Shadwell, Leeds
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Shadwell is a small but affluent village in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The village is 6 miles (10 km) to the north east of Leeds City Centre.
Shadwell borders with Alwoodley, Roundhay, Whinmoor and Moortown from where the main road to the village Shadwell Lane begins. The village is in the LS17 postal code and is served by the Shadwell Parish Council.
The first written proof of Shadwell's existence is in 1086 in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book, where it is called Scadewelle. Shadwell is thought to be named after the numerous trees that once covered the village with shade and the many wells that were once in use throughout the village. The village pub "The Red Lion" is located between two wells which would have been originally used to gather water for the brewing process.
The village has two churches (the Church of England St Paul's, and Shadwell Methodist chapel), a primary school, The Red Lion pub, a social club, a tennis club, a golf club and shops (including a clothing shop, a dry cleaners, a fish and chip shop, a post-office/newsagents and a hairdressers) there is also a prestigious cricket club. Shadwell United is a junior football club that trains at the primary school.
There is a stone millennium wheel on Main Street, Shadwell.
[edit] External links
- The Ancient Parish of Thorner. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. - Shadwell was in this parish
