Adwalton
Village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adwalton is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Leeds and is now generally regarded as part of the larger village of Drighlington. It is in the BD11 (Bradford) postcode area. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was only limited. It is included in the Morley, West Yorkshire ward of Leeds City Council, and the Morley and Outwood UK parliamentary constituency.
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Adwalton | |
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Adwalton, looking roughly north-west along the B6135 Wakefield Road | |
OS grid reference | SE2229 |
Metropolitan borough | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRADFORD |
Postcode district | BD11 |
Dialling code | 0113 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
53.751388°N 1.654537°W / 53.751388; -1.654537 |
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It is notable as the site of the Battle of Adwalton Moor in 1643;[1] an event of the First English Civil War.