Holbeck
Sign in to saveHolbeck is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It begins on the southern edge of Leeds city centre and mainly lies in the LS11 postcode district. The M1 and M621 motorways used to end/begin in Holbeck. Now the M621 is the only motorway that passes through the area since the end of the M1 moved to Hook Moor near Aberford. Since large parts of Holbeck have been vacated in preparation for the regeneration of the area, the district has in large parts suffered from a population exodus. Holbeck had a population of 5,505 in 2011. The district currently falls within the Beeston and H
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Holbeck
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Leeds
- UK place.population
- 5,505
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Leeds
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Leeds South
- UK place.post_town
- LEEDS
- UK place.postcode_district
- LS11
- UK place.postcode_area
- LS
- UK place.dial_code
- 0113
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SE311314
- UK place.static_image
- Holbeck Moor Road, Holbeck - geograph.org.uk - 529637.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Holbeck Moor road
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Recent times
- Governance
- Geography
- Regeneration
- Landmarks
- Religion
- Amenities
- Managed approach to on-street prostitution
- Notable residents
- See also
- Documentaries and histories
- References
- External links
Holbeck is an inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It begins on the southern edge of Leeds city centre and mainly lies in the LS11 postcode district. The M1 and M621 motorways used to end/begin in Holbeck. Now the M621 is the only motorway that passes through the area since the end of the M1 moved to Hook Moor near Aberford. Since large parts of Holbeck have been vacated in preparation for the regeneration of the area, the district has in large parts suffered from a population exodus. Holbeck had a population of 5,505 in 2011. The district currently falls within the Beeston and Holbeck ward of Leeds City Council.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal also runs through Holbeck.