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About Beeston:Leeds, West Yorkshire, England with a population
of about 16,000.[1] Large parts of the area are
deprived, particularBeeston is an area of south
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England with a population
of about 16,000.[1] Large parts of the area are
deprived, particularly around the Beeston Hill
area. Many of the houses around Beeston Hill are
unoccupied. Beeston is more affluent to the
South and West of Cross Flatts Park. Beeston is
home to Leeds United A.F.C. and Hunslet Hawks
RLFC. Beeston is well linked with the M1, M62
and the M621. The area is situated approxamately
two miles South of Leeds City Centre and is
surrounded by Holbeck, Hunslet, Cottingley,
Morley, Middleton and Belle Isle.
Beeston village is centred
around a shopping centre comprising a large
Co-operative store and a number of smaller
shops. Housing in Beeston village is comprised
largely of late Victorian and early 20th Century
terraaced housing to the east of Old Lane, and
newer family and housing association properties
to the West of Old Lane. Like Beeston Hill, most
housing is victorian terraces, but mainly
through terraces which fetch a higher price.
Around Beeston Village and the Heath Estate is
the most affluent area of Beeston. Cross Flatts
is situated around Cross Flatts Park. Estate
agents are often keen to specify these areas of
Beeston to distance it from more rundown parts
of Beeston.
Beeston has a mainline
railway line running along its Western edge, all
of the services between Leeds City Station and
London Kings Cross and London St Pancras run
down this line, but there are no stations along
it as Beeston. Beeston is however servied by
many bus sercices along Dewsbury Road, Elland
Road and Town Street. There is no central bus
station in Beeston (with the exception of the
matchday bus station at Elland Road), however
bus services run throughout the area. Beeston
has good links with the M1, M62 and the M621.
Many taxi companies operate in the Beeston area. situated towards the south side of Beeston.
Beeston has one secondary school, Parkside
Secondary School (Cockburn High School). Mathew
Murray High School situated between Beeston and
Holbeck recently closed down and was merged with
Melyn Rees High School in Belle Isle, to form
South Leeds High School in Belle Isle. There are
seven primary schools in the area. Neighbouring
Morley has three secondary school, all of which
attract pupils from the Beeston area.
Surrounding
districts include
Moortown,
Meanwood,
Roundhay,
Gledhow and
Chapeltown. Chapel
Alleton is situated on Harrogate Road, which
prior to the building of the A61 Scott Hall
Road, was the main road from Leeds to Harrogate.
The Gledhow Valley Road runs to the East of
Chapel Allerton separating it from
Gledhow. Chapel Allerton is situated directly to the North of
Leeds City Centre.
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