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Encyclopedia > Chapeltown, West Yorkshire

Chapeltown is a suburb of north-east Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, and is the centre of the city's British Afro-Caribbean community. Chapeltown is an inner-city suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and is the centre of the citys British Afro-Caribbean community. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation). ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caribbean British. ...


Chapeltown suffers serious social problems, including a high rise in gun crime in recent years, and has long been considered one of the city's worst districts. In July 1981 it was one of the areas of English cities home to the widespread race riots of that year, and there has been further sporadic social unrest since. A race riot or racial riot is an outbreak of violent civil unrest in which race is a key factor. ...


Chapeltown is approximately one mile north of Leeds City Centre. Neighbouring areas of Leeds include Chapel Allerton, Scott Hall, Gledhow, Moortown and Potternewton. Harehills is adjacent, but not a direct neighbour. The city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, can be separated roughly into four areas or quarters. ... For village in southwest England, see Chapel Allerton, Somerset. ... Scott Hall is a suburb of north Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, adjacent to Chapeltown and Meanwood. ... Gledhow Valley Woods is a ribbon of woodland and grassland that runs for about 1. ... Moortown is a suburb in north Leeds, which can be accessed from Harrogate Road or the ring road. ... Potternewton is a suburb of Leeds in Yorkshire, England. ... Harehills Parade from Roundhay Road Harehills is an inner-city area of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Burmantofts and Gipton, and adjacent to Chapeltown, characterised by its streets of dense, back-to-back terraced housing. ...


It is home to a wide range of community and creative organisations including the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, the chapletown house choir, the Host Media centre, and Leeds West Indian Centre (now famous for its club nights, particularly the monthly SubDub).


The area was originally constructed as a wealthy suburb in the nineteenth-century, and many large terraces and villas from the period remain, though a large proportion have fallen into disuse or are divided up into smaller, low-rent flats. However the area remains leafy and architecturally notable.


The main thoroughfare of Chapeltown is Chapeltown Road which runs through the centre of the area north-south for approx. 2 miles, linking Sheepscar Interchange (at the edge of Leeds city centre) and Harehills Lane/Chapel Allerton. Spencer Place in the east is another major through route, now better known as a red light district. Sheepscar is the main interchange for north Leedss local roads, and consists of nothing much but dual carriageways, traffic islands, complex junctions, industrial units and car showrooms, though there is a sex shop and a nightclub. ... A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. ...


Potternewton Park is a spacious and attractive park in the north-east of the area, but can be dangerous at night.


Every August bank holiday weekend the area hosts the Leeds Carnival, second only in size to London's Notting Hill Carnival, and Europe's longest-standing Caribbean carnival. Chapel Allerton Hospital is found in the area, and is one of Leeds' main hospitals, though it does not have an Accident and Emergency department. The Leeds West Indian Carnival, also called the Chapeltown Carnival, is the longest running West Indian carnival in Europe, having been going since 1967. ... Participant in Notting Hill Carnival parade Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event which takes place in Notting Hill, London, England each August, over two days (Sunday and the following bank holiday). ...


Notable residents

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External links

  • Arthur France MBE - Moving Here Stories
  • Max Farrar The Zone of the Other: Imposing and Resisting Alien Identities in Chapeltown, Leeds, During the Twentieth Century
  • Chapeltown Carnival Queen 2005 Flickr
  • Chapeltown Carnival Leeds 2004 Flickr

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