Headingley
The centre of Headingley
Headingley shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE278362
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEEDS
Postcode district	LS6
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Leeds North West
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°49′17″N 1°34′40″W / 53.821421, -1.577795

Headingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government This article discusses the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine government office Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping 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 This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The LS postcode area, also known as the Leeds postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Leeds, Wetherby, Tadcaster, Pudsey The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. West Yorkshire Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Metropolitan county of West The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is the NHS Ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. Yorkshire and the Humber is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Leeds North West is an English constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the historic English county of Yorkshire. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. 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 It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. The A660 is a major Road in West Yorkshire, England that runs from Leeds to Burley-in-Wharfedale where it meets the A65

History

Headingley was an Anglo-Saxon settlement, first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hedingelei or Hedingeleia in 1086, but possibly dating back to the 7th century. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The name probably means "clearing of Hedda's people", Hedda sometimes being identified with Saint Hædde. Hædde (or Hedda, Hedde, Haedda, Haeddi) (died 705 was a medieval Bishop of Winchester. ^[1] However, a stone coffin found near Beckett Park in 1995 suggests there may have been an earlier settlement in late Roman or post-Roman times. Beckett Park is an area of and a large park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial

In Viking times, Headingley was the centre of the wapentake of Skyrack, or "Shire Oak". A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Skyrack was a Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The name refers to an oak tree that was used as a meeting place for settling legal disputes and raising armies. An ancient oak, said to be the Shire Oak, stood to the north of St Michael's Church until 1941, and gives its name to two pubs, The Original Oak and The Skyrack. ^[2]

Headingley continued to be a village until the expansion of Leeds during the industrial revolution and became a popular suburb where the rich moved to escape the filth of the main city.

In 1840, it became the site of Leeds' Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Despite the opening of Headingley railway station, serving the gardens, in 1849, the zoo was a loss-making venture and closed in 1858. Headingley railway station (formerly known as Headingley and Kirkstall railway station until some point early in the 20th Century is off Kirkstall Lane in Leeds The bear pit still survives and can be seen on Cardigan Road. A bear pit was historically used to display Bears typically for entertainment and especially Bear-baiting.

To the east of the village, now suburb, is the Meanwood Beck which was a source of water for the early inhabitants of the village as well as a source of power for the Victorians of Leeds. The Meanwood Beck is a Stream in West Yorkshire, England, which flows through Adel, Meanwood and Sheepscar into the

University district

As it is close to both the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University campuses, it has become a very popular student area. The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research University in Leeds, West Yorkshire; one of the largest in the United Kingdom with Leeds Metropolitan University is a University with two campuses in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. This has had both positive and negative consequences on the local population and environment. A college town or university town is a community (often literally a Town, but possibly a small or medium sized City, or in some cases a Neighborhood The biggest complaints against students (and increasingly, young professionals) relate to the use of multiple-occupancy houses which are prone to burglary, often neglected by landlords and occupants alike and are typically left unoccupied during university holidays. However, the student population has brought money into the area, improved public transport and, generally, made it a more desirable place to live for a portion of the population.

Family areas still exist such as in Far Headingley or the Triangle near the Co-op on Cardigan Rd.

Sports

Headingley Stadium cricket ground during an England game

Headingley is also known in sporting circles — its stadium (known as Headingley) is home to the Yorkshire County Cricket Club as well as the Leeds Rhinos rugby league and Leeds Carnegie rugby union clubs. Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an English professional Rugby league football club based in Leeds History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Leeds Carnegie is an English Rugby union club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire that currently plays in the National Division One after being relegated Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Headingley is also the home of the FA Chartership Team of the Year 2006, Old Headingley. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey The team currently plays in the West Yorkshire League Division 1. Old Headingley recently won the Barkston Ash FA Cup on April 9th 2007, winning the final 2-0 against Sherburn White Rose.

Politics

Politically, Headingley is in the Leeds (North West) constituency. Leeds North West is an English constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat), who became the first Liberal Democrat MP in West Yorkshire in the 2005 General Election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Gregory Thomas Mulholland (born 31 August 1970) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and is Member of Parliament The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general At a local government level, the ward of Headingley has Liberal Democrat councillors: Martin Hamilton (2006-2010), Jamie Matthews (2008-2012) and James Monaghan (2007-2011). This article discusses the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds.

People

Many famous writers, past and present, are connected with Headingley: Arthur Ransome, best known perhaps for the children's classic Swallows and Amazons, was born there, J R R Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings, lived there when he worked at the university, playwright Alan Bennett once lived over a butcher's shop opposite the Three Horseshoes and TV writer Kay Mellor lives in Weetwood today. Arthur Mitchell Ransome (born 18 January 1884 in Leeds - died 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was published in 1930 The Lord of the Rings is an epic Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934 is an English Author and Tony Award -winning Playwright. Kay Mellor (born 1951 is an English actress scriptwriter and director best known for her work on several successful Television drama series

In the time of Queen Victoria, Prince Alemayehu of Abyssinia, brought to England after the defeat of his father King Tewedros, died of pneumonia at an address in Hollin Lane, Far Headingley. HIH Prince Alemayehu or Alamayou of Ethiopia (1861 – 14 November 1879) was the son of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia. Tewodros II ( Ge'ez ቴዎድሮስ also known as Theodore II) (c Far Headingley is an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England approximately 3 miles (5 km north of the city centre

Actor David Prosho is a resident of Headingley

Churches

St. Dave Prosho (born David James Prosho on February 17, 1965) is an English television actor Chad's Church in the twilight

Headingley Parish Church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, and is on the corner of Otley Road and St Michael's Road. Headingley Parish Church or the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels in Headingley, a suburban area of the city of Leeds Michaelmas, the feast of St Michael the Archangel (also the Feast of SS Michael Gabriel and Raphael or the Feast of Michael and All Angels) is a day in the The A660 is a major Road in West Yorkshire, England that runs from Leeds to Burley-in-Wharfedale where it meets the A65 The Church was built between 1884-86 as the third church on this site. There is a separate parish of Far Headingley, with its parish church of St Chad's. Far Headingley is an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England approximately 3 miles (5 km north of the city centre St Chad's Church Far Headingley is the parish church of Far Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

There are also Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist and United Reformed churches in central Headingley, and the Roman Catholic parish church of St Urban's is to the east of the area. The Baptist Union of Great Britain is the oldest and largest national association of Baptist churches in Great Britain. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther The Methodist Church of Great Britain or British Methodist Church is the largest Wesleyan / Methodist body in the United Kingdom, with congregations An unrelated American church of similar name is the United Reformed Churches in North America.

Buildings of architectural interest

Parts of Headingley are included in Conservation areas established by Leeds City Council. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded This article discusses the metropolitan district of the City of Leeds. Individual listed buildings include St Michael's Church and associated buildings, the Hyde Park Picture House, and Moorfield House in Alma Road. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Headingley Parish Church or the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels in Headingley, a suburban area of the city of Leeds Hyde Park Picture House in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, England, was originally built as a hotel in 1908 and converted to a cinema in 1914 Moorfield House is a Victorian house in Headingley, Leeds, England built between 1855 and 1856 by William Glover Joy

See also

• Headingley Stadium
• Headingley railway station
• Otley Run

References

External links

• YEP Headingley Today Community Website
• Headingley Online Headlingley Online Community Website.
• Heal Headingley community web site maintained by residents.
• Headingley LitFest Blog for the first Headingley LitFest, held in March 2008
• Headingley Community Website maintained by the Council.
• 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 Headingley