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Methley
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Methley is a dispersed village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, south east of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located near Rothwell, Oulton, Woodlesford, Mickletown and Allerton Bywater. The Leeds City Ward is called Kippax and Methley. It is within the triangle formed by Leeds, Castleford and Wakefield, and between the confluence of the River Aire and River Calder. The latter is crossed by Methley Bridge, the A639 road, () about a mile south-east of the village.
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- Leeds
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,184
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Leeds
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- Methley
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12 sectionsContents
- Location and history
- Buildings
- Methley Hall
- Church
- "Fatty Cake" School House
- Railway
- Second World War POW camp
- Local points of interest
- Location grid
- See also
- References
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Methley is a dispersed village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, south east of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located near Rothwell, Oulton, Woodlesford, Mickletown and Allerton Bywater. The Leeds City Ward is called Kippax and Methley. It is within the triangle formed by Leeds, Castleford and Wakefield, and between the confluence of the River Aire and River Calder. The latter is crossed by Methley Bridge, the A639 road, () about a mile south-east of the village.
==Location and history== thumb|right|Mining Memorial, Main Street The name Methley derives from either the Old English mǣðlēah meaning 'mowing wood or clearing'. Another theory is that it derives from the Old Norse meðal meaning 'middle', and the Old English ēg meaning 'island'.
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