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.
West Park, LeedsWest Park is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north of Headingley. It is a mixed area of private suburban housing and suburban council estates. The name derives from its main park (approximately 550 yards (500 m) north–south by 330 yards (300 m) east–west) containing playing fields together with a conservation area of grassy meadow ending in woodland. The largest housing estate in West Park is Moor Grange.
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.
Kirkstall (ward)Kirkstall is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, covering Burley, Hawksworth, Kirkstall and the south west corner of West Park. It contains three rail stations: Burley Park, Headingley and Kirkstall Forge. Councillors since 1973 indicates seat up for re-election. * indicates incumbent councillor.
LeedsLeeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century.
Bramley, LeedsBramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the City of Leeds electoral ward of Bramley and Stanningley, which had a population of 21,334 at the 2011 census. It is an old industrial area, with much 19th century architecture and 20th century council housing in the east, and private suburban housing in the west. EtymologyBramley is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Brameleia and Bramelei.Leeds city centreLeeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is roughly bounded by the Inner Ring Road to the north and the River Aire to the south and can be divided into several quarters. AreasUnder the HeadrowThe old town is considered the retail core of Leeds, it extends south from buildings on either side of The Headrow to the River Aire. Kirkgate and Briggate are the oldest streets in Leeds, from which the city grew from.
HeadingleyHeadingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingley Stadium. The area sits in the Headingley and Hyde Park ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central and Headingley parliamentary constituency.
Hawksworth, LeedsHawksworth is a residential area in the Kirkstall ward of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is an early twentieth-century council estate located on a hill between West Park and Horsforth, and is bordered by Butcher Hill, the A65 road and Vesper Road. The area lies within the LS5 postcode district and is part of the Kirkstall area of Leeds.
Leeds Central and HeadingleyLeeds Central and Headingley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election. The seat is currently represented by Alex Sobel of the Labour Party, who served as MP for Leeds North West from 2017 to 2024. Constituency profileLeeds Central and Headingley is an urban constituency in West Yorkshire.
Alex SobelAlexander David Sobel (born 26 April 1975) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central and Headingley since 2024, and previously for Leeds North West from 2017 to 2024. During his time in Opposition, he served as Shadow Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism (2020–2021) and Shadow Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment (2021–2023).
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.
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United KingdomElectoral divisions of the parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first-past-the-post) voting system, ordinarily every five years.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.