Gipton is an early twentieth-century council estate between Harehills and Seacroft in north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development Harehills is an inner-city area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Seacroft is an outer-city Council estate covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
The estate has a long-term reputation for having serious social problems, and is sometimes ranked as one of the most troubled areas in the whole country.
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Housing
Gipton is comprised of semi-detached houses, with some terraced houses and some high-rise flats: these are common around this area of Leeds, as they are in Seacroft. A high-rise is a tall Building or structure Normally the function of the building is added for example high-rise Apartment building or Seacroft is an outer-city Council estate covering an extensive area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Etymology of place-name
Gipton derives from Old English: the first element is a personal name: in this case, it is Gippa (same as in Ipswich, although almost certainly not the same man) and tun "village, settlement, farm" (here, it refers to a village). A personal name is the Proper name identifying an individual Person. Ipswich ( ˈɪpswɪtʃ is a Non-metropolitan district and the County town of Suffolk, England on the Estuary of the River Orwell The town's name was recorded as Cepetun, suggesting village with a market, suggesting a trading-town, or residence of the traders, as with Market Weighton. Market Weighton is a small town and Civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The first element of the name in the Domesday Book record wrongly suggests Old English ceap "market, trading-place", but it was a corruption of the personal name, Gippa. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey However, a record from 1018 as Gipentune proves that the first element is a personal name, not a noun. A personal name is the Proper name identifying an individual Person.
General information
In local parlance, those that live in or originate from Gipton are known as "Giptoners", or more recently, youths have adopted the term "Giptonites" [rhymes with Kryptonite]. Kryptonite is a mineral from the Superman mythos originating in the Superman Radio show series
The large Church of the Epiphany located on Beech Lane was constructed in 1936-1938 by N. F. Cachemaille-Day, and is a Grade I listed building. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance
St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Primary School on St Wilfrid's Circus was opened in 1975 after the old school off Harehills Road ran into a dilapidated state. Harehills is an inner-city area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The first Headteacher at the new school was Mrs. Fleming. The school was once again re-built in 1993 after a fire destroyed the whole building early one morning in 1990.
Some people call the area "Mother Shipton" (rhymes with Gipton) or "Corned Beef Island" - relating to a corned beef robbery that took place in the area during World War 2. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It is also home to the Harehills rugby team - playing out of the Gipton WMC.
External links
- Images of England — details from listed building database (465473) - Church of the Epiphany
- The Ancient Parish of Leeds. GENUKI. GENUKI is a Genealogy Web portal, run as a Charitable trust. Its aim is "to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information Historical and genealogical resource for area including Gipton
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