Colton

Colton is a district of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 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. Temple Newsam lies directly south of the estate.

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Type: Village
Description: area in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Also known as: “Colton, Leeds” and “Colton, West Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk and Cross Gates railway station.

St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk

Church

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St Mary's Church in Whitkirk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

Cross Gates railway station

Railway station

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Cross Gates railway station serves Cross Gates, an area in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Selby Line, operated by Northern 4.25 miles east of Leeds railway station.

Temple Newsam

Museum

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Temple Newsam, is a Tudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. The house is a Grade I listed building, one of eight Leeds Museums and Galleries sites and part of the research group, Yorkshire Country House Partnership.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brown Moor and Whitkirk.

Brown Moor

Neighborhood

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Brown Moor is an area in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, east of Austhorpe and north of Colton. The M1 motorway and the A63 road pass it on its eastern flank and the A6120 road in the south.

Whitkirk

Suburb

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Whitkirk is a suburb of east Leeds, England. It is 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.