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Thorner
Thorner is a rural village and civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, located between Seacroft and Wetherby. It had a population of 1,646 at the 2011 Census. Etymology The name of Thorner is first attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Torneure'', ''Tornoure'' and ''Tornoura''. The name comes from the Old English words ''þorn'' ('thorn') and ''ofer'' ('bank, slope'), and thus meant "thorn bank".Harry Parkin, ''Your City's Place-Names: Leeds'', English Place-Name Society City-Names Series, 3 (Nottingham: English Place-Names Society, 2017). The township and parish of Thorner also included Eltofts, whose name comes from the Old English masculine personal name ''Ella'' and the Old English word ''toft'' (itself borrowed from Old Norse ''topt''), which meant 'curtilage, messuage, plot of land with a building'. Thus the name once meant 'Ella's plot of land'. History There is archaeological evidence of Bronze Age and Anglo-Saxon settlements, while the name S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorner Railway Station
Thorner railway station was a station in Thorner, West Yorkshire, England, on the Cross Gates–Wetherby line. It opened on 1 May 1876 and closed on 6 January 1964. It served Thorner village immediately south of the station as well as the village of Scarcroft a mile to the west. The station was originally called ''Thorner & Scarcroft'', in 1885 it was renamed into ''Scarcroft'' for some time before reverting to the old name, and in 1901 the name was finally shortened to ''Thorner''. When opened, the station had only one platform with a brick station building of a typical North Eastern Railway design, similar to the one in Garforth railway station, Garforth, and a long Siding (rail), siding opposite to the platform, but no passing loop. On the ''down'' side there was a goods yard, consisting of a loop and three sidings, two of them serving a cattle dock, the third (also equipped with a loop) serving coal drops. A signal box controlled movements in the station and the goods yard. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarcroft
Scarcroft is a village and civil parish north east of Leeds city centre in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The village lies on the main A58 road between Leeds and Wetherby. It had a population of 1,153 increasing to 1,194 at the 2011 Census. The village of Bardsey is further eastwards on the A58 towards Wetherby. The Scarcroft Watermill was built in 1810 to grind corn. There is one pub in Scarcroft, the New Inn, established in 1852. It was at one time called The Bracken Fox but reverted to its former name in 2011. The village's shop and post office have closed. The closest local shops are in Bardsey, Shadwell and Whinmoor. The closest supermarkets are Tesco in Seacroft and Morrisons in Wetherby. Scarcroft is also renowned for having among the most expensive streets in Leeds: Bracken Park, recently revealed as the most expensive and Ling Lane, regularly appearing in top ten lists. Location grid See also *Listed buildings in Scarcroft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadwell, Leeds
Shadwell is a village and civil parish in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The village is to the north east of Leeds city centre. It sits in the Harewood ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. The village is in the LS17 postal code and is served by the Shadwell Parish Council. Shadwell borders with areas including Alwoodley, Roundhay, Whinmoor and Moortown and is being increasingly referred to simply as an area or suburb of Leeds but retains its many village traditions. It had a population of 1,864 in 2001, reducing to 1,849 at the 2011 Census. History The first written proof of Shadwell's existence is in 1086 in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book, where it is called ''Scadewelle'', and is part of the Feudal Barony of Pontefract. The origin of the name is not certain, and some 25 variations are found in the historical record, the present one being largely fixed in the 18th century. In the original Anglo-Saxon form, ''we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
