About Alwoodley
Alwoodley is a civil parish and suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is 5mi north of central Leeds and is one of the most affluent areas of the city. The name Alwoodley is said to be a corruption of 'Æthelwaldley', as it was originally known in the Middle Ages, meaning the woodland clearing (ley), at Æthelwald's farm. Alwoldelei in the 1086 Domesday Book. The route of the Roman road between Ilkley and Tadcaster passes through Alwoodley. Part of it was excavated along Lakeland Crescent in 1994. Alwoodley lies in Leeds 17 which was reported to contain the most expensive housing area in Yorkshire and the Humber by The Times. GeographyThe area comprises a large part of the postcode LS17, which contains most of north Leeds and the surrounding countryside. On either side of Alwoodley is Adel, to the west, and Shadwell, to the east. Most of the housing is between Nursery Lane and Alwoodley Lane. The area to the north is mainly countryside, including the Eccup Reservoir and two golf courses. To the south are Moor Allerton and Moortown. Civil ParishThe civil parish boundaries are from Nursery Lane on the south, following the Meanwood Valley Trail on the west, the A61 Harrogate Road on the east. The northern boundaries are in countryside between Harewood to the northeast and Arthington to the northwest. Note that Alwoodley Gates is an area to the east of the A61 in the Harewood civil parish.
Alwoodley Description
Alwoodley is a civil parish and suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is 5mi north of central Leeds and is one of the most affluent areas of the city. The name Alwoodley is said to be a corruption of 'Æthelwaldley', as it was originally known in the Middle Ages, meaning the woodland clearing (ley), at Æthelwald's farm. Alwoldelei in the 1086 Domesday Book. The route of the Roman road between Ilkley and Tadcaster passes through Alwoodley. Part of it was excavated along Lakeland Crescent in 1994. Alwoodley lies in Leeds 17 which was reported to contain the most expensive housing area in Yorkshire and the Humber by The Times. GeographyThe area comprises a large part of the postcode LS17, which contains most of north Leeds and the surrounding countryside. On either side of Alwoodley is Adel, to the west, and Shadwell, to the east. Most of the housing is between Nursery Lane and Alwoodley Lane. The area to the north is mainly countryside, including the Eccup Reservoir and two golf courses. To the south are Moor Allerton and Moortown. Civil ParishThe civil parish boundaries are from Nursery Lane on the south, following the Meanwood Valley Trail on the west, the A61 Harrogate Road on the east. The northern boundaries are in countryside between Harewood to the northeast and Arthington to the northwest. Note that Alwoodley Gates is an area to the east of the A61 in the Harewood civil parish.