Ledston
Sign in to saveLedston (historically also spelt Ledstone) is a village in the Leeds metropolitan borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is north of Castleford and east of Leeds. The parish had a population of 400 in 2001, which decreased slightly to 394 at the 2011 Census.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ledston
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Leeds
- UK place.population
- 394
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- City of Leeds
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- West Yorkshire
- UK place.region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- UK place.post_town
- Castleford
- UK place.postcode_district
- WF10
- UK place.postcode_area
- WF
- UK place.dial_code
- 01977
- UK place.static_image_name
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Leeds
- Population
- +394
- Image
- Ledston Hall.jpg
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- History
- Ledston Hall
- White Horse Inn
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Ledston (historically also spelt Ledstone) is a village in the Leeds metropolitan borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is north of Castleford and east of Leeds. The parish had a population of 400 in 2001, which decreased slightly to 394 at the 2011 Census.
== History == Ledston is first mentioned in 1086, and on through the Middle Ages, in forms like Ledestun(e), Ledestona. The name seems to refer to Leeds (or the Old English precursor of this name, Loidis, which denoted a region rather than a town), meaning the tūn ('settlement, estate') belonging to Leeds.