Scholes

Scholes-in-Elmet is a village in , , England. Its name is a plural of Old Norse skáli meaning "temporary shed". It is sometimes known as Scholes-in-Elmet to distinguish it from the villages of the same name in the and , also by analogy with the neighbouring village of and .
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  • Type: Village with 2,270 residents
  • Description: village in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Scholes, Leeds”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scholes Library and The Barley Corn Inn.

Library
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Pub
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Pub
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is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swarcliffe and Seacroft.

Suburb
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, originally the Estate, is a district of , , England. It is 4.9 miles east of , and within the LS14 and LS15 Leeds postcode area.

Suburb
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is an outer-city suburb/township consisting mainly of council estate housing covering an extensive area of east , , England.

Suburb
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is a suburb and former village to the east of Cross Gates, , England, situated 4 miles east of .

Scholes

Latitude
53.82607° or 53° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
-1.42765° or 1° 25′ 40″ west
Population
2,270
Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)
Open location code
9C5WRHGC+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 982336559
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2638386
Wiki­data ID
Q7432092
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Scholes” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Счолес”
  • Cebuano: “Scholes”
  • Dutch: “Scholes, Leeds”
  • French: “Scholes”
  • Irish: “Scholes”
  • Polish: “Scholes (Leeds)”
  • Polish: “Scholes”
  • Slovenian: “Scholes”
  • Spanish: “Scholes (Leeds)”
  • Spanish: “Scholes”
  • Swedish: “Scholes, Leeds”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scholes Village Hall and Chippys Pond.

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