Horsforth, Civil parish and town in Leeds, England.
The residential area spans across northwestern Leeds with stone buildings, green spaces, and the River Aire flowing through its boundaries.
The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded this settlement as Horseford, derived from Old English words referring to a horse crossing on the River Aire.
Leeds Trinity University campus occupies a substantial portion of the town, bringing an educational influence to the local community of 20,922 residents.
The Horsforth railway station connects passengers to Leeds and Harrogate, while multiple bus routes provide transportation to neighboring districts.
Local quarries produced sandstone used in constructing Scarborough's seafront and various industrial mills along Horsforth Beck during industrial development.
Location: Leeds
GPS coordinates: 53.83413,-1.64288
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:41
Horsforth Golf Club
2.1 km
Horsforth Hall Park
520 m
Grove Methodist Church
342 m
Church of St Margaret
664 m
Church of St Peter
2.3 km
Low Hall Restaurant And Farmhouse
1.3 km
Church of St James
1.3 km
Church of St Mary
1.7 km
Fox And Hounds Public House
1.9 km
Daffy Wood
1.7 km
Horsforth Library
728 m
Abbey Inn
891 m
Clayton Wood
2 km
Leeds And Liverpool Canal, Owl Bridge
1.7 km
Bridge Over Moseley Beck
1.7 km
Bridge Over River Aire
1.6 km
2,6 And 8, Bachelor Lane
962 m
Newlay Bridge
714 m
Station House With Horsforth Pottery And Barn (Both Attached)
1.7 km
Horsforth War Memorial
194 m
Low Fold
391 m
Tinshill and Cookridge Social Club
1.7 km
Stanhope Drive War Memorial
791 m
Lee Lane Farmhouse
1.4 km
Hawksworth Wood Conservative Club
1.6 km
Former Corn Mill Building At Dickinson's Auto Spares, Corn Mill Fold
1.7 km
Old Block At Cookridge Hospital
2.3 km
Clapper Bridge
1.5 kmReviews
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