Scholes, Leeds Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.8261°N -1.4292°W
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Leeds
Official Name:Scholes-in-Elmet
Metropolitan Borough:City of Leeds
Metropolitan County:West Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Wetherby and Easingwold
Post Town:Leeds
Postcode District:LS15
Postcode Area:LS
Population:2,266
Os Grid Reference:SE 37766 37254
Static Image Name:Main Street, Scholes, Leeds 002.jpg
Static Image Caption:Main Street, Scholes

Scholes-in-Elmet is a village in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Its name is a plural of Old Norse skáli meaning "temporary shed".

It is sometimes known as Scholes-in-Elmet to distinguish it from the villages of the same name in the Holme Valley and Cleckheaton, also by analogy with the neighbouring village of Barwick-in-Elmet and Sherburn in Elmet.

The village is part of the civil parish of Barwick in Elmet and Scholes, sits in the Harewood ward of Leeds City Council and Wetherby and Easingwold parliamentary constituency. In 2011, the population of Scholes was 2,266.[1]

History

In the 1800s, Colonel Frederick Trench-Gascoigne (of Parlington Hall, Aberford) owned and rented out a large number of houses, mines, woodlands and farming land in the areas of Scholes, Swarcliffe, Barnbow, Garforth, Barwick-in-Elmet, Cross Gates, and Whinmoor.[2]

In the mid-1880s, a previous occupant of the Seacroft windmill, Isaac Chippindale, started the Scholes Brick and Tile Works on Wood Lane, on the border to Swarcliffe. The company's quarry produced high-quality bricks with which many houses in the surrounding area were built.[3] Its kilns and house were demolished in the early 1980s, leaving two small fishing lakes, but is still known as "Chippy's Quarry".[4]

Amenities

Scholes has two pubs, a dentist and doctors, a hairdressers and beauty salon, a library and two churches. The nearest commercial centres are in Seacroft, the Springs (Barnbow) and Cross Gates. The Seacroft Green shopping centre contains amongst other shops a large Tesco supermarket, while the Cross Gates Shopping Centre (formerly an Arndale Centre) contains many high street shops. Other nearby commercial centres include Garforth and Wetherby.

The Barley Corn is a historic Samuel Smith Old Brewery pub on Main Street, while the former railway station on Station Road (The Buffers) has been converted into a pub and restaurant.

Transport

Scholes lies close to the Leeds Outer Ring Road, the A64 and the M1. The East Leeds Orbital Road, due for completion in late 2022, will also serve the village. Scholes Railway Station was opened in 1876, part of the Cross Gates to Wetherby line;[5] the station and line closed in 1964.[6] Local bus services are 64 and 11, provided by First Leeds.[7] The nearest international airport is Leeds Bradford Airport, which is 12.4miles.[8]

Comparison

Scholes is in the LS15 postcode area.

CategoryLS15UK average
Population density (people / sq mi)43.224.9
Gender split (females / male)1.051.05
Average commute6.1 miles8.73 miles
Average age3839
Home ownership16%16.9%
Student population2.4%4.4%
People in good health69%69%

Location grid

Climate

The climate in Scholes is moderate.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SCHOLES-IN-ELMET (West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, Great Britain). City Population. 15 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Isaac Chippindale & Sons, brick and tile manufacturers. The National Archives. 4 August 2011.
  3. Web site: The Chippindale Family. Nigel. Marshall. pro-patria-mori. 4 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328124100/http://www.pro-patria-mori.co.uk/barwickandscholes/id133.html. 28 March 2012.
  4. Web site: The Leeds - Cross Gates - Wetherby Railway. Tony. Cox. Barwick-in-Elmet Historical Society. 4 August 2011.
  5. Web site: The Development Of The Major Railway Trunk Routes. Railways Archive. 28 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Welcome to First in Leeds. FirstGroup plc. 2 August 2011.
  7. Web site: Leeds Bradford International Airport. Leeds Bradford International Airport Company. 2 August 2011.