Horsforth
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Horsforth is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough
of the City of Leeds
, in West Yorkshire
, England
, lying to the north west of Leeds
. It has a population of 18,928.
Horsforth was considered to have the largest population of any village in the United Kingdom
during the latter part of the nineteenth century. It became part of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in 1974, and became a civil parish with town council
in 1999.
Horsforth was mentioned in the Domesday Book
of 1086 as Horseford, Horseforde, Hoseforde and its name derives from horse
and ford. This refers to a river crossing on the River Aire
, probably used for the transportation of woollen goods to and from Pudsey
, Shipley
and Bradford
. The original ford was situated off Calverley Lane (near the Calverley Bridge Zero Waste Sort Site), but was replaced by a stone footbridge at the turn of the 19th century.
The three unnamed Saxon
thegns that held the land at the conquest gave way to the king and then lesser Norman
nobles, but it was not long after this that most of the village came under the control of Kirkstall Abbey
, a Cistercian house founded in 1152 on the bank of the River Aire downstream of Horsforth.
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries
in 1539, Horsforth was partitioned and sold to five families, one was the Stanhopes who achieved supremacy and controlled the village for the next 300 years. The estate record of the Stanhopes is regarded as one of the most extensive and important collections of its kind, complementing the extensive mediaeval record associated with Kirkstall Abbey.
Until the mid 19th century Horsforth was an agricultural community which expanded rapidly with the growth of the nearby industrial centre of Leeds. At Woodside was founded in about 1820 the tannery business of the Watson family, at the eastern edge of their small family farm, now memorialised by Tanhouse Hill Lane. The business transformed into a soap manufacurer which moved in 1861 to Whitehall Road in Leeds and under the chairmanship of Joseph Watson junior
, created Baron Manton
in 1922, as Joseph Watson & Sons Ltd, became the largest soap supplier to the NE of England, second in size nationally only to the Liverpool firm of Lever Brothers
.Industrially, Horsforth has a long history of producing high quality stone from its quarries. Not only did it supply Kirkstall Abbey
with building materials and millstones in the medieval period, it provided the stone for Scarborough seafront and sent its prized sandstone from its Golden Bank quarry as far afield as Egypt
. Situated on Horsforth Beck (Oil Mill Beck) were a string of mills serving the textile trade, but a large area of the town still reflects its original function as an agricultural community.
Between 1861 and 1862, there was an outbreak of typhoid in Horsforth.
In the late nineteenth century it achieved note as the village with the largest population in England. Railways, turnpike roads, tramways, and the nearby canal made it a focus for almost all forms of public and commercial transport and sealed its fate as a dormitory suburb of Leeds. Despite its large population and extensive commercial activity this role appears to have stopped it achieving independent town status and it remained a village (as Horsforth urban district
) until its inclusion in the City of Leeds
metropolitan district when this was created in 1974. However, in 1999 a parish council was created for the area, which then exercised its right to declare Horsforth a town.
Horsforth Village Museum has collections and displays that aim to illustrate aspects of life set against the backdrop of the changing role of the village.
During World War II
the £241,000 required to build the corvette HMS Aubretia was raised entirely by the people of Horsforth. In 2000 the then US President
Bill Clinton
acknowledged Horsforth's contribution to the war effort in a letter sent to local MP Paul Truswell
. The letter now resides in the museum.
Horsforth railway station
is on the Harrogate Line
between Harrogate
and Leeds City
. The station lies just outside the Horsforth parish boundary, on the Cookridge
side of Moseley beck.
Newlay station, which was built as part of the Midland Railway, was renamed Newlay & Horsforth station in 1889. This station was situated south of the River Aire
and was accessible from Horsforth on Pollard Lane (the road connecting Horsforth to Bramley
). The station, which was on the Airedale Line (Leeds-Shipley-Skipton), was renamed Newlay station in 1961. It closed on 22 March 1965, along with other stations on the Airedale Line
: Armley Canal Road, Kirkstall, Calverley & Rodley and Apperley Bridge
.
bus routes:
, located in Yeadon
(formerly Leeds Trinity & All Saints College) is an independent higher education college after a period as an accredited college of the University of Leeds
. The residential campus is located off Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth.
The main secondary school is Horsforth School
.
The main primary schools in Horsforth are;
was produced in 2010, which summarizes much of the architectural and historical character, to help when considering new planning applications.
Horsforth has an ever increasing number of pubs and bars. Longstanding pubs in Horsforth include:
and on New Road Side:
A regular event in Horsforth is the 'Horsforth Mile' pub crawl. This usually starts off at the Fox and Hounds next to the railway station, although this is regarded by many as being in Cookridge, so an alternative is to begin at The Old Ball, and meander through at least 10 pubs in the town.
More pictures also at Horsforth action group on flicker
Metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough is a type of local government district in England, and is a subdivision of a metropolitan county. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts, however all of them have been granted or regranted...
of the City of Leeds
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,...
, in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, lying to the north west of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. It has a population of 18,928.
Horsforth was considered to have the largest population of any village in the United Kingdom
Largest village in England
Several places claim to be the largest village in England. This title is disputed as there is no standard definition of a village and size might be determined by population or area....
during the latter part of the nineteenth century. It became part of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in 1974, and became a civil parish with town council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
in 1999.
History
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086 as Horseford, Horseforde, Hoseforde and its name derives from horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
and ford. This refers to a river crossing on the River Aire
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England of length . Part of the river is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation....
, probably used for the transportation of woollen goods to and from Pudsey
Pudsey
Pudsey is a market town in West Yorkshire, England. Once an independent town, it was incorporated into the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in 1974, and is located midway between Bradford and Leeds city centres. It has a population of 32,391....
, Shipley
Shipley, West Yorkshire
Shipley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and north-west of Leeds....
and Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
. The original ford was situated off Calverley Lane (near the Calverley Bridge Zero Waste Sort Site), but was replaced by a stone footbridge at the turn of the 19th century.
The three unnamed Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
thegns that held the land at the conquest gave way to the king and then lesser Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
nobles, but it was not long after this that most of the village came under the control of Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c.1152. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry...
, a Cistercian house founded in 1152 on the bank of the River Aire downstream of Horsforth.
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
in 1539, Horsforth was partitioned and sold to five families, one was the Stanhopes who achieved supremacy and controlled the village for the next 300 years. The estate record of the Stanhopes is regarded as one of the most extensive and important collections of its kind, complementing the extensive mediaeval record associated with Kirkstall Abbey.
Until the mid 19th century Horsforth was an agricultural community which expanded rapidly with the growth of the nearby industrial centre of Leeds. At Woodside was founded in about 1820 the tannery business of the Watson family, at the eastern edge of their small family farm, now memorialised by Tanhouse Hill Lane. The business transformed into a soap manufacurer which moved in 1861 to Whitehall Road in Leeds and under the chairmanship of Joseph Watson junior
Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton
Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton was a prominent English industrialist and philanthropist.Watson was the only son of George Watson, soap manufacturer, of Donisthorpe House near Moor Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire...
, created Baron Manton
Baron Manton
Baron Manton, of Compton Verney in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1922 in recognition of war services for the Leeds industrialist Joseph Watson...
in 1922, as Joseph Watson & Sons Ltd, became the largest soap supplier to the NE of England, second in size nationally only to the Liverpool firm of Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers
Lever Brothers was a British manufacturer founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever and his brother, James Darcy Lever . The brothers had invested in and promoted a new soap making process invented by chemist William Hough Watson, it was a huge success...
.Industrially, Horsforth has a long history of producing high quality stone from its quarries. Not only did it supply Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c.1152. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry...
with building materials and millstones in the medieval period, it provided the stone for Scarborough seafront and sent its prized sandstone from its Golden Bank quarry as far afield as Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. Situated on Horsforth Beck (Oil Mill Beck) were a string of mills serving the textile trade, but a large area of the town still reflects its original function as an agricultural community.
Between 1861 and 1862, there was an outbreak of typhoid in Horsforth.
In the late nineteenth century it achieved note as the village with the largest population in England. Railways, turnpike roads, tramways, and the nearby canal made it a focus for almost all forms of public and commercial transport and sealed its fate as a dormitory suburb of Leeds. Despite its large population and extensive commercial activity this role appears to have stopped it achieving independent town status and it remained a village (as Horsforth urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
) until its inclusion in the City of Leeds
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,...
metropolitan district when this was created in 1974. However, in 1999 a parish council was created for the area, which then exercised its right to declare Horsforth a town.
Horsforth Village Museum has collections and displays that aim to illustrate aspects of life set against the backdrop of the changing role of the village.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the £241,000 required to build the corvette HMS Aubretia was raised entirely by the people of Horsforth. In 2000 the then US President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
acknowledged Horsforth's contribution to the war effort in a letter sent to local MP Paul Truswell
Paul Truswell
Paul Anthony Truswell is an English Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Pudsey from 1997 to 2010.He is a graduate of the University of Leeds and a former Leeds City Councillor....
. The letter now resides in the museum.
Rail
Horsforth railway station
Horsforth railway station is a railway station in West Yorkshire, England. It is on the Harrogate Line north west of Leeds station and the final stop in the Metro regulated area towards Harrogate...
is on the Harrogate Line
Harrogate Line
The Harrogate Line is the name given to a passenger rail service through parts of North Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England connecting Leeds to York by way of Harrogate and Knaresborough. The service is operated by Northern Rail, with a few additional workings by East...
between Harrogate
Harrogate railway station
Harrogate railway station serves the town centre of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line north of Leeds railway station. Northern Rail operate the station and provide all passenger train services except a daily East Coast service to and from London Kings...
and Leeds City
Leeds City railway station
Leeds railway station is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England...
. The station lies just outside the Horsforth parish boundary, on the Cookridge
Cookridge
Cookridge is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a mixture of suburban, twentieth-century private housing and a very small amount of council housing bordering Tinshill. It is in the Adel and Wharfedale ward of City of Leeds metropolitan district, and the Leeds North West...
side of Moseley beck.
Newlay station, which was built as part of the Midland Railway, was renamed Newlay & Horsforth station in 1889. This station was situated south of the River Aire
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England of length . Part of the river is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation....
and was accessible from Horsforth on Pollard Lane (the road connecting Horsforth to Bramley
Bramley, Leeds
Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is an old industrial area and home to a lot of 19th century architecture alongside 20th century council housing in the east and private suburban housing to the west. It has its own railway station which is on the Caldervale and...
). The station, which was on the Airedale Line (Leeds-Shipley-Skipton), was renamed Newlay station in 1961. It closed on 22 March 1965, along with other stations on the Airedale Line
Airedale Line
The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the Metro area of northern England. The service is operated by Northern Rail, on the route connecting Leeds and Bradford with Skipton in the North of England. Some services along the line continue to Morecambe or Carlisle...
: Armley Canal Road, Kirkstall, Calverley & Rodley and Apperley Bridge
Apperley Bridge railway station
Apperley Bridge was a station on the line between Leeds and Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, between 1846 and 1965...
.
Bus
The town is served by First LeedsFirst Leeds
First Leeds is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...
bus routes:
- 8 - Pudsey to Cross Gates via Horsforth
- 9 - SeacroftSeacroftSeacroft is an outer-city suburb consisting mainly of council estate housing covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is east of Leeds city centre and lies in the LS14 Leeds postcode area....
to Holt ParkHolt ParkHolt Park is a medium-sized low-rise 1970s housing estate in the northwest suburbs of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately from the Leeds city centre situated between Tinshill, Cookridge and Adel, and is at the edge of the Leeds metropolitan urban fringe, bordering the green belt...
via RothwellRothwell, West YorkshireRothwell is a market town on the River Dolphin in the south east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, situated between Oulton to the east, Belle Isle to the west, Woodlesford to the north east and Robin Hood to the south west. Swillington, Methley and Kippax are located...
& PudseyPudseyPudsey is a market town in West Yorkshire, England. Once an independent town, it was incorporated into the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in 1974, and is located midway between Bradford and Leeds city centres. It has a population of 32,391....
evenings and Sundays - 31, 32 - Horsforth Town Circular
- 33, 33A - Leeds city centreLeeds City CentreLeeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, England. It is within the Leeds Central parliamentary constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP since a by-election in 1999...
to GuiseleyGuiseleyGuiseley is a small town in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Situated south of Otley and Menston, it is a suburb of north west Leeds. At the 2001 census, Guiseley together with Rawdon had a population of over 21,000. The A65, which passes through the town, is the...
/OtleyOtley-Transport:The main roads through the town are the A660 to the south east, which connects Otley to Bramhope, Adel and Leeds city centre, and the A65 to the west, which goes to Ilkley and Skipton. The A6038 heads to Guiseley, Shipley and Bradford, connecting with the A65...
via KirkstallKirkstallKirkstall is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire. To the west is Bramley, to the east is Headingley and to the north is West Park. Kirkstall is around from the city centre and is close to the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan...
, New Road Side, GuiseleyGuiseleyGuiseley is a small town in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Situated south of Otley and Menston, it is a suburb of north west Leeds. At the 2001 census, Guiseley together with Rawdon had a population of over 21,000. The A65, which passes through the town, is the...
& MenstonMenstonMenston is a village and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Along with Burley in Wharfedale, Menston is part of Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford. It has a population of 4,660.-Landmarks:... - 50, 50A - Horsforth (The Green) to SeacroftSeacroftSeacroft is an outer-city suburb consisting mainly of council estate housing covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is east of Leeds city centre and lies in the LS14 Leeds postcode area....
via BurleyBurley, LeedsBurley is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, characterised by the red brick terraced housing, much of which was built in the period 1899 - 1903 and green spaces. Sometimes called 'The Cardigan Triangle , it stretches north from the main Kirkstall Road, towards Hyde Park and...
, Leeds city centre & HarehillsHarehillsHarehills is an inner-city area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north east of Leeds city centre. Harehills is situated between the A58 and the A64 .- Overview :... - 97 - Leeds city centre to Guiseley via HeadingleyHeadingleyHeadingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road...
, Horsforth & YeadonYeadon, West YorkshireYeadon is a town within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. It is home to Leeds Bradford International Airport.-History:... - 757 - Leeds to Otley via New Road Side, Leeds/Bradford Airport
Air
The nearest airport to Horsforth is Leeds Bradford International AirportLeeds Bradford International Airport
Leeds Bradford International Airport is located at Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Leeds city centre itself...
, located in Yeadon
Education
Leeds Trinity University CollegeLeeds Trinity University College
Leeds Trinity University College is an independent higher education institution which offers foundation and undergraduate degrees, as well as postgraduate qualifications...
(formerly Leeds Trinity & All Saints College) is an independent higher education college after a period as an accredited college of the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
. The residential campus is located off Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth.
The main secondary school is Horsforth School
Horsforth School
Horsforth School is a science specialist state school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England that was opened in 1972. Located in Horsforth, it educates around 1,500 boys and girls, aged 11 to 18. It was one of the first schools to be given the Special Science status in 2002. Last year 93% of students...
.
The main primary schools in Horsforth are;
- West End Lane Primary SchoolWest End Lane Primary SchoolWest End Lane Primary School is a primary school in the town of Horsforth near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-Classes:The school has a nursery and has one class for each year ranging from reception to year 6....
- St Margaret's Primary School
- Newlaithes Primary School, which, until September 2011, was a junior school, attached to Featherbank Infant School.
- Westbrook Lane Primary SchoolWestbrook Lane Primary SchoolWestbrook Lane Primary School is a primary school in the town of Horsforth, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The school was opened in April 1975.-Biography:...
- Broadgate Lane Primary SchoolBroadgate Lane Primary SchoolBroadgate Lane Primary School is a primary school in the town of Horsforth near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has excellent facilities on the play area such as a Trim Trail, a Magical Garden and playground games on the schools large field and Playgrounds. Smartboards are in every classroom....
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt. Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in the town of Horsforth near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-History:The school was founded in 1896 by Bishop Gordon and opened with 39 pupils. It then grew from its beginnings in September 1896 and in 1971 the building was extended. The second...
- Featherbank Primary School, which was an infant schoolInfant schoolAn Infant school is a term used primarily in the United Kingdom for school for children between the ages of four and seven years. It is usually a small school serving a particular locality....
in Horsforth, but is now a full primary school, due to an increase in children in the area. Featherbank school was opened in January 1911. At the time the school was opened as a primary school to replace the Grove day school. In 1933 the Infant Department was moved to the Grove Methodist Church, which was located on Stanhope Drive, where it remained until June 1960 when it transferred to the annexe of the school. In 1972, the juniors (7–11 years) at the school were allocated places at the newly built Newlaithes Junior SchoolNewlaithes Junior SchoolNewlaithes Primary School is a primary school in the town of Horsforth near Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.As of September 2011 it is a 2 form entry primary school, prior to this it was a Junior school with entry at age 7.-Achievements:...
. Featherbank then became a pure Infant School (4–7 years)., but as of September 2011 is a full primary school again.
Architecture
Horsforth is notable for having a large percentage of sandstone buildings sourced from local quarries, more than any other part of Leeds. A draft design statementDesign statement
A design statement is a report required under English and Welsh planning law that sets out, illustrates and justifies the process that has led to the development proposals...
was produced in 2010, which summarizes much of the architectural and historical character, to help when considering new planning applications.
Churches
The main churches in Horsforth are;- Lister Hill BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
Churchhttp://www.listerhill.org.uk/ - Cragg Hill Baptist Churchhttp://www.spbc.org.uk/cragg.html
- St Margaret's Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
http://www.stmargaretshorsforth.org.uk/ - St James Woodside Church of Englandhttp://www.stjameswoodside.org/
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesJehovah's WitnessesJehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
- Central Methodist Church, Town Street
- Grove Methodist Churchhttp://www.grovemethodist.org.uk/
- Woodside Methodist Churchhttp://www.woodsidemethodistchurch.org.uk/woodsidev2/index.php?pageid=0
- Willow Green Christian Fellowship Pentecostal
- St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
http://www.horsforthstmary.org.uk/ - Leeds Trinity University CollegeLeeds Trinity University CollegeLeeds Trinity University College is an independent higher education institution which offers foundation and undergraduate degrees, as well as postgraduate qualifications...
(Roman Catholic Institution with church on campus) - Verona Fathers - Comboni Missionaries, Brownberry Lane
Pubs and bars
- The Black Bull
- The Bridge
- The Eleventh Earl (formerly The Stanhope)
- The Fleece
- The Fox and Hounds (although this is on the CookridgeCookridgeCookridge is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a mixture of suburban, twentieth-century private housing and a very small amount of council housing bordering Tinshill. It is in the Adel and Wharfedale ward of City of Leeds metropolitan district, and the Leeds North West...
side of Moseley Beck) - The Grey Horse
- The Horsforth Hotel (despite its name it is not a hotel)
- The Old Ball (previously called the Old Bull)
- The Old Kings Arms (Horsforth's oldest pub)
- The Queens Arms (though it did not become a pub until later in its history this pub has the oldest building)
- The Ringway
- The Woodside
- The Sand Bar (previously a Take-away) is a popular wine bar
- Town Street Tavern (previously an Off-License) serves wide range of traditional ales and is part of the Market Town Taverns group
- Bar 62 is a sports bar
- Bar 166 wine bar and restaurant
- Medusa Bar and restaurant
and on New Road Side:
- Enigma Bar (previously Suburban Style Bar)
- Kobe (previously Fat Francos) mainly a restaurant
A regular event in Horsforth is the 'Horsforth Mile' pub crawl. This usually starts off at the Fox and Hounds next to the railway station, although this is regarded by many as being in Cookridge, so an alternative is to begin at The Old Ball, and meander through at least 10 pubs in the town.
Sports clubs and Facilities
- Yarnbury Rugby Club
- Horsforth Cricket Club)
- Hall Park Cricket Club
- Hall Park Cricket Club is also the home of Horsforth Harriers running club
- Horsforth Golf Club
- Old Ball Football Pitches (Home of Horsforth St.Margarets FC)
- Cragg Hill Football Pitches (Home of Horsforth St.Margarets FC)
- The Rec FootballPitch (Home of Horsforth Ringway)
- Horsorth School Astroturf (Owned by Horsforth SchoolHorsforth SchoolHorsforth School is a science specialist state school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England that was opened in 1972. Located in Horsforth, it educates around 1,500 boys and girls, aged 11 to 18. It was one of the first schools to be given the Special Science status in 2002. Last year 93% of students...
) - Horsforth School Football and Rugby Pitches (Owned by Horsforth SchoolHorsforth SchoolHorsforth School is a science specialist state school in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England that was opened in 1972. Located in Horsforth, it educates around 1,500 boys and girls, aged 11 to 18. It was one of the first schools to be given the Special Science status in 2002. Last year 93% of students...
)
Notable people
- The former Foreign SecretarySecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsThe Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a senior member of Her Majesty's Government heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and regarded as one of the Great Offices of State...
David MilibandDavid MilibandDavid Wright Miliband is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South Shields since 2001, and was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010. He is the elder son of the late Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband...
who, although originally from LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, attended Horsforth Newlaithes Junior School in the 1970s when his father Ralph MilibandRalph MilibandRalph Miliband , born Adolphe Miliband, was a Belgian-born British sociologist known as a prominent Marxist thinker...
was a professor at the University of LeedsUniversity of LeedsThe University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England... - The footballer James Milner who attended Horsforth School and used to play for Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa currently plays for Manchester City. He is an English International Footballer.
- The actors Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series), Patric KnowlesPatric KnowlesReginald Lawrence Knowles was an English film actor who renamed himself Patric Knowles, a name which reflects his Irish descent. He appeared in films of the 1930s through the 1970s...
and Frazer HinesFrazer HinesFrazer Hines is an English actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale. Hines was born in Horsforth, a civil parish of Leeds.-Acting career:... - The keyboard player Nick BainesNick BainesNicholas Matthew "Peanut" Baines, born 21 March 1978, is the keyboardist of the English indie-rock band Kaiser Chiefs.He studied at university for four years in Newcastle....
, from the Kaiser ChiefsKaiser ChiefsKaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs.... - The singer Marc AlmondMarc AlmondMarc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
, who was educated at Featherbank Primary School until 1968 - David Oxtoby, artist
- Actor Malcolm McDowellMalcolm McDowellMalcolm McDowell is an English actor with a career spanning over forty years.McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films If...., O Lucky Man!, A Clockwork Orange and Caligula...
, famous for his film roles including If...If... (film)if.... is a 1968 British drama film produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson satirizing English public school life. Famous for its depiction of a savage insurrection at a public school, the film is associated with the 1960s counterculture movement because it was filmed by a long-standing...
, A Clockwork OrangeA Clockwork Orange (film)A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
and O Lucky Man!O Lucky Man!O Lucky Man! is a 1973 British comedy-drama fantasy film, intended as an allegory on life in a capitalist society. Directed by Lindsay Anderson, it stars Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, whom McDowell had first played as a disaffected public schoolboy in his first film performance in Anderson's...
. - Paralympic double gold medalist and OBE David Stone
- OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
cycling Bronze Medallist Jonny Clay and world class triathletes Alistair BrownleeAlistair BrownleeAlistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing....
and Jonathan BrownleeJonathan BrownleeJonathan Brownlee is a professional English duathlete and triathlete. Brownlee is the two time and reigning World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Trathlon World Champion... - Sean ConlonSean ConlonSean Kieran Conlon is an English singer best known as a former member of boy band Five.Conlon is of Irish descent and has four siblings. He grew up in Horsforth and attended St Mary's RC Primary School and St Mary's RC Comprehensive School, Menston...
who was in the boyband FiveFive (band)Five were an English boyband put together in 1997 by the same team that managed the Spice Girls before they launched their career. The five members were Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, J Brown, Abs Breen and Sean Conlon. Signed by Simon Cowell, they were a manufactured band and held several...
, grew up in Horsforth and attended St Mary's RC Primary School.
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