Ledsham, West Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°45′43″N 1°18′36″W / 53.762°N 1.310°W
Ledsham is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6 km) north of Castleford and 11 miles (18 km) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough and near to the River Aire and the A1 Great North Road. It has a population of 162.[1]
There is an 8th century Anglo-Saxon church, and nearby Ledston Hall. The village school, like schools in Collingham and Thorp Arch is named after Lady Elizabeth Hastings.
The name Ledsham, and nearby Ledston, contain an element of the original name of Leeds, "Loidis" which became "Ledes", then "Leedes", which was applied to the district not to a single place or settlement.(Bede says "region known as Loidis").
Ledsham have a cricket team, who currently play in the Wetherby League.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds retrieved 2009-09-10
- ^ Ledsham Cricket Club
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- "The Ancient Parish of Ledsham". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Ledsham/index.html. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
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