons or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestral roots lie in Pakistan.
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British Universities and Colleges Sport
British Universities and Colleges Sport, commonly abbreviated as BUCS, is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom.
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Broadcloth
Broadcloth is a dense, plain woven cloth, historically made of wool.
Brownfield land
Brownfield is previously-developed land that has been abandoned or underutilized, and which may carry pollution, or a risk of pollution, from industrial use.
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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BT Group
BT Group plc (formerly British Telecom) is a British multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered in London, England.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Burley, Leeds
Burley is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north-west of Leeds city centre, between the A65 Kirkstall Road at the south and Headingley at the north, in the Kirkstall ward.
Call centre
A call centre (Commonwealth spelling) or call center (American spelling; see spelling differences) is a managed capability that can be centralised or remote that is used for receiving or transmitting a large volume of enquiries by telephone.
Call of Duty
Call of Duty is a military video game series and media franchise published by Activision, starting in 2003.
Capita
Capita plc is an international business process outsourcing and professional services company headquartered in London.
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Capital Yorkshire
Capital Yorkshire is a regional radio station owned by Global as part of the Capital network.
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Carbonated water
Carbonated water (also known as soda water, bubbly water, sparkling water, fizzy water, club soda, water with gas, in many places as mineral water, or especially in the United States as seltzer or seltzer water) is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, either artificially injected under pressure or occurring due to natural geological processes.
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Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom.
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Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 (during the Second World War), Ireland in 1921/Northern Ireland in 1931, and Scotland in 2021.
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Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning the City of London and several boroughs.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation.
Chapel Allerton
Chapel Allerton is an inner suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, from the city centre.
Chapel Allerton Hospital
Chapel Allerton Hospital is located in the area of Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Chapel FM
Chapel FM (formerly East Leeds FM) is a community radio station based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Chapeltown, Leeds
Chapeltown is a suburb of north-east Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Chapeltown, Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
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Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film.
Ching Lau Lauro
Ching Lau Lauro and Professor Ching were the stage names of a juggler and magician (1806?–1840; flourished 1827–1839) who performed outdoors and in theatres in London and the provinces.
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Chris Mears (diver)
Christopher James Mears (born 7 February 1993) is a British diver and DJ/Producer from Burghfield Common, near Reading, Berkshire.
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Christians
A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Christmas market
A Christmas market is a street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent.
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Church of Christ, Scientist
The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, by Mary Baker Eddy, author of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and founder of Christian Science.
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Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.
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Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is a Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the 19th-century Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism.
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Churwell
Churwell is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, between Leeds city centre and Morley.
Cistercians
The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians ((Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule.
City (journal)
City: analysis of urban change, theory, action is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research, analysis, and commentary relating to cities, their futures, and urbanization.
City of Doncaster
The City of Doncaster is a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire, England.
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City of Leeds
Leeds, also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and city of Leeds are Leeds City Region.
City of Wakefield
Wakefield, also known as the City of Wakefield, is a local government district with city status and a metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and city of Wakefield are Leeds City Region.
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City Square, Leeds
City Square is a paved area north of Leeds railway station at the junction of Park Row to the east and Wellington Street to the south.
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City status in the United Kingdom
City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally accepted definition of cities.
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.
Classic Rock (magazine)
Classic Rock is a British magazine and website dedicated to rock music, owned and published by Future.
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Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom
A number of different systems of classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom exist.
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Clean Air Zone
A Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is an area in the United Kingdom where targeted action is taken to improve air quality.
Cohabitation
Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not married, usually couples, live together.
Collins English Dictionary
The Collins English Dictionary is a printed and online dictionary of English.
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Colton, Leeds
Colton is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton and Halton Moor to the west, Whitkirk to the north-west and Austhorpe to the north-east.
Common Brittonic
Common Brittonic (Brythoneg; Brythonek; Predeneg), also known as British, Common Brythonic, or Proto-Brittonic, is an extinct Celtic language spoken in Britain and Brittany.
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Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church, and is the second-largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement.
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Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published by Condé Nast.
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Controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated.
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Cookridge
Cookridge is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north of the Leeds Outer Ring Road.
Core Cities Group
The Core Cities Group (also Core Cities UK) is a self-selected and self-financed collaborative advocacy group of large regional cities in the United Kingdom outside Greater London and Edinburgh.
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Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (née Bailey; born 26 February 1979) is an English singer and songwriter.
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Costa Coffee
Costa Limited, trading as Costa Coffee, is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, England.
Cottage Road Cinema
Cottage Road Cinema is the oldest remaining cinema in continuous use in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Cottage Road Cinema are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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County borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s.
County Borough of Leeds
The County Borough of Leeds, and its predecessor, the Municipal Borough of Leeds, was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1835 to 1974.
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County Championship
The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
Cross Gates
Cross Gates (often spelled Crossgates) is a suburb in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Cuthbert Brodrick
Cuthbert Brodrick FRIBA (1 December 1821 – 2 March 1905) was a British architect, whose most famous building is Leeds Town Hall. Leeds and Cuthbert Brodrick are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Dalek
The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race of extremely xenophobic mutants principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who.
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Dales Way
The Dales Way is an long-distance footpath in Northern England, from (south-east to north-west) Ilkley, West Yorkshire, to Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria.
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst (né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist and art collector.
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, (17 January 1871 – 12 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer.
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David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
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Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Diesel (company)
Diesel S.p.A. is an Italian retail clothing company, located in Breganze, Italy.
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Dinosaur Pile-Up
Dinosaur Pile-Up are an English alternative rock band formed in late 2007.
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Diocese of Ripon
The Diocese of Ripon (Diocese of Ripon and Leeds from 1999 until 2014) was a former Church of England diocese, part of the Province of York.
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Direct Line
Direct Line is an insurance company based in Bromley, England.
Districts of England
The districts of England (officially, local authority districts, abbreviated LADs) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government.
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Don Revie
Donald George Revie (10 July 1927 – 26 May 1989) was an English footballer and manager.
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army.
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Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport (Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland.
East Leeds A.R.L.F.C.
East Leeds are an amateur rugby league football club from Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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Ecclesiastical History of the English People
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum), written by Bede in about AD 731, is a history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England generally; its main focus is on the conflict between the pre-Schism Roman Rite and Celtic Christianity.
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Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), established in 1947, is the world's oldest continually running film festival.
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Edward Brotherton, 1st Baron Brotherton
Edward Allen Brotherton, 1st Baron Brotherton, (1 April 1856 – 21 October 1930), known as Sir Edward Brotherton, Bt, between 1918 and 1929, was an industrialist in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and a benefactor to the University of Leeds and other causes.
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Edwin of Northumbria
Edwin (Ēadwine; c. 586 – 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from about 616 until his death.
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EFL Championship
The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship in England and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, and is currently contested by 24 clubs.
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EGX (expo)
EGX (previously named Eurogamer Expo) is trade fair for video games organised by Gamer Network and held annually in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Elland Road
Elland Road is a football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Championship club Leeds United since the club's formation in 1919.
Elliott Hudson College
Elliott Hudson College is a sixth form located in the Beeston area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Elmet
Elmet (Elfed), sometimes Elmed or Elmete, was an independent Brittonic Celtic Cumbric speaking kingdom between about the 4th century and mid 7th century.
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Enclosure
Enclosure or inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or "common land" enclosing it and by doing so depriving commoners of their rights of access and privilege.
Eurogamer
Eurogamer is a British video game journalism website launched in 1999 alongside parent company Gamer Network.
Eurostat
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
F Club
The F Club was a punk rock, post-punk and new wave club night in Leeds that ran between 1977 and 1982.
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Fabian Hamilton
Fabian Uziell-Hamilton (born 12 April 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North East since 1997.
Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve
Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve is a protected area in West Yorkshire, England, noted for its avian biodiversity.
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Fanny Waterman
Dame Fanny Waterman (22 March 192020 December 2020) was a British pianist and academic piano teacher, who is particularly known as the founder, chair and artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition.
Far Headingley
Far Headingley is an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England approximately north of the city centre.
Farnley, Leeds
Farnley is a district in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, west of Leeds city centre, between Wortley, Bramley and the countryside around Pudsey and Gildersome, in the LS12 Leeds postcode area.
Farsley
Farsley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Leeds city centre, east of Bradford. Leeds and Farsley are towns in West Yorkshire.
Farsley Celtic F.C.
Farsley Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Farsley, West Yorkshire, England.
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Field hockey
Field hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalkeeper.
Field marshal (United Kingdom)
Field marshal (FM) has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736.
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Firearm
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual.
First Direct
First Direct (styled first direct) is a telephone and internet based retail bank division of HSBC UK Bank plc based in the United Kingdom.
First West Yorkshire
First West Yorkshire operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England.
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Flax
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, Linum usitatissimum, in the family Linaceae.
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Foundry
A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings.
Freedom of the City
The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.
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Fulneck Moravian Settlement
Fulneck Moravian Settlement is a village in Pudsey in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.
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Functional urban area
The functional urban area (FUA), previously known as larger urban zone (LUZ), is a measure of the population and expanse of metropolitan and surrounding areas which may or may not be exclusively urban.
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Further education
Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions.
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Gamble Hill
Gamble Hill is an area of Bramley a few miles from Leeds city centre, in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Gang of Four (band)
Gang of Four are an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Leeds.
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Garforth
Garforth is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Garforth are former civil parishes in West Yorkshire, towns in West Yorkshire and unparished areas in West Yorkshire.
Garforth Arts Festival
The Garforth Arts Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in Garforth, Leeds, England.
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Garforth Town A.F.C.
Garforth Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Garforth, West Yorkshire, England.
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Gazette & Observer
The Gazette & Observer, in full the Ilkley, Wharfedale and Aireborough Gazette & Observer, was a weekly newspaper published by Wharfedale Newspapers of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, and part of the Newsquest group.
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General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
The General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (GAUFCC or colloquially British Unitarians) is the umbrella organisation for Unitarian, Free Christians, and other liberal religious congregations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Georgian era
The Georgian era was a period in British history from 1714 to, named after the Hanoverian kings George I, George II, George III and George IV.
Gipton
Gipton is a suburb of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, between the A58 to the north and the A64 to the south.
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Gledhow
Gledhow is a suburb of northeast Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, east of Chapel Allerton and west of Roundhay.
Globalization and World Cities Research Network
The Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) is a think tank that studies the relationships between world cities in the context of globalization.
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Golden Acre Park
Golden Acre Park is a public park in Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, administered by Leeds City Council. Leeds and Golden Acre Park are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Goth subculture
Goth is a music-based subculture that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s.
Granary Wharf
Granary Wharf is a mixed-use development that stands next to the brick tunnels beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and the River Aire in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Grand Theatre, Leeds
The Grand Theatre, also known as Leeds Grand Theatre and Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, is a theatre and opera house in Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Grand Theatre, Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is an action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly.
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Greater London
Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.
Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire
Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire (previously Radio Aire, Magic 828/Radio Aire 2, Ridings FM and Pulse 2) is an Independent Local Radio station serving West Yorkshire on 96.3 and 106.8 FM, DAB, online and via the app.
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Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía) is a term that can refer to any one of three classes of Christian churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Green belt (United Kingdom)
In British town planning, the green belt is a policy for controlling urban growth.
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Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr; Parti Gwer Pow Sows ha Kembra; often known simply as the Green Party or the Greens) is a green, left-wing political party in England and Wales.
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Guiseley
Guiseley is a town in metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Guiseley are former civil parishes in West Yorkshire and towns in West Yorkshire.
Guiseley A.F.C.
Guiseley Association Football Club is a football club based in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, England.
Gurdwara
A gurdwara or gurudwara (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ gurdu'ārā, literally "Door of the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs but its normal meaning is place of guru or "Home of guru".
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British politician and statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
H. V. Evatt
Herbert Vere "Doc" Evatt, (30 April 1894 – 2 November 1965) was an Australian politician and judge.
Hadouken! (band)
Hadouken! were a British dance-punk band formed in London in 2006 by singer, songwriter and producer James Smith and synth player Alice Spooner along with guitarist Daniel "Pilau" Rice, bassist Christopher Purcell and drummer Nick Rice.
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Halton, Leeds
Halton is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton Moor to the west, Colton to the east and Whitkirk to the South.
Harehills
Harehills is an inner-city area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Harewood House
Harewood House is a country house in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England.
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England.
Harrogate Bus Company
The Harrogate Bus Company operates both local and regional bus services in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.
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Harry Houdini
Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known as Harry Houdini, was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts.
Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols is a British luxury department store chain founded in 1831, at its flagship store in Knightsbridge, London.
Hawksworth, Leeds
Hawksworth is a small, early twentieth-century council estate in the Kirkstall ward in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Leeds and Headingley are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Headingley Cricket Ground
Headingley Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in the Headingley Stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, England.
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Headingley Rugby Stadium
Headingley Rugby Stadium (known as AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium due to sponsorship) is a rugby league stadium in Headingley, Leeds and shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground.
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Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Heart Yorkshire
Heart Yorkshire (previously Real Radio Yorkshire) is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global as part of the Heart network.
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport, called London Airport until 1966, is the main international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Height above mean sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.
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Henry Moore
Henry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist.
Henry Moore Foundation
The Henry Moore Foundation is a registered charity in England, established for education and promotion of the fine arts — in particular, to advance understanding of the works of Henry Moore, and to promote the public appreciation of sculpture more generally.
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Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days (also known as HODs) is an annual celebration of England's history and culture that allows visitors free access to heritage sites and community events that are either not usually open to the public, would normally charge an entrance fee, or that are putting on something special for the festival.
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High Street
High Street is a common street name for the primary business street of a city, town, or village, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.
Hilary Benn
Hilary James Wedgwood Benn (born 26 November 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds South, formerly Leeds Central, since 1999.
Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Koil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers.
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Hits Radio West Yorkshire
Hits Radio West Yorkshire, formerly Pulse 1, is an Independent Local Radio station based in Leeds, England, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network.
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HM Revenue and Customs
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (commonly HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC) is a non-ministerial department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, the payment of some forms of state support, the administration of other regulatory regimes including the national minimum wage and the issuance of national insurance numbers.
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HMS Ark Royal (91)
HMS Ark Royal (pennant number 91) was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that was operated during the Second World War.
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HMS Ark Royal (R09)
HMS Ark Royal (R09) was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and, when she was decommissioned in 1979, was the Royal Navy's last remaining conventional catapult and arrested-landing aircraft carrier.
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Home Office
The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
Hood (band)
Hood are an English post-rock band from Wetherby, formed in 1990, but have been on an indefinite hiatus since 2005.
Horsforth
Horsforth is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north-west of Leeds city centre. Leeds and Horsforth are towns in West Yorkshire.
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc (滙豐; acronym from its founding member The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England, with historical and business links to East Asia and a multinational footprint.
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Hundred (county division)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.
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Hunslet
Hunslet is an inner-city suburb in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Hunslet R.L.F.C.
Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Hyde Park Picture House
The Hyde Park Picture House is a cinema and Grade II listed building in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Hyde Park, Leeds
Hyde Park is an inner-city residential area of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the University of Leeds and Headingley.
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport.
Ilkley
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Leeds and Ilkley are towns in West Yorkshire.
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Ilkley Moor
Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, the moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England.
Improvement commissioners
Boards of improvement commissioners were ad hoc urban local government boards created during the 18th and 19th centuries in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its predecessors the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.
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International Personal Finance
International Personal Finance is a British-based international financial services business providing home credit and digital consumer credit to 1.7 million customers in nine markets.
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Interwar period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11November 1918 to 1September 1939 (20years, 9months, 21days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII).
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Irish people in Great Britain
Irish people in Great Britain or British Irish are immigrants from the island of Ireland living in Great Britain as well as their British-born descendants.
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Irish Travellers
Irish Travellers (an lucht siúil, meaning the walking people), also known as Pavees or Mincéirs (Shelta: Mincéirí), are a traditionally peripatetic indigenous ethno-cultural group originating in Ireland.
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ITV (TV network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network.
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ITV Yorkshire
ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network.
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist.
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Jack Laugher
Jack David Laugher (born 30 January 1995) is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England.
Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.
James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds
James Milner, 1st Baron Milner of Leeds, (12 August 1889 – 16 July 1967), was a British Labour Party politician.
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James VI and I
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
Jane Tomlinson
Jane Emily Tomlinson, (née Goward; 21 February 1964 – 3 September 2007) was an amateur English athlete who raised £1.85 million for charity by completing a series of athletic challenges, despite suffering from terminal cancer.
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian, millenarian, restorationist Christian denomination.
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Jesus Army
The Jesus Army, also known as the Jesus Fellowship Church and the Bugbrooke Community, was a neocharismatic evangelical Christian movement based in the United Kingdom, part of the British New Church Movement.
Jews
The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.
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Jimi Heselden
James William "Jimi" Heselden OBE (27 March 1948 – 26 September 2010) was an English entrepreneur.
John Charles Centre for Sport
The John Charles Centre for Sport is a multi-purpose sports facility in South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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John Lewis & Partners
John Lewis & Partners (formerly and commonly known as John Lewis) is a British brand of high-end department stores operating throughout the United Kingdom, with concessions also located in Ireland.
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Johnston Press
Johnston Press plc was a multimedia company founded in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1767.
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport (Catalan: Aeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, Spanish: Aeropuerto Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat), and also known as Barcelona-El Prat Airport, is an international airport located southwest.
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Joseph Beuys
Joseph Heinrich Beuys (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism, sociology, and, with Heinrich Böll, Johannes Stüttgen, Caroline Tisdall, Robert McDowell, and Enrico Wolleb, created the Free International University for Creativity & Interdisciplinary Research (FIU).
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who originally formed in 1996 as Runston Parva, before reforming as Parva in 2000, and releasing one studio album, 22, in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year.
Katie White (politician)
Katie Jayne White is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Leeds North West since 2024.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Keighley
Keighley is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Keighley are towns in West Yorkshire.
Keighley Bus Company
The Keighley Bus Company operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England.
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Keir Mather
Keir Alexander Mather (born 1998) is a British Labour politician who serves as Assistant Government Whip.
Kelda Group
Kelda Group Limited is a British utility company.
Kevin Sinfield
Kevin Sinfield (born 12 September 1980) is an English rugby union coach, currently the skills and kicking coach for the England national team.
Killingbeck
Killingbeck is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England named after the Killingbeck family, historic local landowners, and is situated between Seacroft to the north, Cross Gates and Whitkirk to the east, Gipton to the west, Halton Moor to the south, Halton to the south-east and Osmondthorpe to the south-west.
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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Kirkstall
Kirkstall is a north-western suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire.
Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England.
Knowsthorpe
Knowsthorpe, Knostrop or Knostropp is an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire.
Kodak
The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak, is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photography.
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KPMG
KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations, along with Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and PwC.
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Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
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Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in English cricket.
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Land use
Land use involves the management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment such as settlements and semi-natural habitats such as arable fields, pastures, and managed woods.
Lawnswood
Lawnswood is a small suburb in the north west of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Le Phonographique
Le Phonographique (often called the Phono, and later renamed to Bar Phono) was a gothic nightclub located underneath the Merrion Centre in Leeds.
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Leeds 2023
Leeds 2023, stylized as LEEDS 2023, was a designated year of culture taking place in Leeds, West Yorkshire, during 2023.
Leeds Adel Hockey Club
Leeds Adel Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Adel, Leeds, England.
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Leeds Akkies
Leeds Akkies are a rugby league team based in The Old Modernians Sports Club, Cookridge Lane, Leeds, LS16 7ND, West Yorkshire.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.
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Leeds and Selby Railway
The Leeds and Selby Railway was an early British railway company and first mainline railway within Yorkshire.
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Leeds Arena
The Leeds Arena (also known as the First Direct Arena for sponsorship reasons) is an entertainment-focused indoor arena located in the Arena Quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a gallery, part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group, whose collection of 20th-century British Art was designated by the British government in 1997 as a collection "of national importance".
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Leeds Arts University
Leeds Arts University is a specialist arts further and higher education institution, based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a main campus opposite the University of Leeds. Leeds and Leeds Arts University are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Bradford Airport
Leeds Bradford Airport is located in Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, about northwest of Leeds city centre, and about northeast from Bradford city centre.
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Leeds Bridge
Leeds Bridge is a historic river crossing in Leeds, England.
Leeds Building Society
Leeds Building Society is a building society based in Leeds, England.
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Leeds Cathedral
Leeds Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Anne, also known as Saint Anne's Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds.
Leeds Central and Headingley (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds Central and Headingley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.
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Leeds Central Library
Leeds Central Library is a public library in Leeds.
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Leeds City bus station
Leeds City bus station serves the city of Leeds, England.
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Leeds city centre
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds City Centre Loop Road
The Leeds city centre Loop Road was a one-way traffic route of approximately two miles within the city centre of Leeds, which encircled a large section of the shopping and retail district.
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Leeds City College
Leeds City College is the largest further education establishment in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England with around 26,000 students, 2,300 staff, with an annual turnover of £78 million.
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Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds City Museum
Leeds City Museum, originally established in 1819, reopened in 2008 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds City Police
Leeds City Police was the police force responsible for policing the city of Leeds in northern England from its formation in 1836, until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with the Bradford City Police and part of the West Yorkshire Constabulary to form the West Yorkshire Police.
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Leeds City Region
The Leeds City Region, or informally Greater Leeds, is a local enterprise partnership city region located in West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds City Varieties
The Leeds City Varieties is a Grade II* listed music hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Leeds City Varieties are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Leeds Civic Hall
Leeds Civic Hall is a municipal building located in the civic quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Leeds Civic Hall are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Leeds Civic Trust
Leeds Civic Trust is a voluntary organisation and registered charity established in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England in 1965.
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Leeds College of Building
Leeds College of Building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is the only further education college in the UK which specialises in the construction industry.
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Leeds College of Technology
Leeds College of Technology (formerly Kitson College) was a further education college in Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Conservatoire
Leeds Conservatoire (formerly known as The Leeds Music Centre, the City of Leeds College of Music, and Leeds College of Music) is a higher education music conservatoire based in the Quarry Hill district of Leeds, England.
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Leeds Corn Exchange
The Leeds Corn Exchange is a shopping mall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Corporation Tramways
Leeds Corporation Tramways formerly served the city of Leeds, England.
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Leeds Country Way
The Leeds Country Way (LCW) is a circular long-distance footpath of 62 miles (99 km) around Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Dental Institute
Leeds Dental Institute is a dental health facility located in the Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Development Corporation
The Leeds Development Corporation was established in 1988 to develop South Central Leeds and the Kirkstall Valley.
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Leeds Dock
Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and previously Clarence Dock) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence by the River Aire in central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds East (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Richard Burgon of the Labour Party until his suspension and whip withdrawn on 23 July 2024, as a result of voting to scrap the two child benefit cap.
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Leeds Festival Fringe
Leeds Festival Fringe is a 7-day grassroots music festival held across several music venues in Leeds in the week prior to Leeds and Reading Festival.
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Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Leeds and Leeds General Infirmary are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Leeds Grand Mosque
Leeds Grand Mosque (LGM) is a mosque in Leeds with a regular congregation of 1,200.
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Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills
The Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills is a museum of industrial heritage located in Armley, near Leeds, in West Yorkshire, Northern England.
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Leeds Inner Ring Road
The Leeds Inner Ring Road is part-motorway and part-A roads in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which forms a ring road around the city centre.
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Leeds International Film Festival
The Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) is an annual film festival hosted in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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Leeds International Piano Competition
The Leeds International Piano Competition, informally known as The Leeds and formerly the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, takes place every three years in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Kirkgate Market
Kirkgate Market (pronounced) is a market complex on Vicar Lane in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Knights
The Leeds Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds Library
The Leeds Library is the oldest surviving subscription library of its type in the UK. Leeds and Leeds Library are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Leeds Minster
Leeds Minster, also known as the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds (formerly Leeds Parish Church) is the minster church of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds North East (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds North East is a constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Fabian Hamilton of the Labour Party.
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Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds North West is a constituency in the City of Leeds which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Katie White, of the Labour Party.
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Leeds Outer Ring Road
The Leeds Outer Ring Road is a main road that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Pals
The Leeds Pals were a First World War Pals battalion of Kitchener's Army raised in the West Yorkshire city of Leeds.
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society is a learned society in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Leeds Playhouse
Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds Pride
Leeds Pride is an annual LGBT Pride celebration held in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Leeds Pride are Leeds City Region.
Leeds railway station
Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City railway station) is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds Rifles
The Leeds Rifles was a unit of the 19th century Volunteer Force of the British Army that went on to serve under several different guises in the World Wars of the 20th century. Leeds and Leeds Rifles are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Leeds Rural District
Leeds was, from 1894 to 1912, a rural district in the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding, England.
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Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds South is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Leeds South West and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds South West and Morley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.
See Leeds and Leeds South West and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds Student Radio
Leeds Student Radio is a student radio station broadcasting every day during term time from Leeds University Union at the University of Leeds.
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Leeds Supertram
The Leeds Supertram was a proposed light rail/tram system in Leeds and West Yorkshire in England.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is an NHS hospital trust in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds Town Hall
Leeds Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow (formerly Park Lane), Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Leeds Trinity University
Leeds Trinity University is a public university in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds TV
Local TV Leeds (formerly known by the names of TalkLeeds, Leeds TV and Made in Leeds) is a local television station serving Leeds and West Yorkshire.
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 2 North.
Leeds United F.C.
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Leeds University Union
Leeds University Union (LUU) is the representative body for the students at the University of Leeds, England.
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Leeds West and Pudsey (UK Parliament constituency)
Leeds West and Pudsey is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Leeds West Indian Carnival
The Leeds Carnival, also called the Leeds West Indian Carnival or the Chapeltown Carnival, is one of the longest running West Indian carnivals in Europe, having been going since 1967.
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LGBT
is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender".
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.
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Light Night
Light Night is an annual cultural event which first happened in the city of Leeds in October 2005, as part of the launch of the region-wide Illuminate Cultural Festival.
List of English districts by area
This is a list of the districts of England ordered by area, according to Standard Area Measurements published by the Office for National Statistics.
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List of English districts by population
This is a list of the districts of England ordered by population, according to estimated figures for from the Office for National Statistics.
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List of long course swimming pools in the United Kingdom
This is an annotated list of swimming pools in the United Kingdom which conform to the Olympic standard.
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List of people from Leeds
List of people from Leeds is a list of notable people from the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
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List of places in Leeds
City of Leeds, West Yorkshire is a large city in England that includes several separate towns and villages and many other identifiable areas.
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List of titles and honours of Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC, received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a British Army officer, statesman and diplomat.
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List of UK cities by GDP
This is a list of cities and conurbations in the United Kingdom sorted by their GDP, a measure of the value of goods and services produced in an area, industry or sector of an economy.
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List of urban areas in the United Kingdom
This is a list of the most populous urban areas in the United Kingdom based on the 2011 census, as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
Little London, Leeds
Little London is a residential area of Leeds in England, north of the city centre and Leeds Inner Ring Road.
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Live at Leeds
Live at Leeds is the first live album by English rock band the Who.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.
Living Faith Church Worldwide
Living Faith Church Worldwide (also known as Winners' Chapel) is an international Evangelical charismatic Christian denomination.
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Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group plc is a British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009.
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Loiner
Loiner is a demonym, describing the citizens of Leeds.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
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London low emission zone
The London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) is an area of London in which an emissions standard based charge is applied to non-compliant commercial vehicles.
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Lord of the manor
Lord of the manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England and Norman England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate.
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Louis Le Prince
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (28 August 1841 – disappeared 16 September 1890, declared dead 16 September 1897) was a French artist and the inventor of an early motion-picture camera, and director of Roundhay Garden Scene. Leeds and Louis Le Prince are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly known as Louis Vuitton, is a French luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton.
LS postcode area
The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area, is a group of 29 postcode districts in England, within six post towns.
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Luminate Education Group
Luminate Education Group (formerly Leeds City College Group) brings together a number of secondary, further and higher education institutions in Yorkshire, England.
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Lupton family
The Lupton family in Yorkshire achieved prominence in ecclesiastical and academic circles in England in the Tudor era through the fame of Roger Lupton, provost of Eton College and chaplain to Henry VII and Henry VIII.
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.
Luxury goods
In economics, a luxury good (or upmarket good) is a good for which demand increases more than what is proportional as income rises, so that expenditures on the good become a more significant proportion of overall spending.
M1 motorway
The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) near Aberford, to connect to Newcastle.
M62 motorway
The M62 is a west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield; of the route is shared with the M60 orbital motorway around Manchester.
M621 motorway
The M621 is a loop of motorway in West Yorkshire, England that takes traffic into central Leeds between the M1 and M62 motorways.
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Mahavira
Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान), the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Teacher) of Jainism.
Majestic, Leeds
The Majestic is a Grade II listed building on City Square, Leeds, occupying the corner of Quebec Street and Wellington Street. Leeds and Majestic, Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Major (United Kingdom)
Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.
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Malton, North Yorkshire
Malton is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England.
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Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre.
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Manchester Piccadilly station
Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England.
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Manston, Leeds
Manston is a suburb and former village to the east of Cross Gates, Leeds, England, situated east of Leeds city centre.
Marion Stein
Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein (18 October 19266 March 2014), known as Marion Stein, was an Austrian-born British concert pianist.
Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards (born 6 January 1990) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley since 2024.
Market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city.
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer based in London, England, that specialises in selling clothing, beauty products, home products and food products.
Marshall's Mill
Marshall's Mill is a former flax spinning mill on Marshall Street in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Mary, Princess Royal (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965) was a member of the British royal family.
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Meanwood Beck
The Meanwood Beck is a stream in West Yorkshire, England, which flows southwards through Adel, Meanwood and Sheepscar into the River Aire in central Leeds.
Meanwood Valley Trail
The Meanwood Valley Trail is a waymarked footpath and the title of an annual (March/April) footrace that takes place on parts of the trail in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Mechanics' institute
Mechanics' institutes, also known as mechanics' institutions, sometimes simply known as institutes, and also called schools of arts (especially in the Australian colonies), were educational establishments originally formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working men in Victorian-era Britain and its colonies.
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Mel B
Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress.
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Melā
Mela (मेला) is a Sanskrit word meaning "gathering" or "to meet" or a "fair".
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Member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.
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Member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
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Merrion Centre, Leeds
The Merrion Centre is a shopping centre located in the Arena Quarter area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Methodist Church of Great Britain
The Methodist Church of Great Britain is a Protestant Christian denomination in Britain, and the mother church to Methodists worldwide.
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Metro (British newspaper)
Metro is the United Kingdom's highest-circulation freesheet tabloid newspaper.
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Metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which are sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing.
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Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.
Micklefield
Micklefield is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Middleton Park
Middleton Park is a public park in Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Middleton, Leeds
Middleton is a largely residential suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England and historically a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Mill town
A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories, often cotton mills or factories producing textiles.
Millennium Square, Leeds
Millennium Square is a city square in the Civic Quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)
Mixed is an ethnic group category that was first introduced by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics for the 2001 Census.
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Monk Bridge Viaduct Garden
The Monk Bridge Viaduct Garden, initially marketed as the Viaduct Urban Garden, is an elevated park and garden in Leeds, England.
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Moor Allerton
Moor Allerton is an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Moorside, Leeds
Moorside is part of the Bramley area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Moortown Golf Club
Moortown Golf Club is a golf club located in Alwoodley, near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Moortown, Leeds
Moortown is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Moravian Church
The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren (Moravská církev or Moravští bratři), formally the Unitas Fratrum (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the Unity of the Brethren (Jednota bratrská) founded in the Kingdom of Bohemia, sixty years before Martin Luther's Reformation.
Morley R.F.C.
Morley Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Morley, West Yorkshire.
Morley Town Hall
Morley Town Hall is a municipal facility in Morley, West Yorkshire, England.
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Morley, West Yorkshire
Morley is a market town and a civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Morley, West Yorkshire are towns in West Yorkshire.
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Mosque
A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.
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Municipal Borough of Morley
Morley was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Municipal Borough of Pudsey
Pudsey was a local government district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1872 to 1974 around the town of Pudsey, covering Farsley, Calverley,and parts of Stanningley, Swinnow and Rodley.
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Municipal Corporations Act 1835
The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 76), sometimes known as the Municipal Reform Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in the incorporated boroughs of England and Wales.
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Museum of the Year
The Museum of the Year Award, formerly known as the Gulbenkian Prize and the Art Fund Prize, is an annual prize awarded to a museum or gallery in the United Kingdom for a "track record of imagination, innovation and excellence".
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Music journalism
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music.
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Muslims
Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.
Names of the Romani people
The Romani people are known by a variety of names, mostly as Gypsies, Roma, Tsinganoi, Bohémiens, and various linguistic variations of these names.
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National Conference League
The National Conference League (often abbreviated to the NCL) is an amateur rugby league competition in Great Britain.
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National Hunt racing
National Hunt racing is a form of horse racing particular to France, Great Britain, and Ireland, that requires horses to jump fences and ditches.
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National Ice Hockey League
The National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) is a set of semi-professional ice hockey leagues administered by the English Ice Hockey Association.
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National League 1
National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage League National Division Three when founded in 1987. Chinnor are the current champions.
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National League 2 North
National League 2 North is one of three level four leagues in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in Northern England. The remainder of England is covered by the two counterpart leagues National League 2 East and National League 2 West. The champion club is promoted to National One.
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National League North
The National League North, formerly the Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division.
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NatWest Group
NatWest Group PLC is a British banking and insurance holding company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Nethermoor Park
Nethermoor Park is a football stadium in Guiseley, West Yorkshire and the home ground of Guiseley A.F.C. Opened in 1909, the stadium has a capacity of 4,000.
Network Rail
Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain.
Newfrontiers
Newfrontiers (previously New Frontiers International) is a neo-charismatic church network of evangelical, charismatic churches founded by Terry Virgo.
NHS Digital
NHS Digital was the trading name of the Health and Social Care Information Centre, which was the national provider of information, data and IT systems for commissioners, analysts and clinicians in health and social care in England, particularly those involved with the National Health Service of England.
NHS England
NHS England, formerly the NHS Commissioning Board, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Nic Jones
Nic Jones (born Nicolas Paul Jones; 9 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.
Nonconformist (Protestantism)
Nonconformists were Protestant Christians who did not "conform" to the governance and usages of the state church in England, and in Wales until 1914, the Church of England.
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North Hockey Association
The North Hockey Association runs hockey leagues based in the North of England.
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North Yorkshire (district)
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire), in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
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Northern Ballet
Northern Ballet, formerly Northern Ballet Theatre, is a dance company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a strong repertoire in theatrical dance productions where the emphasis is on story telling as well as classical ballet.
Northern England
Northern England, or the North of England, is a region that forms the northern part of England and mainly corresponds to the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorkshire.
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Northern Foods
Northern Foods is a British food manufacturer headquartered in Wakefield, England.
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968.
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Northern School of Contemporary Dance
The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) is a higher education institution in Chapeltown, Leeds, England specialising in contemporary dance. Leeds and Northern School of Contemporary Dance are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Northern Trains
Northern Trains, trading as Northern, is a British train operating company owned by DfT OLR Holdings for the Department for Transport (DfT), after the previous operator Arriva Rail North had its franchise terminated at the end of February 2020.
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
Notre Dame is a catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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O2 (brand)
O2 (typeset as O2) is a global brand name owned by the Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica.
Oakwood, Leeds
Oakwood is a suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, that lies between Gipton and Roundhay Park.
Oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature.
Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS; Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.
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Office of Rail and Road
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways.
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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
Opera North
Opera North is an English opera company based in Leeds.
Osmondthorpe
Osmondthorpe a district of east Leeds in West Yorkshire, England is considered part of the Halton Moor district.
Other White
The term Other White, or White Other, is a classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom, used in documents such as the 2021 United Kingdom Census, to describe people who identify as white persons who are not of the English, Welsh, Scottish, Roma, Irish or Irish Traveller ethnic groupings.
Otley
Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Otley are towns in West Yorkshire.
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Otley Museum
Otley Museum is in the town of Otley, near Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
Otley R.U.F.C.
Otley Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club representing Otley in the City of Leeds, district of West Yorkshire.
Oulton Raiders
Oulton Raiders are an amateur rugby league football club from Oulton in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is the airborne and elite infantry regiment of the British Army.
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Parish council (England)
A parish council is a civil local authority found in England, which is the lowest tier of local government.
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Park Square, Leeds
Park Square is a Georgian public square in central Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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Pedestrian zone
Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town restricted to use by people on foot or human-powered transport such as bicycles, with non-emergency motor traffic not allowed.
Pendas Fields
Pendas Fields, or Penda's Fields is a private, suburban housing estate in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Pennines
The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands mainly located in Northern England.
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement that emphasizes direct personal experience of God through baptism with the Holy Spirit.
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, PC (18 July 1864 – 15 May 1937) was a British politician.
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Phoenix Dance Theatre
Phoenix Dance Theatre is a dance company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, that has grown from small beginnings in inner-city Leeds to be one of Britain’s leading contemporary dance companies.
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Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965.
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture.
Post town
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.
Post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerged in 1977 in the wake of punk rock.
Potternewton
Potternewton also Potter Newton is a suburb and parish between Chapeltown and Chapel Allerton in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Premier League
The Premier League is the highest level of the English football league system.
Proto-Celtic language
Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the hypothetical ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European.
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Public Health England
Public Health England (PHE) was an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care in England which began operating on 1 April 2013 to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.
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Public library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes.
Public sector
The public sector, also called the state sector, is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises.
Pudsey
Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds Borough in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Pudsey are towns in West Yorkshire and unparished areas in West Yorkshire.
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Pulled Apart by Horses
Pulled Apart by Horses are an English alternative rock band from Leeds.
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Punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s.
Quakers
Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations.
Quarry Hill, Leeds
Quarry Hill is an area of central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Quarry Hill, Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Rachel Reeves
Rachel Jane Reeves (born 13 February 1979) is a British politician, who is currently serving as the Chancellor of the Exchequer since July 2024.
RAF Church Fenton
Royal Air Force Church Fenton or RAF Church Fenton is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station located south-east of Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England and north-west of Selby, North Yorkshire, near the village of Church Fenton.
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Reading and Leeds Festivals
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England.
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Reform (think tank)
The Reform Research Trust is a think tank which publishes its own research and also publishes papers from external authors.
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Reform UK
Reform UK is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom.
Reformed Christianity
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, a schism in the Western Church.
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Region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography).
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Repertory theatre
A repertory theatre, also called repertory, rep, true rep or stock, which are also called producing theatres, is a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation or rotation.
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Research library
A research library is a library that contains an in-depth collection of material on one or several subjects.
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Reservoir
A reservoir is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
RFL Championship
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in Britain (with one team in the league also being based in France) after the Super League.
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RFL League 1
The Rugby Football League One (known as the Betfred League One) is the third-highest division of rugby league in Britain.
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising eleven clubs.
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Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon (born 19 September 1980) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds East since 2015.
Ripon
Ripon is a cathedral city and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
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Ripon Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, commonly known as Ripon Cathedral, and until 1836 known as Ripon Minster, is a cathedral in Ripon, North Yorkshire, England.
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, in length.
River Wharfe
The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England originating within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Rob Burrow
Robert Geoffrey Burrow (26 September 1982 – 2 June 2024) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half or hooker.
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter.
Rockstar Leeds
Rockstar Leeds Limited (formerly Möbius Entertainment Limited) is a British video game developer and a studio of Rockstar Games based in Leeds.
Rodley, West Yorkshire
Rodley is a suburb in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds
The Diocese of Leeds (Dioecesis Loidensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church centred on Leeds Cathedral in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
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Rothwell, West Yorkshire
Rothwell is a town in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Rothwell, West Yorkshire are former civil parishes in West Yorkshire, towns in West Yorkshire and unparished areas in West Yorkshire.
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Roundhay
Roundhay is a large suburb in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Roundhay are former civil parishes in West Yorkshire.
Roundhay Garden Scene
Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Northern England on 14 October 1888.
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Roundhay Park
Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a large urban park situated on the north-east edge of the city, bordered by the suburb of Roundhay to the west, Oakwood to the south and the A6120 outer ring road to the north.
Royal Armouries Museum
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum that holds the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby XIII in non-Anglophone Europe and South America, and referred to colloquially as football, footy or league in its heartlands, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring wide and long with H-shaped posts at both ends.
Rugby League Conference
The Rugby League Conference (RLC) (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from The Co-operative Group), was a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland, and Wales.
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Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.
Salem Chapel, Leeds
Salem Chapel is a former Congregational church, located on Hunslet Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Salem Chapel, Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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Sangha
Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali which means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; in these languages, sangha is frequently used as a surname.
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Sarah Siddons
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century.
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Scarborough is a seaside town in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England.
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Schofields (department store)
Schofields was a department store that operated on the Headrow in Leeds, England, from 1901 to 1996.
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Seacroft
Seacroft is an outer-city suburb/township consisting mainly of council estate housing covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Seacroft Hospital
Seacroft Hospital is based in York Road in the area of Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 West Yorkshire, England and is operated by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was a United Kingdom Cabinet position created in 1997, with responsibility for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).
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See Emily Play
"See Emily Play" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released as their second single on 16 June 1967 on the Columbia label.
Selby (UK Parliament constituency)
Selby is a parliamentary constituency in North Yorkshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ, and its annihilationist soteriology.
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Sewerage
Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers.
Shadwell, West Yorkshire
Shadwell is a village and civil parish in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Sheepscar
Sheepscar is an inner city district of Leeds in West Yorkshire England, lying to the north east of Leeds city centre.
Shipley, West Yorkshire
Shipley is a historic market town and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Shipley, West Yorkshire are towns in West Yorkshire.
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Sikhism
Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.
Simon Lightwood
Simon Robert Lightwood (born 15 December 1980) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield and Rothwell since 2024.
Sky Plaza
Sky Plaza (also known as The Plaza Tower) is a 34-storey, residential skyscraper, in Arena Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Skyrack
Skyrack was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Slum clearance in the United Kingdom
Slum clearance in the United Kingdom has been used as an urban renewal strategy to transform low-income settlements with poor reputation into another type of development or housing.
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Soft Cell
Soft Cell are an English synth-pop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s.
Soka Gakkai
is a Japanese Buddhist religious movement based on the teachings of the 13th-century Japanese priest Nichiren.
South Yorkshire Coalfield
The South Yorkshire Coalfield is so named from its position within Yorkshire.
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Southern Death Cult
Southern Death Cult were a British post-punk/gothic rock band that formed in Bradford during the early 1980s.
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Speech from the throne
A speech from the throne, or throne speech, is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign, or their representative, reads a prepared speech to members of the nation's legislature when a session is opened.
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Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice").
St George's Church, Leeds
St George's Church, Leeds is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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St James's University Hospital
St James's University Hospital Confirming name as "St James's" is in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is popularly known as Jimmy's.
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St John the Baptist Church, Adel
The Grade I listed, mainly Norman Church of Saint John the Baptist in Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England has been described by Nicholas Pevsner as 'one of the best and most complete Norman churches in Yorkshire'.
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St John's Centre
The St John's Centre is an indoor shopping centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, (3 August 186714 December 1947) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars.
Stanningley
Stanningley is a district of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England.
Stourton, Leeds
Stourton is a mainly industrial area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Student publication
A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution.
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Subscription library
A subscription library (also membership library or independent library) is a library that is financed by private funds either from membership fees or endowments.
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Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred, and legally known as Super League Europe) is the top-level of the British rugby league system.
Swarcliffe
Swarcliffe, originally the Swarcliffe Estate, is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Tadcaster Rural District
Tadcaster Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.
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TD Waterhouse
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. is a Canadian financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
Techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range of 120 to 150 beats per minute (BPM).
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Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam (historically Temple Newsham), is a Tudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown.
Temple Works
Temple Works is a former flax mill in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Temple Works are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Tempo FM
Tempo FM is the local community radio station for Wetherby, Boston Spaand the surrounding villages in the West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire areas.
Thackray Museum of Medicine
The Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a museum of the history of medicine adjacent to St James's University Hospital.
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The Calls
The Calls is an area and street by the River Aire in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England.
The Chevin
The Chevin is the ridge on the south side of Wharfedale in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, overlooking the market town of Otley, and often known as Otley Chevin.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is the largest Latter Day Saint denomination, tracing its roots to its founding by Joseph Smith during the Second Great Awakening.
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The Citadel (Farsley)
The Citadel, previously known as Throstle Nest, is a football ground situated in Farsley, in the Metropolitan District of the City of Leeds in England, and is the current home of Farsley Celtic.
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The First Film
The First Film is a 2015 British documentary film about cinema pioneer Louis Le Prince, made by David Nicholas Wilkinson.
The Good Old Days (British TV series)
The Good Old Days is a BBC television light entertainment programme produced by Barney Colehan which ran for 30 years from 20 July 1953 to 31 December 1983.
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The Gryphon
The Gryphon is the student newspaper of the University of Leeds.
The Headrow
The Headrow is an avenue in Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England.
The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
The Leeds Guide
The Leeds Guide was a monthly "What's on" magazine published in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England from 1997 until 2012.
The Leeds Studios
The Leeds Studios (also known as the ITV Television Centre, Yorkshire Television Studios or YTV Studios) is a television production complex on Kirkstall Road in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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The Light, Leeds
The Light is a leisure and retail centre in central Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and The Light, Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The March Violets
The March Violets are an English post-punk/gothic rock band formed in 1981 in Leeds, incorporating male & female singers, drum machine rhythms and echo-laden electric guitar, much in the style of fellow Leeds band the Sisters of Mercy.
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The New Penny
The New Penny is a gay pub in The Calls area of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Leeds and The New Penny are Leeds Blue Plaques.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell in Leeds, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004.
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The Ramblers
Ramblers is the trading name of the Ramblers Association Great Britain's walking charity.
The Rhythm Sisters
The Rhythm Sisters is an English acoustic/pop duo from Leeds which formed in 1987.
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The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army.
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant Christian church and an international charitable organization headquartered in London, England.
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The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band formed in Leeds in 1980.
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The Sunshine Underground
The Sunshine Underground (often shortened to TSU) were an English alternative dance band based in Leeds, England.
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The Tetley, Leeds
The Tetley is a contemporary art gallery in Leeds, England, located in the art deco headquarters of the former Tetley's Brewery. Leeds and the Tetley, Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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The Theatre, Leeds
The Theatre in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, was a theatre for summer shows, built in 1771 by Tate Wilkinson and redeveloped in 1867.
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The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present are an English indie rock group formed in 1985 in Leeds, England, by members of The Lost Pandas.
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The White Rose Way
The White Rose Way is a walking trail in England from Leeds, West Yorkshire to Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
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The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964.
The Yorkshire Post
The Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
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Theravada
Theravāda ('School of the Elders') is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school.
Think tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman.
Thwaite Mills
Thwaite Mills or Thwaite Watermill is an industrial heritage site in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation.
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia.
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Tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdiction.
Tower of London
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.
Tower Works
Tower Works is a former factory notable for its three listed towers.
Trans Pennine Trail
The Trans Pennine Trail is a long-distance path running from coast to coast across Northern England on a mixture of surfaced paths, with some short on-road sections, and with gentle gradients (it runs largely along disused railway lines and canal towpaths).
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Travel to work area
A travel to work area or TTWA is a statistical tool used by UK Government agencies and local authorities, especially by the Department for Work and Pensions and Jobcentres, to indicate an area where the population would generally commute to a larger town, city or conurbation for the purposes of employment.
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Trinity Leeds
Trinity Leeds is a shopping and leisure centre in the city centre of Leeds, England, named after the adjacent 18th-century Holy Trinity Church.
The Triratna Buddhist Community, formerly the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO), is an international fellowship of Buddhists.
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Trolleybuses in Leeds
The Leeds trolleybus system served the West Riding of Yorkshire city of Leeds in England between 1911 and 1928.
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UEFA Euro 1996
The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA.
UK Infrastructure Bank
The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) is a British state-owned development bank.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom.
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University of Law
The University of Law (founded in 1962 as The College of Law of England and Wales) is a private for-profit university in the United Kingdom, providing and degrees in law, business, psychology, criminology, policing and computer science.
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University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and university of Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
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University of Leeds Refectory
The University of Leeds Refectory is a 2,100-capacity music venue located on the University of Leeds main campus in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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University Technical College Leeds
University Technical College Leeds is a university technical college (UTC) in Hunslet, Leeds, England, which opened in September 2016.
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Unparished area
In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish).
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses, dense multi family apartments, office buildings and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a more or less densely populated city".
Utah Saints
Utah Saints are an English electronic music duo consisting of members Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt.
Vague (club)
Vague was an influential art club night held at The Warehouse nightclub in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, from 1993 to 1996.
Vaisakhi
Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh and is traditionally celebrated annually on 13 April and sometimes 14 April.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14.
Venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in terms of number of employees, annual revenue, scale of operations, etc.
Vesak
Vesak (Vesākha; Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as Tibet and Mongolia.
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Victoria Leeds
Victoria Leeds is a shopping district and leisure area in central Leeds, comprising the 1990 Victoria Quarter, an arcaded complex of restored 19th century and contemporary shopping arcades, and the 2016 Victoria Gate development. Leeds and Victoria Leeds are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.
VisitEngland
VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England.
Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (8 April 1941 – 29 December 2022) was an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.
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Wakefield and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Wakefield and Rothwell is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.
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Wakefield Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, is a co-equal Anglican cathedral with Bradford and Ripon Cathedrals, in the Diocese of Leeds and a seat of the Bishop of Leeds.
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War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom
The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors.
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Weetwood
Weetwood is an area between Headingley and Meanwood in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
West Park, Leeds
West Park is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north of Headingley.
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West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England.
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West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.
West Yorkshire Built-up Area
The West Yorkshire Built-up Area, previously known as the West Yorkshire Urban Area, is a term used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to refer to a conurbation in West Yorkshire, England, based on the cities of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield, and the large towns of Huddersfield and Halifax.
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The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is the combined authority for West Yorkshire in England. Leeds and West Yorkshire Combined Authority are Leeds City Region.
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West Yorkshire County Council
West Yorkshire County Council (WYCC) – also known as West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council (WYMCC) – was the top-tier local government administrative body for West Yorkshire from 1974 to 1986.
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West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
The West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS) is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England.
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West Yorkshire Joint Services
West Yorkshire Joint Services (WYJS) provides a range of public services to the five districts of West Yorkshire, England (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield). Leeds and West Yorkshire Joint Services are Leeds City Region.
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West Yorkshire Metro
Metro is the passenger information brand used by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in England. Leeds and West Yorkshire Metro are Leeds City Region.
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West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police, formerly the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and West Yorkshire Police are Leeds City Region.
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Wetherby
Wetherby is a market town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Wetherby are towns in West Yorkshire.
Wetherby and Easingwold (UK Parliament constituency)
Wetherby and Easingwold is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, partly in North Yorkshire and partly in West Yorkshire.
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Wetherby News
The Wetherby News is a local weekly tabloid newspaper published on a Thursday and based in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England.
Wetherby Racecourse
Wetherby Racecourse is a racecourse situated near the market town of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, England, located from Leeds city centre.
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Wetherby Rural District
Wetherby was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.
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Wharfedale Hospital
Wharfedale Hospital (formerly known as Wharfedale General Hospital) is located in the market town of Otley, West Yorkshire, England, and is managed by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Wharfedale Rural District
Wharfedale was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.
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Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
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White British
White British is an ethnicity classification used for the indigenous White population identifying as English, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, Northern Irish, or British in the United Kingdom Census.
White people
White (often still referred to as Caucasian) is a racial classification of people generally used for those of mostly European ancestry.
White Rose Centre
The White Rose Centre is a shopping centre in the Beeston area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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William Hill (bookmaker)
William Hill is a British gambling company founded in 1934.
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William Middlebrook
Sir William Middlebrook, 1st Baronet (22 February 1851 – 30 June 1936) was an English solicitor and Liberal Party politician.
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Windermere
Windermere (sometimes tautologically called Lake Windermere to distinguish it from the nearby town of Windermere) is a ribbon lake in Cumbria, England, and part of the Lake District.
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.
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Woodhouse Moor
Woodhouse Moor is an open space approximately one mile (1.6 km) from Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England.
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids.
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Wordsworth Donisthorpe
Wordsworth Donisthorpe (24 March 1847 – 30 January 1914) was an English barrister, individualist anarchist and inventor, pioneer of cinematography and chess enthusiast.
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Workhouse
In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (lit. "poor-house") was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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Wortley, Leeds
Wortley is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Yard Act
Yard Act are a British rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire, composed of James Smith (vocals, lyrics), Ryan Needham (bass), Sam Shipstone (guitar) and Jay Russell (drums).
Yeadon, West Yorkshire
Yeadon is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds and Yeadon, West Yorkshire are former civil parishes in West Yorkshire and towns in West Yorkshire.
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York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. Leeds and York are Leeds City Region.
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Yorkshire
Yorkshire is an area of Northern England which was historically a county.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes.
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Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire and the Humber was a constituency of the European Parliament.
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Yorkshire Bank
Yorkshire Bank is a trading name used by Clydesdale Bank plc for its retail banking operations in England. Leeds and Yorkshire Bank are Leeds Blue Plaques.
Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society is the third largest building society in the UK, with its headquarters in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
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Yorkshire Coastliner
Yorkshire Coastliner is a bus company that operates both local and regional bus services in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England.
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Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales are a series of valleys, or dales, in the Pennines, an upland range in England.
Yorkshire Evening Post
The Yorkshire Evening Post is a daily evening publication (delivered to newsagents every morning) published by Yorkshire Post Newspapers in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
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Yorkshire Hockey Association
The Yorkshire Hockey Association runs hockey in Yorkshire, England.
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Yorkshire Post Newspapers
Yorkshire Post Newspapers are publishers of the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post.
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Yorkshire Water
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Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales)
The Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) is a charitable organisation, registered with the Charity Commission, providing youth hostel accommodation in England and Wales.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
Zen
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Zimbabwe
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1st White Cloth Hall
The 1st White Cloth Hall is a Grade II* listed building on Kirkgate, in the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.
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2001 United Kingdom census
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.
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2011 United Kingdom census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.
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2014 Tour de France
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2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
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2021 United Kingdom census
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2022–23 Premier League
The 2022–23 Premier League was the 31st season of the Premier League and the 124th season of top-flight English football overall.
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4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), is an Army Reserve unit of the British Army.
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The 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1755.
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7000 Oaks
7000 OaksCity Forestation Instead of City Administration (7000 Eichen Stadtverwaldung statt Stadtverwaltung) is a work of land art by the German artist Joseph Beuys.
See also
Leeds City Region
- Borough of Harrogate
- Calderdale
- City of Bradford
- City of Leeds
- City of Wakefield
- Craven District
- Golden Triangle (Yorkshire)
- Kirklees
- Leeds
- Leeds City Region
- Leeds Pride
- Mayor of West Yorkshire
- Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
- Selby District
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- West Yorkshire Joint Services
- West Yorkshire Metro
- West Yorkshire Police
- York
Towns in West Yorkshire
- Baildon
- Batley
- Bingley
- Birstall, West Yorkshire
- Bradford
- Brighouse
- Castleford
- Cleckheaton
- Denholme
- Dewsbury
- Elland
- Farsley
- Featherstone
- Garforth
- Gomersal
- Guiseley
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Hebden Bridge
- Heckmondwike
- Hemsworth
- Holmfirth
- Horsforth
- Huddersfield
- Ilkley
- Keighley
- Knottingley
- Leeds
- Meltham
- Mirfield
- Morley, West Yorkshire
- Normanton, West Yorkshire
- Ossett
- Otley
- Pontefract
- Pudsey
- Rothwell, West Yorkshire
- Shipley, West Yorkshire
- Silsden
- Slaithwaite
- South Elmsall
- South Kirkby
- Sowerby Bridge
- Todmorden
- Wakefield
- Wetherby
- Yeadon, West Yorkshire
Unparished areas in West Yorkshire
- Aireborough
- Batley
- Bradford
- Brighouse
- Castleford
- Colne Valley
- Dewsbury
- Elland
- Garforth
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Heckmondwike
- Horbury
- Huddersfield
- Knottingley
- Ledston
- Leeds
- Ossett
- Pontefract
- Pudsey
- Queensbury, West Yorkshire
- Rothwell, West Yorkshire
- Shelf, West Yorkshire
- Sowerby Bridge
- Spenborough
- Stanley, West Yorkshire
- Wakefield
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds
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