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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.
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''. <ref>tithemaps.leeds.gov.uk</ref>The business transformed into a soap manufacurer which moved in 1861 to Whitehall Road in Leeds and under the chairmanship of [[Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton|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]].<ref>Wilson, Charles. History of Unilever, London, 1954. Vol.1</ref>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, North Yorkshire|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.
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''. <ref>tithemaps.leeds.gov.uk</ref> The business transformed into a soap manufacurer which moved in 1861 to Whitehall Road in Leeds and under the chairmanship of [[Joseph Watson, 1st Baron Manton|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]].<ref>Wilson, Charles. History of Unilever, London, 1954. Vol.1</ref> 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, North Yorkshire|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.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=htEDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA406&dq=horsforth&as_brr=1&output=html Epidemiological Society of London, ''Transactions'' (in GoogleBooks)]</ref>
Between 1861 and 1862, there was an outbreak of [[typhoid]] in Horsforth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=htEDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA406&dq=horsforth&as_brr=1&output=html |title=Epidemiological Society of London, '&#39;Transactions'&#39; (in GoogleBooks) |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>


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 councils in England|parish council]] was created for the area, which then exercised its right to declare Horsforth a town.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2009/6/horsforth caa for full designation-final version.pdf | title=Horsforth Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan | publisher=Leeds City Council | page=7 | date=2008-11-10 | accessdate=2009-03-28 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
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 councils in England|parish council]] was created for the area, which then exercised its right to declare Horsforth a town.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2009/6/horsforth caa for full designation-final version.pdf | title=Horsforth Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan | publisher=Leeds City Council | page=7 | date=2008-11-10 | accessdate=2009-03-28 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


Horsforth Village Museum<ref name=HM>[http://www.ukattraction.com/yorkshire/horsforth-museum.htm Horsforth Museum, Leeds - Yorkshire - UK Attraction]</ref> has collections and displays that aim to illustrate aspects of life set against the backdrop of the changing role of the village.
Horsforth Village Museum<ref name=HM>{{cite web|author=The Dedicated Partnership - promoting tourism - http://www.dedicate.co.uk |url=http://www.ukattraction.com/yorkshire/horsforth-museum.htm |title=Horsforth Museum, Leeds - Yorkshire |publisher=UK Attraction |date= |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> 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 [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Bill Clinton]] acknowledged Horsforth's contribution to the war effort in a letter sent to local MP [[Paul Truswell]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/773913.stm Storm over U-boat film, BBC News, 2 June 2000]</ref> The letter now resides in the museum.
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 [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Bill Clinton]] acknowledged Horsforth's contribution to the war effort in a letter sent to local MP [[Paul Truswell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/773913.stm |title=Storm over U-boat film, BBC News, 2 June 2000 |publisher=BBC News |date=2000-06-02 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> The letter now resides in the museum.


==Transport==
==Transport==
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[[Horsforth railway station]] is on the [[Harrogate Line]] between [[Harrogate railway station|Harrogate]] and [[Leeds City railway station|Leeds City]]. The station lies just outside the Horsforth parish boundary, on the [[Cookridge]] side of Moseley beck.
[[Horsforth railway station]] is on the [[Harrogate Line]] between [[Harrogate railway station|Harrogate]] and [[Leeds City railway station|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, Leeds|Bramley]]).<ref>[http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=424000.083541348&Y=436500.93831502&width=700&height=400&gride=424042.083541348&gridn=438498.93831502&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=10000&up.x=296&up.y=9 Multi Map]</ref> 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 railway station|Apperley Bridge]].
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, Leeds|Bramley]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=424000.083541348&Y=436500.93831502&width=700&height=400&gride=424042.083541348&gridn=438498.93831502&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=10000&up.x=296&up.y=9 |title=Multi Map |publisher=Multi Map |date= |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> 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 railway station|Apperley Bridge]].


===Bus===
===Bus===
The town is served by [[First Leeds]] bus routes:<br>
The town is served by [[First Leeds]] bus routes:
* 8 - Pudsey to Cross Gates via Horsforth
* 8 - Pudsey to Cross Gates via Horsforth
* 9 - [[Seacroft]] to [[Holt Park]] via [[Rothwell, West Yorkshire|Rothwell]] & [[Pudsey]] evenings and Sundays
* 9 - [[Seacroft]] to [[Holt Park]] via [[Rothwell, West Yorkshire|Rothwell]] & [[Pudsey]] evenings and Sundays
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[[Leeds Trinity University College]] (formerly Leeds Trinity & All Saints College) is now 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.
[[Leeds Trinity University College]] (formerly Leeds Trinity & All Saints College) is now 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#England and Wales|secondary school]] is [[Horsforth School]].<ref>[http://www.horsforth.leeds.sch.uk/ Horsforth school official website]</ref>
The main [[Secondary school#England and Wales|secondary school]] is [[Horsforth School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horsforth.leeds.sch.uk/ |title=Horsforth school official website |publisher=Horsforth.leeds.sch.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>


Horsforth's [[State school#United Kingdom|state]] sector [[Primary school#United Kingdom|primary school]]s are West End Lane Primary School, St Margaret's Primary School, Newlaithes Primary School, Westbrook Lane Primary School, Broadgate Lane Primary School, St. Mary's Catholic Primary School and Featherbank Primary School.
Horsforth's [[State school#United Kingdom|state]] sector [[Primary school#United Kingdom|primary school]]s are West End Lane Primary School, St Margaret's Primary School, Newlaithes Primary School, Westbrook Lane Primary School, Broadgate Lane Primary School, St. Mary's Catholic Primary School and Featherbank Primary School.


Featherbank School opened in 1911 as a primary school, replacing the Grove Day School. The school's [[Infant school|Infant Department]] was moved to the Grove Methodist Church on Stanhope Drive in 1933, but in 1960 transferred to the Featherbank School annexe. In 1972 Featherbank juniors (7&ndash;11 years) were allocated places at the newly-built Newlaithes Junior School, at which point Featherbank became purely an infants' school (4&ndash;7 years).<ref>[http://www.featherbank.leeds.sch.uk/keyinfo_detail.asp?Section=3&Ref=13 school history]</ref> In September 2011 Featherbank reverted to a full primary school.
Featherbank School opened in 1911 as a primary school, replacing the Grove Day School. The school's [[Infant school|Infant Department]] was moved to the Grove Methodist Church on Stanhope Drive in 1933, but in 1960 transferred to the Featherbank School annexe. In 1972 Featherbank juniors (7&ndash;11 years) were allocated places at the newly-built Newlaithes Junior School, at which point Featherbank became purely an infants' school (4&ndash;7 years).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.featherbank.leeds.sch.uk/keyinfo_detail.asp?Section=3&Ref=13 |title=school history |publisher=Featherbank.leeds.sch.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> In September 2011 Featherbank reverted to a full primary school.


There is also the [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent primary school]], [[Froebelian School]] (ages 3–11).
There is also the [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent primary school]], [[Froebelian School]] (ages 3–11).
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== Architecture ==
== Architecture ==
{{See also|Architecture of Leeds}}
{{See also|Architecture of Leeds}}
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 statement]]<ref name=Design>[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2010/22/horsforth%20low%20res%20(2).pdf Horsforth Design Statement]</ref> was produced in 2010, which summarizes much of the architectural and historical character, to help when considering new planning applications.
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 statement]]<ref name=Design>[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2010/22/horsforth%20low%20res%20(2).pdf Horsforth Design Statement]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> was produced in 2010, which summarizes much of the architectural and historical character, to help when considering new planning applications.


== Churches ==
== Churches ==
[[File:St. Margaret's Parish Church, Horsforth - geograph.org.uk - 83596.jpg|thumb|right|St. Margaret's church]]
[[File:St. Margaret's Parish Church, Horsforth - geograph.org.uk - 83596.jpg|thumb|right|St. Margaret's church]]

The main churches in Horsforth are;
The main churches in Horsforth are;
*Lister Hill [[Baptist]] Church[http://www.listerhill.org.uk/]
*Lister Hill [[Baptist]] Church<ref>[http://www.listerhill.org.uk/ listerhill.org.uk]</ref>
*Cragg Hill Baptist Church[http://www.spbc.org.uk/cragg.html]
*Cragg Hill Baptist Church<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spbc.org.uk/cragg.html |title=Cragg |publisher=SPBC |date= |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>
*St Margaret's [[Church of England]][http://www.stmargaretshorsforth.org.uk/]
*St Margaret's [[Church of England]]<ref>[http://www.stmargaretshorsforth.org.uk/ stmargaretshorsforth.org.uk]</ref>
*St James Woodside Church of England[http://www.stjameswoodside.org/]
*St James Woodside Church of England<ref>[http://www.stjameswoodside.org/ stjameswoodside.org]</ref>
*Kingdom Hall of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]
*Kingdom Hall of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]
*Central [[Methodist Church]], Town Street
*Central [[Methodist Church]], Town Street
*Grove Methodist Church[http://www.grovemethodist.org.uk/]
*Grove Methodist Church<ref>[http://www.grovemethodist.org.uk/ grovemethodist.org.uk]</ref>
*Woodside Methodist Church[http://www.woodsidemethodistchurch.org.uk/woodsidev2/index.php?pageid=0]
*Woodside Methodist Church<ref>[http://www.woodsidemethodistchurch.org.uk/woodsidev2/index.php?pageid=0 ]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref>
*Willow Green Christian Fellowship [[Pentecostal]]
*Willow Green Christian Fellowship [[Pentecostal]]
*St Mary's [[Roman Catholic Church]][http://www.horsforthstmary.org.uk/]
*St Mary's [[Roman Catholic Church]]<ref>[http://www.horsforthstmary.org.uk/ horsforthstmary.org.uk]</ref>
*[[Leeds Trinity University College]] (Roman Catholic Institution with church on campus)
*[[Leeds Trinity University College]] (Roman Catholic Institution with church on campus)
*Verona Fathers - Comboni Missionaries, Brownberry Lane
*Verona Fathers - Comboni Missionaries, Brownberry Lane
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== Sports clubs and Facilities ==
== Sports clubs and Facilities ==
*Yarnbury Rugby Club
*Yarnbury Rugby Club
*[http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/horsforthcricketclub/ Horsforth Cricket Club])
*Horsforth Cricket Club<ref>http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/horsforthcricketclub/</ref>
*Hall Park Cricket Club
*Hall Park Cricket Club
*Hall Park Cricket Club is also the home of [http://www.horsforthharriers.co.uk Horsforth Harriers] running club
*Hall Park Cricket Club is also the home of Horsforth Harriers<ref>[http://www.horsforthharriers.co.uk horsforthharriers.co.uk ]</ref> running club
*Horsforth Golf Club
*Horsforth Golf Club
*Old Ball Football Pitches (Home of Horsforth St.Margarets FC)
*Old Ball Football Pitches (Home of Horsforth St.Margarets FC)
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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
{{seealso|List of people from Leeds}}
{{seealso|List of people from Leeds}}
*The former [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] [[David Miliband]] who, although originally from [[London]], attended Horsforth Newlaithes Junior School in the 1970s when his father [[Ralph Miliband]] was a professor at the [[University of Leeds]]<ref>[http://archive.cravenherald.co.uk/2003/11/27/105391.html "Memories for Minister as he visits his old schools", Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 27 November 2003]</ref><ref>[http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/miliband/ralphMiliband.htm Ralph Miliband biography, London School of Economics website]</ref>
*The former [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] [[David Miliband]] who, although originally from [[London]], attended Horsforth Newlaithes Junior School in the 1970s when his father [[Ralph Miliband]] was a professor at the [[University of Leeds]]<ref>[http://archive.cravenherald.co.uk/2003/11/27/105391.html "Memories for Minister as he visits his old schools", Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 27 November 2003]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/miliband/ralphMiliband.htm |title=Ralph Miliband biography, London School of Economics website |publisher=Lse.ac.uk |date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>
*The footballer [[James Milner (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 footballer [[James Milner (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 (actor)|Matthew Lewis]] ([[Neville Longbottom]] in the [[Harry Potter film series|''Harry Potter'' film series]]), [[Patric Knowles]] and [[Frazer Hines]]
*The actors [[Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]] ([[Neville Longbottom]] in the [[Harry Potter film series|''Harry Potter'' film series]]), [[Patric Knowles]] and [[Frazer Hines]]
*The keyboard player [[Nick Baines]], from the [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
*The keyboard player [[Nick Baines]], from the [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
*The singer [[Marc Almond]],<ref>[http://www.marcalmond.co.uk/manager/profile.htm Profile]</ref> who was educated at Featherbank Primary School until 1968
*The singer [[Marc Almond]],<ref>[http://www.marcalmond.co.uk/manager/profile.htm Profile]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> who was educated at Featherbank Primary School until 1968
*David Oxtoby, artist<ref>[http://www.redfern-gallery.com/pages/artistinfo/120.html David Oxtoby Info from redfern gallery]</ref>
*David Oxtoby, artist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redfern-gallery.com/pages/artistinfo/120.html |title=David Oxtoby Info from |publisher=redfern gallery |date= |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>
*Actor [[Malcolm McDowell]], famous for his film roles including ''[[If... (film)|If...]]'', ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' and ''[[O Lucky Man!]]''.
*Actor [[Malcolm McDowell]], famous for his film roles including ''[[If... (film)|If...]]'', ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' and ''[[O Lucky Man!]]''.
*[[Paralympic]] double gold medalist and OBE David Stone<ref>[http://www.horsforthtoday.co.uk/sport/Dave-Stone-Horsforth-cyclist-wins.4502213.jp]</ref>
*[[Paralympic]] double gold medalist and OBE David Stone<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Wednesday 17 September 2008 16:31 |url=http://www.horsforthtoday.co.uk/sport/Dave-Stone-Horsforth-cyclist-wins.4502213.jp |title=Dave Stone: Horsforth cyclist wins second Paralympics gold - Sport - Yorkshire Evening Post |publisher=Horsforthtoday.co.uk |date=2008-09-17 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>
*[[Olympic Games|Olympic]] cycling Bronze Medallist Jonny Clay<ref>[http://www.horsforthtoday.co.uk/news/Jonny-Clay-Horsforth39s-own-Olympic.4431632.jp Jonny Clay in Horsforth Today]</ref> and world class triathletes [[Alistair Brownlee]] and [[Jonathan Brownlee]]<ref>[http://www.horsforthtoday.co.uk/videoandaudio/Video-Dad-cheers-on-Horsforth39s.4369335.jp Keith Brownlee in Horsforth Today]</ref>
*[[Olympic Games|Olympic]] cycling Bronze Medallist Jonny Clay<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Wednesday 27 August 2008 13:17 |url=http://www.horsforthtoday.co.uk/news/Jonny-Clay-Horsforth39s-own-Olympic.4431632.jp |title=Jonny Clay in Horsforth Today |publisher=Horsforthtoday.co.uk |date=2008-08-27 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> and world class triathletes [[Alistair Brownlee]] and [[Jonathan Brownlee]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Published on Thursday 7 August 2008 15:48 |url=http://www.horsforthtoday.co.uk/videoandaudio/Video-Dad-cheers-on-Horsforth39s.4369335.jp |title=Keith Brownlee in Horsforth Today |publisher=Horsforthtoday.co.uk |date=2008-08-07 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref>
*[[Sean Conlon]] who was in the boyband [[Five (band)|Five]], grew up in Horsforth and attended St Mary's RC Primary School.
*[[Sean Conlon]] who was in the boyband [[Five (band)|Five]], grew up in Horsforth and attended St Mary's RC Primary School.


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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.[1] 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.

History

Horsforth Museum
The Home Front: World War II display in Horsforth Museum

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,[citation needed] 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. [2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Horsforth Village Museum[6] 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.[7] The letter now resides in the museum.

Transport

Rail

Horsforth railway station looking South towards Leeds
Newlay & Horsforth Station, with Up empties train in 1964

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).[8] 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

The town is served by First Leeds bus routes:

Air

The nearest airport to Horsforth is Leeds Bradford International Airport, located in Yeadon

Education

Leeds Trinity University College (formerly Leeds Trinity & All Saints College) is now 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.[9]

Horsforth's state sector primary schools are West End Lane Primary School, St Margaret's Primary School, Newlaithes Primary School, Westbrook Lane Primary School, Broadgate Lane Primary School, St. Mary's Catholic Primary School and Featherbank Primary School.

Featherbank School opened in 1911 as a primary school, replacing the Grove Day School. The school's Infant Department was moved to the Grove Methodist Church on Stanhope Drive in 1933, but in 1960 transferred to the Featherbank School annexe. In 1972 Featherbank juniors (7–11 years) were allocated places at the newly-built Newlaithes Junior School, at which point Featherbank became purely an infants' school (4–7 years).[10] In September 2011 Featherbank reverted to a full primary school.

There is also the independent primary school, Froebelian School (ages 3–11).

Architecture

See also: Architecture of Leeds

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 statement[11] was produced in 2010, which summarizes much of the architectural and historical character, to help when considering new planning applications.

Churches

St. Margaret's church

The main churches in Horsforth are;

Pubs and bars

The Black Bull, Town Street
Old Kings Arms, Town Street
Queens Arms

Horsforth has an ever increasing number of pubs and bars. Longstanding pubs in Horsforth include:

  • The Black Bull
  • The Bridge
  • The Eleventh Earl (formerly The Stanhope)
  • The Fleece
  • The Fox and Hounds (although this is on the Cookridge 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.[19] 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[20]
  • Hall Park Cricket Club
  • Hall Park Cricket Club is also the home of Horsforth Harriers[21] 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 School)
  • Horsforth School Football and Rugby Pitches (Owned by Horsforth School)

Notable people

See also: List of people from Leeds

More pictures available from the Horsforth LS18 group on flickr More pictures also at Horsforth action group on flicker

Location grid


References

  1. ^ Office for Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds Retrieved 2009-09-09
  2. ^ tithemaps.leeds.gov.uk
  3. ^ Wilson, Charles. History of Unilever, London, 1954. Vol.1
  4. ^ "Epidemiological Society of London, ''Transactions'' (in GoogleBooks)". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  5. ^ caa for full designation-final version.pdf "Horsforth Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan" (PDF). Leeds City Council. 2008-11-10. p. 7. Retrieved 2009-03-28. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help) [dead link‍]
  6. ^ The Dedicated Partnership - promoting tourism - http://www.dedicate.co.uk. "Horsforth Museum, Leeds - Yorkshire". UK Attraction. Retrieved 2012-01-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
  7. ^ "Storm over U-boat film, BBC News, 2 June 2000". BBC News. 2000-06-02. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  8. ^ "Multi Map". Multi Map. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  9. ^ "Horsforth school official website". Horsforth.leeds.sch.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  10. ^ "school history". Featherbank.leeds.sch.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  11. ^ Horsforth Design Statement[dead link‍]
  12. ^ listerhill.org.uk
  13. ^ "Cragg". SPBC. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  14. ^ stmargaretshorsforth.org.uk
  15. ^ stjameswoodside.org
  16. ^ grovemethodist.org.uk
  17. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  18. ^ horsforthstmary.org.uk
  19. ^ Leeds Morris Men The Horsforth Mile
  20. ^ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/horsforthcricketclub/
  21. ^ horsforthharriers.co.uk
  22. ^ "Memories for Minister as he visits his old schools", Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 27 November 2003[dead link‍]
  23. ^ "Ralph Miliband biography, London School of Economics website". Lse.ac.uk. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  24. ^ Profile[dead link‍]
  25. ^ "David Oxtoby Info from". redfern gallery. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  26. ^ Published on Wednesday 17 September 2008 16:31 (2008-09-17). "Dave Stone: Horsforth cyclist wins second Paralympics gold - Sport - Yorkshire Evening Post". Horsforthtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ Published on Wednesday 27 August 2008 13:17 (2008-08-27). "Jonny Clay in Horsforth Today". Horsforthtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ Published on Thursday 7 August 2008 15:48 (2008-08-07). "Keith Brownlee in Horsforth Today". Horsforthtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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