Scholes
Scholes-in-Elmet is a village in Leeds, West Yorkshire, 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 Holme Valley and Cleckheaton, also by analogy with the neighbouring village of Barwick-in-Elmet and Sherburn in Elmet.
- Village with 2,270 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 331 feet (101 metres)
- …is also known as “Scholes, Leeds”
- Description: village in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scholes Library and The Barley Corn Inn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swarcliffe and Seacroft.
Swarcliffe
Suburb
Swarcliffe, originally the Swarcliffe Estate, is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Scholes
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
53.82607° or 53° 49′ 34″ north
Longitude
-1.42765° or 1° 25′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C5WRHGC+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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 Pavilion and Scholes Village Hall.
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