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Leeds is a city [a] in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines.
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Loidis, from which Leeds, Yorkshire derives its name, was...
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Leeds, [7] also known as the City of Leeds, is a...
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Aug 6, 2024 · Leeds. A large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. A village and civil parish of Maidstone borough, Kent, England, the site of Leeds Castle. A number of places in the United States: A city in Jefferson County, St. Clair County and Shelby County, Alabama. A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Leeds. noun. uk / liːdz / us / liːdz /. Add to word list. a large city in northern England: He was born in Leeds, an industrial city in West Yorkshire, in 1981. Fewer examples. She was speaking from her home in Leeds. He had moved to Leeds almost a year before.
Leeds, [7] also known as the City of Leeds, is a metropolitan borough with city status in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell, Wetherby and Yeadon. [8]
Loidis, from which Leeds, Yorkshire derives its name, was anciently a forested area of the Celtic kingdom of Elmet. The settlement certainly existed at the time of the Norman conquest of England and in 1086 was a thriving manor under the overlordship of Ilbert de Lacy.
Leeds is a city in Yorkshire and just under 1 million people live here. Leeds has four universities: University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds Trinity University and the University of Law. Leeds is on the River Aire. The city's football team is Leeds United AFC.
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