Leeds Minster
Leeds Minster, also known as the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds, is the minster church of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the site of the oldest church in the city and is of architectural and liturgical significance.Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Leeds, UK
- Also known as: “Leeds Parish Church” and “Minster Church of St-Peter-at-Leeds”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leeds Rifles War Memorial and Kirkgate Market.
Leeds Rifles War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.
The Leeds Rifles War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Leeds Minster on Kirkgate in Leeds, West Yorkshire in northern England. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, one of 15 instances of his War Cross and the only one commissioned by a regiment.
Kirkgate Market
Marketplace
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkgate Market is a market complex on Vicar Lane in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest covered market in Europe and a Grade I listed building. There are currently 800 stalls which attract over 100,000 visitors a week. Kirkgate Market is situated 970 feet northwest of Leeds Minster.
Royal Armouries Museum
Museum
Photo: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum that holds the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, with other sites at the Royal Armouries' traditional home in the Tower of London, and the National Collection of Artillery at Fort Nelson, Hampshire. Royal Armouries Museum is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Leeds Minster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quarry Hill and Leeds.
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.
Leeds
Photo: Lad 2011, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leeds is the largest city in the county of West Yorkshire and the third largest city in Britain, though its urban area size falls behind that of Manchester.
Central Leeds
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is roughly bounded by the Inner Ring Road to the north and the River Aire to the south and can be divided into several quarters.
Leeds Minster
- Categories: Church of England parish church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.79514° or 53° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.53608° or 1° 32′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C5WQFW7+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 78431281OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q2322532
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Leeds Minster” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “利茲大教堂”
- French: “Leeds minster”
- German: “Leeds Minster”
- German: “St. Peter (Leeds)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Palace and Kirkgate Coach Stop (Flixbus).
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