Station Road, Cross Gates looking towards the station, Crossgates Centre and the gas holder

Cross Gates (also spelt as Crossgates) is a large, well known suburb in the east of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Crossgates can refer to: Cross Gates, Leeds, an area in the east of the city Crossgates, Cumbria, England Crossgates, North Yorkshire, England Crossgates, Fife, a village in Scotland Crossgates, Powys, a village in Wales Crossgates Mall, a US shopping mall in upstate New York Category: ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2673x1546, 2452 KB) Picture of Station Road,Cross Gates looking towards the railway station, Crossgates Centre and gas holder. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2673x1546, 2452 KB) Picture of Station Road,Cross Gates looking towards the railway station, Crossgates Centre and gas holder. ... The Leeds Outer Ring Road is a main road that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ... Cross Gates railway station serves Cross Gates, an area in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (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 is situated between Seacroft to the north, Whitkirk and Colton to the south, Killingbeck to the west and Austhorpe to the south east. Manston and Pendas Fields are generally regarded as being part of Cross Gates. View from Seacroft Village Green of the Cricketers Arms and the Queensview Flats with the shopping centre to the right. ... Whitkirk is a district of east Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Austhorpe to the east, Killingbeck to the west, Colton to the south-east and Halton to the south-west. ... Colton is a district of east Leeds, situated between Cross Gates to the north, Halton and Halton Moor to the west, Whitkirk to the north-west, and Austhorpe to the north-east. ... Killingbeck is a district of east Leeds, situated between Seacroft to the north, Cross Gates and Whitkirk to the east, Gipton to the west, Halton Moor to the south, Halton to the south east and Osmondthorpe to the south west. ... Austhorpe is a suburb of Leeds. ... Manston is a small area of Cross Gates, that lies 6 km (4 miles) to the east of Leeds City Centre Manston is a residential part of Cross Gates. ... Pendas Fields is a private housing estate in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

Location

The suburb is 6 km (4 mi) to the east of Leeds City Centre and lies in the LS15 Leeds postcode area. Cross Gates is popular with local shoppers as an alternative to Leeds City Centre as it contains its own shopping mall - the Cross Gates Arndale Centre now know as the Crossgates Shopping Centre - complete with branches of some major High Street traders, in addition to many more independent shops and local library services. “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... The city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, can be separated roughly into four areas or quarters. ... The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Leeds, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Pudsey, Otley and Ilkley in England. ... Arndale Centres are a large chain of shopping centres in the United Kingdom - they were the first American-style malls to be constructed in the UK. The first centre was built in Jarrow in 1961, and was followed by developments in Leeds, Luton, London, Bradford, Aberdeen, Poole and other British... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Main Street. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ...

Housing

The areas housing ranges from detached houses, semi-detached houses and terraced houses. As well as council housing placed all around the area. More recently, a block of new, low-rise flats has been built opposite the Crossgates Shopping Centre, and apartments are being sold and rented.

Manston Park

Manston Park is a large park in Cross Gates with football pitches, a bowling green, tennis courts and a playground, which was recently refurbished due to criminal damage. Although it is a pleasant area of Cross Gates, it can be a dangerous place at night.

History

Cross Gates means "crossroads" from Old English cros "cross" (as in Crossens) and Old Norse gata "street, gait" (not 'gate'). The name was recorded as Crosget in 1129. Cross Gates was originally part of Austhorpe, as were Colton and Barrowby, which is indicated through various streets in Cross Gates beginning with "Austhorpe". A crossroads (the word rarely appears in singular) is a road junction, where two or more roads meet (there are three or more arms). ... Crossens is the northernmost district of the town of Southport, Merseyside and part of the ancient parish of North Meols. ...

Transport in Cross Gates

Cross Gates has a railway station on the Leeds - York and Selby line. It is a well used stop for residents commuting to Leeds or York city centres. In June 2006 Cross Gates won the award for "Best Kept Railway Station" in all of Yorkshire, having made major strides in the refurbishment of the station. Cross Gates railway station serves Cross Gates, an area in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... The York & Selby line is a railway connecting Leeds with Selby, Hull, York and Scarborough in the north of England. ...

Cross Gates is also close to the A64 dual carriageway and the M1. The A6120 Leeds Outer Ring Road "Station Road" is the main road through the area. The A64 is a dual carriageway in the United Kingdom, which carries much of the commuter traffic between Leeds and York, continuing on to Scarborough. ... This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ... The M1 motorway heading south towards junction 37 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire. ... The Leeds Outer Ring Road is a main road that runs around most of the perimeter of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ...

Industry

A Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Leeds, was built at Barnbow, off Manston Lane, for the World War II effort, producing guns for the army and navy. The building was bought by Vickers Defence Sytsems and produced the Challenger 2 tank before it closed in 2004. The bus manufacturer Optare, formerly "Charles H. Roe Ltd", also have a factory on Manston Lane and the haulage company, J Long & Sons are based on Sandleas Way. Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) was the collective name of the UK governments munitions factories in and after World War II. Until privatisation in 1987 they were the responsibility of the Ministry of Supply and later the Ministry of Defence. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Vickers plc was the remainder of the Vickers company after the privatisation of three of its four operating groups; aviation (50% share of British Aircraft Corporation in 1977), shipbuilding (Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group in 1977) and steel. ... The British FV4034 Challenger 2 is an advanced new generation main battle tank (MBT) currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. ... An Optare Solo used on the Exeter Park and Ride Optare is a bus manufacturer and importer based in Leeds, England. ... Charles H. Roe Ltd. ...

Comparison

Cross Gates lies in the LS15 postcode area. Here is a population breakdown of the postcode area in comparison with the UK population.

Location Grid

View from Seacroft Village Green of the Cricketers Arms and the Queensview Flats with the shopping centre to the right. ... Killingbeck is a district of east Leeds, situated between Seacroft to the north, Cross Gates and Whitkirk to the east, Gipton to the west, Halton Moor to the south, Halton to the south east and Osmondthorpe to the south west. ... Expression error: Unclosed bracket Garforth is a town in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... Colton may refer to: Colton F. Eatmon (1992 - ) Adam and Roger Colton (1975 - ) and (1946 - ), father and son travel authors Calvin Colton (1789-1857), clergyman, journalist, author Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832), English cleric, writer and collector Colton Ford Don Byron Colton (1876-1952), lawyer, politician, Republican U.S. Representative...

External links

• YEP Cross Gates Today Community Website
• Crossgates Shopping Centre
• Crossgates Town Centre regeneration - Leeds City Council
• VE Day 60 Years:Leeds - Manufacturing at Cross Gates

• The Ancient Parish of Whitkirk. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. - Cross Gates was described as being in the parishes of Whitkirk and Barwick in Elmet
• The Ancient Parish of Barwick in Elmet. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. - Cross Gates was described as being in the parishes of Whitkirk and Barwick in Elmet

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