Chapel Allerton, United Kingdom
Chapel Allerton is a town of 18,206 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Chapel Allerton
Townapedia lists 20 museums and landmarks, 49 parks and trails, 317 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Grand Theatre, Leeds Bridge, Abbey House Museum and Ethel Preston memorial.
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About Chapel Allerton
Chapel Allerton is an inner suburb of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) from the city centre.
From the Wikipedia article Chapel Allerton (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Chapel Allerton on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Things to do10
Leeds Bridge
Bridge · 2.4 mi
Grade II listed bridge in Leeds, United Kingdom
Leeds City Museum
Cinema and theater · 1.9 mi
Museum in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, in a former mechanic's institute, later civic theatre building
Leeds City Varieties
Cinema and theater · 2.1 mi
Music hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Leeds Freedom Bridge
Bridge · 2.4 mi
Railway bridge in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
O2 Academy Leeds
Cinema and theater · 1.9 mi
Music venue in Leeds, England, formerly a concert hall, theatre and cinema
Kirkstall Bridge
Bridge · 2.9 mi
Bridge in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
The Theatre, Leeds
Cinema and theater · 2.5 mi
Former theatre (1771-1875) in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Museums and landmarks20
Abbey House Museum
Museum · 2.8 mi
Local authority museum in Leeds, United Kingdom
Ethel Preston memorial
Monument and historic site · 2.6 mi
Memorial in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Kirkstall Abbey
Monument and historic site · 2.9 mi
Cistercian monastery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Leeds Art Gallery
Museum · 2.0 mi
Municipal art gallery in England, United Kingdom
Leeds Discovery Centre
Museum · 2.8 mi
Museum storehouse in Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Leeds Industrial Museum
Museum · 2.6 mi
Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Leeds Rifles War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 2.3 mi
War memorial in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Leeds War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 2.1 mi
War memorial in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Royal Armouries Leeds
Museum · 2.6 mi
Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Museum · 1.7 mi
Medical museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
8 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds49
Leeds Royal Park
Park · 1.7 mi
Pleasure garden in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Roundhay Park
Park · 2.1 mi
Park in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Tropical World
Park · 1.6 mi
Butterfly house and animal attraction in England
Canal Gardens
Park · 1.5 mi
"Nicholson's canal garden is an example of the fashion during the 1830's to separate formal gardens from the immediate picturesque...
Aire Park
Park · 2.6 mi
Proposed park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Park · 1.8 mi
Former zoopark in England
Penny Pocket Park
Park · 2.3 mi
Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
37 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes317
The Chemic Tavern
Bar and pub · 1.2 mi
9 - 11 Johnston Street, Leeds
Mo-Th 14:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 14:00-01:00; Su 14:00-11:00
Coffee On The Crescent
Cafe · Brunch, Coffee Shop, Sandwich · 1.4 mi
2 The Crescent, Leeds
Mo-Sa 08:30-16:30; Su 09:00-16:30
The Fisherman's Lodge
Restaurant · Fish And Chips · 1.1 mi
391 Street Lane, Leeds
Tu,We 11:30-21:00; Th-Sa 11:30-21:30; Su 12:00-21:00
The Leeds Deli
Restaurant · Jewish · 1.4 mi
27 Chelwood Drive, Leeds
Tu-Su 10:00-16:00; Th,Sa 10:00-20:00; Fr 10:00-17:00
Chapel Allerton Snooker & Social Club
Bar and pub
19 Town Street, Leeds
Mo-Fr 19:00-00:00, Sa 12:00-00:00
305 more on the map.
History
Before the Norman Conquest (1066–1072) it was a township covering about five square miles, including what are now known as Alwoodley, Meanwood, Buslingthorpe, Scott Hall, Gledhow, Carr Manor, Moortown and Moor Allerton. This included a major and a minor Roman road, and a Roman altar was discovered in the foundations of the Sexton's cottage for the old Church of St Matthew when it was demolished in 1880.
This area was substantially destroyed by William the Conqueror in what was known as the Harrying of the North, leaving only the remnants of a village with a church around the present-day centre. This is shown by the reduction in value from 40 to 2 shillings in the Domesday Book (1086). The entry reads:... In Alreton, Glunier had six carucates of land to be taxed, and there may be three ploughs there. Ilbert now has it, and it is waste. Value in King Edward's time forty shillings, now two shillings. There is a church there and wood pasture half a mile long and a half broad.
William awarded the area to the Lacy family, who later sold it to Simon de Alreton, who bestowed most of it to Kirkstall Abbey in 1152. The Abbey later sold much of it to the Mauleverer family of Potternewton. With the dissolution of the monasteries (1536–1541) Kirkstall Abbey and its estates were taken over by the crown, and Queen Elizabeth I sold the Lordship of Chapel Allerton to Thomas Killingbeck.
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In medieval times, the area was mostly small farms, with a village (and chapel) centred on a crossroads. In 1645 there was a plague (probably cholera) in Leeds, particularly virulent around the town markets. Instead of travelling in to sell produce, the people from Chapel Allerton sold it at Chapeltown Green, at the north end of what is now Chapeltown Road. To pay, the buyer had to put money into a basin of vinegar, specially built into a wall.
Chapeltown Moor was an open area extending from Stainbeck Lane on the north down to Potternewton Lane on the south, bounded to the west by the stream known as Stain Beck and the turnpike road to Harrogate on the east. In the 17th and 18th centuries it had a racecourse and was also used for archery, cricket, foot racing, and cockfighting. It was finally enclosed between 1803 and 1813. In 1644 three men were hanged on a gallows there, roughly where the 1878 school is.
By the end of the 17th century, it had become a resort or second home for wealthy people from Leeds and in 1767 was described as the Montpellier of Yorkshire by one visitor. In 1834 Edward Parsons described it as "by far the most beautiful and respectable in the Parish of Leeds". An 1853 directory called Chapel Allerton "a neat and pleasant village" with the "beautiful hamlets" of Moor-Allerton, Meanwood and Gledhow and a population of 2497 within its chapelry, noting that "It has many handsome mansions and neat houses, mostly occupied by merchants &c. who have their places of business in Leeds. From 1839 there was a horse-drawn omnibus to Leeds, which was replaced by a horse tram in 1874, later by a steam tram and in 1901 an electric tram. The population rose from 1054 in 1801 to 4377 in 1898.
Allerton-Chapel was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Leeds, in 1866 Chapel Allerton became a separate civil parish, on 26 March 1904 the parish was abolished and merged with Leeds. In 1901 the parish had a population of 5841.
In 1900 it was still a village, isolated from Leeds and neighbouring Meanwood and Moortown by fields, which were gradually filled in with housing and new roads in the 20th century. First of all, rows of elegant stone-built houses along Chapeltown Road established a genteel suburbia, then in the thirties many large housing developments such as Carr Manor, Stainburn and Scott Hall meant that the isolated village was just another urban suburb.
From the History section of Chapel Allerton on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Chapel Allerton
- Stanley JacksonEnglish cricketer (1870-1947)
Born in Chapel Allerton, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship90
Shopping31
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries46
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
School · Roman Catholic · 1.2 mi
Leopold Street, Leeds
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School
School · Roman Catholic · 0.6 mi
292 Harrogate Road, Leeds
Healthcare23
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Getting there and nearby towns
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Leeds 2 mi south, about 4 min by car
- Horsforth 4 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Pudsey 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Lofthouse 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Garforth 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
- Guiseley 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Kippax 8 mi southeast, about 13 min by car
- Otley 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Bradford 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Shipley 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Shops, bars, cafes and restaurants on Stainbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton, Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Leeds - Grand Theater, Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leeds-city-museum, Andrew roberts uk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- City Varieties, Leeds, Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Freedom Bridge Leeds 25 August 2018, Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Former Town and Country Club, Leeds, Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirkstall Abbey House Museum, No machine-readable author provided. Jungpionier assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monument to Ethel Preston (4463303710), Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0
- KirkstallAbbeyFromCloister, JohnArmagh, Public domain
- Leeds - Leeds Art Gallery, Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- LDC Outside, Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirkgate War Memorial, Watty62, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Leeds - War Memorial, Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thackray Museum, Richard Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- PotternewtonParkLeeds, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- Armley park in autumn (64012979), John Leach from Leeds, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Tropical World, Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Viaduct Urban Garden, Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0
- WoodhouseMoorPark1, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- StAidansChurchLS8 5QD, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- Ashwood Centre, City Church Leeds, Headingley Lane - DSC07652, Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christ Church Upper Armley 26 June 2017, Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Andrews Roundhay LS8 1DU, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- Church Of St Augustine At Wrangthorn, Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gateway Church, Leeds 12 July 2017, Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 2019-09-25 (2), Simon Cobb, CC0
- CarrManorHSch09, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- ChapelAllertonHospEnt1, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- St Matthew, Chapel Allerton (4697617898), Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0
- Beckett Family Mausoleum 2019-04-22 (2), Simon Cobb, CC0
- St John, Moor Allerton (15713671300), Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0
- The Chemic Tavern, Woodhouse, Leeds (4th May 2018) 002, Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toby Carvery Chapel Allerton, Simon Cobb, CC0
- St Urban's Catholic Primary School, Sic19, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mill Field Primary School, Simon Cobb, CC0
- The Royal Park, 1873, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Stainbeck Corner01, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- PoliceChapelAll, Chemical Engineer, Public domain
- Harrogate Road, Leeds (35093991804), Mark Stevenson, CC BY 2.0
- Harrogate Road, Leeds (35705285071), Mark Stevenson, CC BY 2.0
- Leeds Bridge arms MF, Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Leeds Industrial Museum Pollit & Wigzell 1924 Uniflow 7140, Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. ( www.clemrutter.net )., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Royal Armouries Leeds - 3690619063, puffin11uk, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Castle, Roundhay Park, Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leeds Roundhay Canal gardens - panoramio, docpro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, aidan573, CC BY-SA 4.0
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