Manston, Leeds

Manston
Manston Park
Manston  Manston shown within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Leeds
Postcode district	LS
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	East Leeds
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Manston is a small area of Cross Gates, Leeds, England, that lies 4 miles (6 km) to the east of Leeds city centre.

Manston is a residential part of Cross Gates. It has its own park, Manston Park, and had a pub named after it, the Manston hotel, which is now known as The Barnbow, next to the park. It has a Parish Church (St. James's) and is also home to three primary schools, Manston Primary, Manston St James's CE Primary and St Theresa's Catholic Primary. Many streets in the area are named after Manston, such as Manston Crescent and Manston Grove. The Leeds Ring Road also passes by the area, providing a vital route into the city centre from Cross Gates.

Comparison

Manston lies in the LS15 postcode area. Here is a population breakdown of the postcode area in comparison with the UK population.

Category	LS15	UK average
Population density (people / sq mi)	43.2	24.9
Gender split (females / male)	1.05	1.05
Average commute	6.1 miles	8.73 miles
Average age	38	39
Home ownership	16%	16.9%
Student population	2.4%	4.4%
People in good health	69%	69%

Gallery

Images of Manston

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  The Vickers works

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  The Optare bus factory in Manston

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  The Manston public house, now called The Barnbow

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  Manston Park

External links

• The Ancient Parish of Whitkirk at GENUKI: Manston was in this parish