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Hunslet, Industrial suburb in south Leeds, United Kingdom.

Hunslet spreads across multiple districts including Hunslet Moor, Crown Point, and Pottery Fields, featuring a combination of Victorian architecture and modern developments.

The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded this area as Hunslet, derived from Anglo-Saxon roots combining a personal name with the Old English word for creek.

The suburb maintains strong connections to its manufacturing legacy through preserved industrial buildings, including the Grade II listed Hunslet Mill from 1832.

The M621 motorway provides direct access to Yorkshire's main road network, while numerous bus routes connect the area to Leeds city center.

The Hunslet Engine Company manufactured locomotives that operated throughout Britain, establishing the area as a principal center of railway engineering.

Location: Leeds

GPS coordinates: 53.77790,-1.53050

Latest update: March 4, 2025 09:09

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