Kirkstall
Kirkstall is a north-western suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire. The area sits in the Kirkstall (ward), Kirkstall electoral ward, ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central and Headingley (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds Central and Headingley UK Parliament constituencies, parliamentary constituency, represented by Alex Sobel. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 21,709. To the west is Bramley, Leeds, Bramley, to the east is Headingley, and to the north are Hawksworth, Leeds, Hawksworth and West Park, Leeds, West Park. Kirkstall is around from the Leeds city centre, city centre and is close to the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University. In the 12th century Cistercian monks founded Kirkstall Abbey, a daughter house of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, and now Kirkstall's main visitor attraction. The Abbey House Museum opposite the abbey tells the story of the community and the town. Henry De Lacey ...
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