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Kirkstall is a north-western suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire. The area sits in the Kirkstall ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central and Headingley parliamentary constituency, represented by Alex Sobel. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 21,709.

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suburb
Located in
Leeds
Population
20673
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Kirkstall Abbey Kirche von Westen.jpg
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Kirkstall
historic county
Yorkshire
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  • History
  • Kirkstall Abbey
  • Amenities
  • Transport
  • Notable events
  • Landmarks
  • 2015 Boxing Day Floods
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
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Kirkstall is a north-western suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the eastern side of the River Aire. The area sits in the Kirkstall ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central and Headingley parliamentary constituency, represented by Alex Sobel. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 21,709.

To the west is Bramley, to the east is Headingley, and to the north are Hawksworth and West Park. Kirkstall is around from the city centre and is close to the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kirkstall” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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