Paul Clarke
Guiseley Trail
Guiseley is another town-turned-suburb, although it is still more-or-less surrounded by green belt. It is in the City of Leeds, although...
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EXPLORING YORKSHIRE BY RAIL
Paul Clarke
Jul 20, 20235 min read
Pudsey Trail
Pudsey is the penultimate stop on our tour of the City of Leeds, and a market town that, in spite of merging into adjacent suburbs of...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 19, 20234 min read
Bramley Trail
Our next stop in the City of Leeds is at Bramley, another medieval village turned suburb. It is named in the Domesday Book as Brameleia...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 19, 20235 min read
Kirkstall Trail
The Leeds-Bradford line splits into two as it runs between the two cities for which it is named; we first take the northernmost branch to...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 18, 20235 min read
Horsforth Trail
Horsforth, like Headingley, is a former village turned leafy suburb of Leeds; unlike Headingly, it hasn’t been overrun by students, and...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 17, 20236 min read
Headingley Trail
Headingley is a large and leafy suburb of Leeds, which like most suburbs started out as a village and is mentioned in the Domesday Book...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 17, 20235 min read
Burley Park Trail
Burley is just a stone’s throw from Leeds City Centre, less than hour’s walk along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Like most suburbs, it...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Morley Trail
The market town of Morley may be located in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, but it has definitely retained its own identity and...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Cottingley and White Rose Trail
Having returned to Leeds, we now head along the Huddersfield Line, to stop off at a couple of stations before the line leaves the City of...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20234 min read
Micklefield Trail
Our final stop on the Selby Line (for now, at least) is Micklefield, a former mining village that is fast becoming another detached...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Garforth Trail
Next along the line from Cross gates is Garforth, a medium-sized town mentioned in the Domesday Book as Gereford and Gereforde (the name...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Cross Gates Trail
Cross Gates is a suburb of Leeds, but unlike many it isn’t an ancient village. Instead, it seems to have largely been a cross roads...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20238 min read
Leeds Trail
Where to begin with Leeds? Located near the site of a Roman ford across the River Aire (the name Leeds derives from a Brythonic word,...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20235 min read
Woodlesford Trail
Woodlesford is located about six miles from Leeds city centre. It has existed since at least the twelfth century, and was originally...
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Paul Clarke
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Part 3 - City of Leeds
The City of Leeds includes Leeds itself and sits in the top right-hand corner of West Yorkshire, with the City of Wakefield below it, the...
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