Town Street,Horsforth

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Horsforth was considered to have the largest population of any village in the United Kingdom during the latter part of the nineteenth century. It became officially part of Leeds in 1974. The nearest places to Horsforth are Cookridge and Kirkstall. Many villages claim to be the largest village in England. ...

History

Horsforth first appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book (as Horseford, Horseforde, Hoseforde) and its name is from horse and ford. This refers to a river crossing situated somewhere in shallow water along the River Aire, probably used for the transportation of woollen goods to and from Pudsey, Shipley and Bradford. The original ford was situated off Calverley Lane (near the Calverley Bridge Zero Waste Sort Site), but was replaced by a stone footbridge at the turn of the 19th Century. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... A ford is a section of water (most commonly a section of a river) that is sufficiently shallow as to be traversable by wading. ... Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ... Photo of Pudsey Parish Church For other uses, see Pudsey (disambiguation). ... Shipley is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Shipley, Derbyshire Shipley, Northumberland Shipley, Shropshire Shipley, West Sussex Shipley, West Yorkshire Shipley is also the name of these people: Jenny Shipley, ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand Jonathan Shipley, 18th century clergyman Tom Shipley, musician Debra Shipley, British... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ...

The three unnamed Saxon thegns that held the land at the conquest gave way to the King and then lesser Norman nobles,^{[citation needed]} but it was not long after this that most of the village came under the control of Kirkstall Abbey, a nearby Cistercian house founded in 1152. The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Thegn or Thane, is an Anglo-Saxon word (þeg(e)n) meaning an attendant, servant, retainer or official. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. ... The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ...

King Weener came to Horsforth in the early 21st century. He made several key moves, including the decision to park a condom van in the local park. Weener however stepped down from his role as King to pursue his lifelong ambition of being a Football Manager.

After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539, Horsforth was partitioned and sold off to five families, one of which was the Stanhopes who achieved supremacy and controlled the village for the next three hundred years. The estate record of the Stanhopes are regarded as one of the most extensive and important collections of its kind, complementing the extensive mediaeval record associated with Kirkstall Abbey's activities. dissolution see Dissolution. ...

Up until the mid nineteenth century Horsforth was a small agricultural community. It expanded rapidly with the growth of the nearby industrial centre of Leeds. Industrially, Horsforth has a long history of producing high quality stone from its quarries. Not only did it supply Kirkstall Abbey with building materials and millstones in the medieval period, it provided the stone for Scarborough seafront and sent its prized sandstone from its Golden Bank quarry as far afield as Egypt. Situated on Horsforth Beck were a string of mills serving the textile trade, but a large area of the village still reflects its original function as an agricultural community. Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. ... The South Bay at Scarborough Scarborough lies on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England. ...

In the late nineteenth century it achieved note as the village with the largest population in England. Railways, turnpike roads, tramways, and the nearby canal made it a focus for almost all forms of public and commercial transport and sealed its fate as a dormitory suburb of Leeds. Despite its large population and extensive commercial activity this role appears to have stopped it achieving independent town status and it remained a village (as an urban district) until its formal amalgamation with the City of Leeds in 1974. However, in 1999 a parish council was created for the area, which then exercised its right to declare Horsforth a town. In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... The City of Leeds is a metropolitan district with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 726,939. ... Main articles: Local government in the United Kingdom, Parish and Civil parish In England parish councils were formed in 1894 to take over local oversight of social welfare and civic duties in towns and villages. ...

Horsforth Museum has collections and displays that aim to illustrate aspects of life set against the backdrop of the changing role of the village.

Communications

Rail

Horsforth railway station is on the Leeds to Harrogate line. The Station itself is actually situated within the Cookridge boundaries, as it is on the Cookridge side of Moseley beck. Horsforth railway station is on the Harrogate Line 9 km (5. ... The Harrogate Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Dale Parks from Moseley Wood area Cookridge is an outer suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ...

Newlay station, which was built as part of the Midland Railway, was renamed Newlay & Horsforth station in 1889. This station was situated south of the River Aire and was accessible from Horsforth on Pollard Lane (the road connecting Horsforth to Bramley).[1] The station, which was on the Airedale Line (Leeds-Shipley-Skipton), was renamed Newlay station in 1961. It closed on 22 March 1965, along with other stations on the Airedale Line: Armley Canal Road, Kirkstall, Calverley & Rodley and Apperley Bridge. Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ... Bramley is an area of west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ...

Bus

The town is served by First Leeds bus routes:
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• 9 - Seacroft to Holt Park via Rothwell & Pudsey
• 31, 32 - Horsforth Town Circular
• 33/33A - Leeds City Centre to Ilkley/Otley via Kirkstall, New Road Side, Guiseley & Menston
• 50/50a - Horsforth (The Green) to Seacroft via Burley, Leeds City Centre & Harehills
• 81/81a - Holt Park/Tinshill to Pudsey via Horsforth
• 82 - Horsforth to Holt Park
• 97/97a - Leeds City Centre to Guiseley via Headingley, Horsforth & Yeadon
• 731 - Leeds to Otley via Headingley, Horsforth & Yeadon (limited service)
• 757 - Leeds to Otley via New Road Side, Leeds/Bradford Airport & Pool.

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Air

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Education

Leeds Trinity & All Saints, a college accredited by the University of Leeds, is on Brownberrie Lane. It is affectionately known as TASC, or TASC Island, by its students. Trinity & All Saints is an accredited college of the University of Leeds offering degrees and diplomas in areas such as media, business, marketing, education, humanities, psychology and sport. ... The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom with over 32,000 full-time students. ...

The main secondary school is Horsforth School (Lame).

The main primary schools in Horsfoth are;

• West End Lane Primary School
• St. Margret's Primary School
• Horsforth Newlaithes Junior School
• Westbrook Lane Primary School

Pubs and bars

Horsforth has an ever increasing number of Pubs and Bars. Longstanding pubs in Horsforth include:

• The Black Bull
• The Bridge
• The Eleventh Earl
• The Fleece
• The Fox and Hounds
• The Grey Horse
• The Horsforth Hotel
• The Old Ball
• The Old Kings Arms
• The Queens Arms
• The Ringway
• The Woodside
• The Horsforth School staff room

Newer bars are: The Sand Bar, Town Street Tavern, Bar 62, Bar 166 and the Severed Head (all on Town Street) and the Suburban Style Bar on New Road Side.

A regular event in Horsforth is the 'Horsforth Mile' pub crawl. This usually starts off at the Fox and Hounds next to the railway station, although this is regarded by many as being in Cookridge, so an alternative is to begin at The Old Ball, and meander through at least 10 pubs in the town.

Notable people from Horsforth

• The government minister David Miliband who, although originally from London, attended Horsforth Newlaithes Junior School in the 1970s when his father Ralph Miliband was a professor at the University of Leeds
• The footballer James Milner
• The actors Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films) and Frazer Hines
• House music DJ/Producer The Minister [2]
• David Oxtoby, artist [3]
• Keith Loudon, former Lord Mayor of Leeds
• Rock band The Little Blackhearts
• Blues band The Experts [4]
• The keyboard player Nick Baines, from the Kaiser Chiefs
• The singer Marc Almond [5], who was educated at Featherbank Primary School until 1968.
• The Footballer Joshua Wheater

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Further reading

Horsforth Town Council website

Coordinates: 53.83413° N 1.64288° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...