Leylands
The Leylands was an area of Leeds, north of the city centre and west of Mabgate. John Cossins' 1726 Plan of Leedes shows two fields marked Ley Lands north of Lady Lane and west of the Sheepscar Beck which correspond to the area.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: former area in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Leylands, Leeds” and “The Leylands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leeds College of Building and Leeds Arena.
Leeds College of Building
College
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leeds College of Building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is the only further education college in the UK which specialises in the construction industry.
Leeds Arena
Theater building
The Leeds Arena is an entertainment-focused indoor arena located in the Arena Quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the first in the United Kingdom to have a fan-shaped orientation.
Victoria Leeds
Shopping center
Photo: Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria Leeds is a shopping district and leisure area in central Leeds, comprising the 1990 Victoria Quarter, an arcaded complex of restored 19th-century and contemporary shopping arcades, and the 2016 Victoria Gate development.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lovell Park and Arena Quarter.
Lovell Park
Suburb
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lovell Park is an inner-city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the Little London and Woodhouse ward on Leeds City Council. Lovell Park along with its adjacent areas Little London and Blenheim, is an area of 1960s high-rise and maisonette council housing situated between the city centre and Sheepscar.
Arena Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arena Quarter is a mixed city centre development with residential, retail and office developments in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is located in Leeds city centre and the area is best known for housing Leeds Arena.
Quarry Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.
Quarry Hill is an area of central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is bounded by the Leeds Inner Ring Road in the east and north and the Leeds – York / Hull railway in the south. The area falls within the City and Hunslet ward of Leeds City Council.
Leylands
- Category: locality
- Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.8018° or 53° 48′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.53568° or 1° 32′ 8″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9C5WRF27+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11873720343OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Leylands” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Leylands, Leeds”
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