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Horsforth
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Also known as Horsforth, Leeds, Horsforth, West Yorkshire

Horsforth is a town and civil parish in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, five miles north-west of Leeds city centre. Historically a village within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 18,895 at the 2011 Census. It became part of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in 1974. In 1999, a civil parish was created for the area, and the parish council voted to rename itself a town council. The area is within the Horsforth ward of Leeds City Council, which also includes the southern part of Rawdon.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Horsforth
UK place.pushpin_map
United Kingdom Leeds
UK place.population
18,895
UK place.population_ref
(2011 Census)
UK place.civil_parish
Horsforth
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 North West
UK place.post_town
LEEDS
UK place.postcode_district
LS18
UK place.postcode_area
LS
UK place.dial_code
0113
UK place.os_grid_reference
SE236376
UK place.static_image_name
TownStreetHorsforth.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Town Street, Horsforth

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