Lofthouse is a village between the cities of Wakefield and Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.[1] The village falls within the Ardsley and Robin Hood ward of the City of Leeds Council. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough but with a Wakefield postal address (WF3). It is mentioned as Locthuse, also as Loftose in the 1086 Domesday Book.[2]
| Lofthouse | |
|---|---|
 Christ Church, Lofthouse | |
  Lofthouse  Lofthouse Location within West Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE332257 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WAKEFIELD |
| Postcode district | WF3 |
| Dialling code | 01924 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Lofthouse has good road connections to its nearby boroughs as well as to the rest of Northern England. It can be found on the main A61 Leeds-Wakefield road and off junction 29 of the M62 and junction 42 of the M1, known locally as the Lofthouse interchange. Lofthouse Gate and Outwood are neighbouring villages on the A61 towards Wakefield and are in the Wakefield Metropolitan Area. Towards Leeds there is the village of Robin Hood.
There are two churches, Christ Church (Church of England) and Lofthouse Methodist Church,[3] a doctor's surgery [4] and the Rodillian Academy. Lofthouse Children's Centre [5] is located in the Rodillian Academy grounds.[6] The old co-operative building, just off the main A61 on Co-operative Street, is now occupied by Chill Beauty. [7]
Lofthouse is often erroneously believed to be the scene of the Lofthouse Colliery disaster, which took place in 1973. The disaster actually took place beneath a field near the village of Kirkhamgate, where a new coalface was being worked.
History
editLofthouse was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Rothwell.[8] On 1 April 1937 Lofthouse became a civil parish, being formed from Lofthouse with Carlton and Thorpe,[9] on 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.[10] In 1951 the parish had a population of 7115.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 104 Leeds & Bradford (Harrogate & Ilkley) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231654.
- ^ Loftose in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Lofthouse Methodist Church
- ^ Lofthouse Surgery
- ^ Lofthouse Children's Centre
- ^ Leeds City Council, [https://familyinformation.leeds.gov.uk/childrens-centres/south-leeds-childrens-centres/lofthouse-childrens-centre Lofthouse Children's Centre, accessed 17 March 2022
- ^ Chill Beauty
- ^ "History of Lofthouse, in Leeds and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Wakefield Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Lower Agbrigg Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Allerton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
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- "The Ancient Parish of Rothwell". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 October 2007. - Lofthouse was in this parish