River AireNavigable section Bradford Amateur Rowing ClubLoadpit Beck Otley Road Bradford BeckWharfedale lineCanal overspill Leeds & Liverpool CanalGill Beck (Baildon) former sewage railwayGuiseley Beck Airedale lineApperley Viaduct Apperley Bridge railway station A658 Harrogate Road Carr Beck Wharfedale lineGill Beck (Horsforth) Airedale line A6120 Leeds Ring Road Bagley Beck Rodley Nature ReserveFootbridge Oil Mill Beck Kirkstall Forge railway stationAiredale lineMill race B6157 Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve Armley Mills Industrial MuseumLeeds & Liverpool CanalHarrogate line A58 former Leeds Central line Whitehall Road Western approach of railway Granary WharfLeeds railway stationEastern approach of railway Canal and River Aire merge A61 Leeds Dock A61 Aire and Calder NavigationKnostrop Cut/Knostrop Weir Knostrop treatment works Thwaites Watermill A1 M1 Link Bridge Wyke BeckCanal overspill Woodlesford Lock A642 Fleakingley Beck Lemonroyd Marina St Aidan'sRiver CalderAire and Calder Navigation A656 Aire & Calder Navigation Lin Dike former Castleford-Garforth lineFairburn IngsFairburn Cut A1(M) bridge Dearne Valley line A162 Aire & Calder Navigation Canal overspill Wash Dike Aire & Calder Navigation Bank Dole Cut Cut & River Aire merge Beal Dam Old Eye The Fleet Selby Canal A19 Tidal limit Temple Drain East Coast Main LineDoncaster to Selby LineIngs & Tetherings Drain Mean High Water A1041 A645 River OuseThe River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length.
Horsforth SchoolHorsforth School is a science specialist secondary school with academy status in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1972 and located in Horsforth, it educates around 1,500 boys and girls, aged 11 to 18. It gained Special Science status in 2002. In 2012 75% of students received 5 A*-C GCSEs including English and Maths. Horsforth School also includes a post 16 centre. The school has been awarded the school curriculum award, and has Artsmark and Sportsmark status.
Kirkstall AbbeyKirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c. 1152 and disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII. The picturesque ruins have been drawn and painted by artists such as J. M. W. Turner, Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman.
Rawdon, West YorkshireRawdon is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It sits on the River Aire and on the A65 south of Yeadon. The village is 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Leeds city centre. The northern parts of the village are part of the Guiseley and Rawdon ward of Leeds City Council and the southern part is in the Horsforth ward. The whole village is included in the Leeds North West parliamentary constituency.
Horsforth (ward)Horsforth is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in north west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering the suburb of the same name and a southern part of Rawdon. BoundariesThe Horsforth ward includes the civil parish of the same name, also overseen by Horsforth Town Council. Councillors indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat up for election following resignation or death of sitting councillor. * indicates incumbent councillor.
Leeds City CouncilLeeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Leeds has had a council since 1626, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 it has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. It is the second most populous local government district in the United Kingdom with approximately 800,000 inhabitants living within its area; only Birmingham City Council has more.
West YorkshireWest Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, and Lancashire to the west. The city of Leeds is the largest settlement. The county has an area of 2,029 km (783 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,435,236 in 2024. The centre of the county is urbanised.Town councilA town council, city council or municipal council is a form of local government generally found in small to medium-sized municipalities or districts. The exact usage of these terms varies across different jurisdictions.
Civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, which for centuries were the principal unit of secular and religious administration in most of England and Wales. Civil and religious parishes were formally split into two types in the 19th century and are now entirely separate.
City of LeedsThe City of Leeds, also known officially as Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. It occupies the north east of the county and includes Leeds and its surrounding towns, including Wetherby, Garforth, Rothwell, Morley, and Otley. The borough had an estimated population of 845,189 in 2024, making it the second largest district in England by population after Birmingham.
West Riding of YorkshireThe West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. The lieutenancy at that time included the city of York and as such was named "West Riding of the County of York and the County of the City of York". The riding ceased to be used for administrative purposes in 1974, when England's local government was reformed.
Ward (electoral subdivision)A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.