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Garforth
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Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, Yorkshire. It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency. As
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Garforth · 0.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Garforth Museum, the nearest railway station is Garforth, located 0.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is LS25 1DU. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, Yorkshire. It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the population of Garforth was 14,957, having decreased since the last census. It is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east of Central Leeds, 16 miles (26 km) south-west of York and 10 miles (16 km) north of Wakefield. It is mostly an Un-Parished area, like much of Greater Leeds.
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From the Wikipedia article
Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, Yorkshire. It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency. As of 2011, the population of Garforth was 14,957, having decreased since the last census. It is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east of Central Leeds, 16 miles (26 km) south-west of York and 10 miles (16 km) north of Wakefield. It is mostly an Un-Parished area, like much of Greater Leeds.
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Background
History
Garforth owes its size to expansion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries during which the local land-owning Gascoigne family ran several coalmines in the area. The surrounding settlements of Micklefield, Kippax, Swillington, Methley and Allerton Bywater Great and Little Preston are all villages that prospered and grew as a result of the coal industry. Nowadays manufacturing and motor-vehicle repair account for more than a third of the workforce in the area. More recent expansion can also be traced to a combination of overall economic success in Leeds, and that Garforth is served by transport links. The A1 and M1 are minutes away, and both have recently been linked by an extension of…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7920, -1.3880
- District
- Leeds
- Parish
- Leeds, unparished area
- Postcode
- LS25 1DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds East
- Nearest railway station
- Garforth — 0.6 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Garforth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Garforth?
- Garforth is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS25 1DU), in the parish of Leeds, unparished area.
- What is Garforth?
- Garforth () is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, Yorkshire. It sits in the Garforth and Swillington ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency. As
- How do I get to Garforth?
- The nearest railway station is Garforth, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode LS25 1DU.
- How do I get to Garforth?
- The nearest railway station is Garforth, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LS25 1DU.