37-730: Crossgates may refer to: Cross Gates, Leeds , an area in the east of the city Crossgates, Cumbria , England Crossgates, Scarborough , North Yorkshire, England Crossgates, Fife , a village in Scotland Crossgates, Powys , a village in Wales Crossgates Commons , a shopping plaza in New York, United States Crossgates Mall , a shopping mall in New York, United States See also [ edit ] Crossgate (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
74-529: A large 'X' in steel in its design to reflect the history of the town's name. Local residents have expressed different views on the structure, some finding it an asset to the area, others finding it an eyesore. Cross Gates lies in the LS15 postcode area. Here is a population breakdown of the postcode area in comparison with the UK population. Barwick-in-Elmet Barwick-in-Elmet (pronounced Barrick-in-Elmet )
111-622: A new area of Leeds called the "East Leeds Extension" (ELE), through a new commercial development at Thorpe Park to the M1 over the Leeds/York railway line. A Royal Ordnance Factory , ROF Leeds , was built at Barnbow, off Manston Lane, producing guns and ammunition for the army and navy. The building was bought by Vickers Defence Systems and produced the Challenger 2 tank before it closed in 2004. After several years of being used for storage,
148-476: A trust (formed in 1996) for the benefit of the community. An ancient British kingdom named Elmet (Welsh Elfed ) included the area. Some scholars believe that the capital of the kingdom was at or close to Barwick. There is reference to an agricultural settlement in the Domesday Book of 1086. From a taxation survey, it is known that in 1379 there were 197 adults living in about 100 households. It
185-501: Is a grade II* listed building . It includes Anglo-Saxon and Norman stonework, with a 14th-century chancel and various later additions and alterations. The Unitarian minister Newcome Cappe was married here on 19 February 1788 on his second marriage to Catherine Cappe . The Methodist church is a 1900 Wesleyan chapel close to the maypole and a street called the Boyle. It replaced an earlier 1804 building on Chapel Lane, which became
222-624: Is a large park in Cross Gates with football pitches, a bowling green, tennis courts and a playground. It is owned and managed by Leeds City Council and was opened in August 1925. Cross Gates railway station is on the Leeds to Selby line , now part of the York and Selby Lines in the timetables. It is a well used stop for residents commuting to Leeds or York city centres. In June 2006 Cross Gates won
259-606: Is a village in West Yorkshire , 7 miles (11 km) east of Leeds city centre. It is one of only three places in the area to be explicitly associated with the ancient Romano-British kingdom of Elmet , the others being Scholes-in-Elmet and Sherburn-in-Elmet . The village is part of the civil parish of Barwick in Elmet and Scholes and sits in the Harewood ward of Leeds City Council . The name Barwick comes from
296-587: Is believed that William of Orange spent some time in this area leaving behind claims to his offspring, There are still settlers in the village to this day bearing the associated relevant names "Orange and Wilson (Wills son)" For some time the Manor of Barwick and Scholes was in the ownership of the Gascoigne family of Parlington and Lotherton. In 1720, the first known school in Barwick in Elmet opened. Morwick Hall
333-636: Is called " Barwick Green ". It was written by Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood in 1924, as a " maypole dance " in his suite My Native Heath . The other items in this suite are "Ilkley Tarn", "Bolton Abbey" and "Knaresborough Status". Widge, the protagonist in The Shakespeare Stealer , a 1998 young adult novel by Gary Blackwood , is from Barwick-in-Elmet. There are other villages in England called Barwick in Norfolk and Somerset , and
370-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cross Gates, Leeds Cross Gates (often spelled Crossgates ) is a suburb in east Leeds , West Yorkshire , England . The area sits between Seacroft and Swarcliffe to the north, Whitkirk and Colton to the south, Killingbeck to the west and Austhorpe to the south east. Manston and Pendas Fields are also generally regarded as part of Cross Gates. It serves as an important transport hub for
407-499: Is in fact the Latin Berewyke juxta Abberford ('Barwick-by-Aberford') from 1301. The combination Berewyke in Elmet is first attested in 1329. Earthworks, including a mound and ditch, comprise part of a large Iron Age fort centred on Wendel Hill, near the village. The site was used later for a Norman motte-and-bailey castle and a Second World War observation post. The land is currently under joint ownership, held as
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#1732772431621444-751: The Black Swan and the Gascoigne Arms . There are two general stores (the larger one with a post office ); a fish and chip shop ; an Italian takeaway; a bicycle store; a florist's, baker's, hair and beauty salon and a car mechanics. There are further amenities in nearby Garforth , Cross Gates , Seacroft and Wetherby , all of which have supermarkets. There are nearby secondary schools in Pendas Fields , Garforth , Seacroft , Boston Spa and Wetherby . There are two small churches, one Church of England and one Methodist . Barwick parish church
481-500: The Leeds Ring Road on the north side with 3 stone signs saying "Welcome to Cross Gates" and a sculpture composed of 3 large metal gates by architect John Thorp, at a cost of £143,000. They were originally painted red, black and white, but this was changed to the present red, blue and silver, as the original colours are those of Manchester United . The sculpture is meant to represent Cross Gates metaphorically, each gate having
518-630: The parliamentary constituency of Elmet and Rothwell which since May 2010 has been held by the Conservative MP, Alec Shelbrooke . One of the most notable village landmarks is the wooden maypole 86 feet (26 m) high that stands at the junction of Main Street and the Cross, this means that the maypole in Barwick is the second tallest in the UK. The triennial maypole festival (held on Spring Bank Holiday ) typically brings large crowds to
555-426: The 1860s. The first Manston St. James C of E church was built in 1848 saving local residents the long trek to either Barwick in Elmet or Whitkirk. The first school was built in 1857 on Austhorpe Road in the area now occupied by "The Arcade". A Methodist Chapel opened in 1882 again on Austhorpe Road. The local coal pits closed in 1882 and Cross Gates started to turn into a 'commuter village'. At this time Cross Gates
592-450: The 20th century, the village grew with many modern houses being built in and around the village by both private developers and the local corporations. During this period many of the older cottages in the village centre were converted into shops and other small business premises. For much of its history, the village supported a mainly agricultural community. From the late 17th century until the early 20th century many residents were employed in
629-690: The Cross Gates estate, a development of council housing and private development around Austhorpe, Whitkirk and Manston . The worst tragedy ever to happen within Leeds (in terms of fatalities) was the Barnbow tragedy of 5 December 1916. 35 workers (all women aged 14 or over) were killed in the Barnbow Munitions Factory, which later became ROF Barnbow. The plant employed 16,000 workers, from Leeds , Selby , Wakefield , Tadcaster and Wetherby and had its own railway station to cope with
666-845: The Miners' Welfare Institute, and is now used for communal activities. The local newspaper is the Wetherby News whilst the regional newspaper is the Yorkshire Evening Post . Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire . Television signals are received from the Emley Moor TV transmitter. Local radio stations BBC Radio Leeds , Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire , Hits Radio West Yorkshire , Heart Yorkshire , and Capital Yorkshire . There are cinemas nearby in Leeds , Wetherby and Castleford . The theme tune to The Archers
703-530: The Old English words bere ('barley') and wīc ('settlement, specialised farm'), thus meaning 'a barley farm' or 'an outlying grange or part on an estate reserved for the lord's use, producing barley '. The name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bereuuith and Bereuuit . The appellation 'in Elmet' serves to distinguish the settlement from the various others of the same name . The first attested appellation of this kind for Barwick-in-Elmet
740-480: The area by Cross Gates Shopping Centre. Further pits were built on Church Lane and the area now occupied by the Marshall's. The Leeds and Selby Railway was constructed in 1834 passing through Cross Gates and trackways were built from the railway along Church Lane to the pits. The district was then rapidly expanding. The Traveller's Rest Public House (then on the corner of Station Road and Austhorpe Road) opened in
777-475: The area. Every three years, the maypole is lowered, inspected, maintained and re-erected. The festival celebrations include a procession (involving floats decorated by local organisations), children's maypole dancing , morris dancing , a street craft market, the raising of the maypole ceremony and the maypole queen. Traditionally the maypole was lowered and raised manually using an intricate system of ropes and ladders. Although methods have changed in recent years,
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#1732772431621814-582: The award for "Best Kept Railway Station" in all of Yorkshire, having made major strides in the refurbishment of the station. Cross Gates is also close to the A64 dual carriageway and the M1 . The A6120 Leeds Outer Ring Road "Station Road" is the main road through the area. The 650 metre "Manston Lane Link Road" (MLLR), which forms part of the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR), is intended to connect
851-403: The building was demolished in 2018. Bus manufacturer Optare , formerly Charles H Roe , also had a factory on Manston Lane before it closed in 2011 and production was moved to Sherburn in Elmet . The haulage company J Long & Sons are based on Sandleas Way. Major printer and direct mail company Communisis has its main site on Manston Lane. In 2009 the council developed the roundabout on
888-482: The daily influx of workers. The railway station had an 850-foot (260 m) platform and 38 special trains from surrounding towns and cities. An explosion from Hall 42 killed 35 workers and mutilated many more. Mechanic William Parking was presented with an engraved silver watch for his bravery in saving factory workers during the incident. There are two memorials: one in Manston Park and one on Cross Gates Road by
925-572: The dialect meaning 'roads', and so Cross Gates originally meant 'crossroads'. This interpretation supersedes earlier explanations which supposed that the place-name referred to a gate across the road. The first references in the Whitkirk St. Marys Parish Register are from the 1630s: The earliest references in the Barwick in Elmet All Saints Parish Registers are from 1679 & 1680 Historically, Cross Gates
962-545: The local mining industry in Garforth, Cross Gates and Whitkirk. Today, whilst still having a rural agricultural feel, the village supports many trades as well as housing for people who work in Leeds and York. Barwick-in-Elmet comes under the civil parish of Barwick and Scholes. This comes under the governance of Leeds City Council . Barwick is part of the Leeds City Council ward of Harewood. Barwick lies within
999-432: The maypole is still carried by hand from Hall Tower Hill to the heart of the village. During the raising ceremony, it is tradition for a local villager to climb halfway up the pole to disconnect the guide ropes. The climber is then spurred on by a large crowd to climb all the way to the top of the pole, to spin 'the fox' weather vane (a custom thought to bring good luck to the village). The festival takes place every 3 years,
1036-528: The most recent one being 29 May 2017. The date of the next rise was going to be 25 May 2020 but had to be postponed twice due to coronavirus and will now be taking place on 2 June 2022. Beside the maypole is what appears to be an old village cross, which is actually a memorial to the dead of the First World War , carved in the old fashioned style. Barwick has three public houses , the New Inn ,
1073-472: The name Cross Gates is first reliably attested in 1771 and is therefore unlikely to be an old name. (A 1457 list of the assets of one Sir John Darcey mentions a "cross gate" near Whitkirk: 'unde mete eiusdem ville [Colton] incipiunt apud le Crosyate stans apud le Gildwell'. But this seems simply to denote a crossroads rather than being a place-name). In the Society's analysis, the word gates appears here in
1110-599: The nearby large housing estates of Seacroft , Whinmoor and Gipton . At the 2011 census, Cross Gates had a population of 7,770, situated in the Cross Gates & Whinmoor ward of Leeds City Council with a population of 22,099. The suburb is 4 miles (6 km) to the east of Leeds city centre and lies in the LS15 Leeds postcode area . According to the English Place-Name Society ,
1147-421: The road leading from Whitkirk to Seacroft, then merely a by-lane, about fifty yard north of the small piece of ground now called Cross Gates Green. The use of this gate, we believe, was to prevent the cattle pastured on the adjacent common from straying down the lane. By the side of the gate stood a small cottage for the gatekeeper". The Waud family started coal mining along old Manston Lane in 1811 and in 1827 in
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1184-604: The roundabout with the Ring Road. The area's housing includes detached houses, semi-detached houses and terraced houses. A block of new low-rise flats has been built opposite the Crossgates Shopping Centre , and apartments are being sold and rented at very high prices. Austhorpe Road and the areas surrounding Marshall Street are made up largely of Victorian through terraces . There are some upmarket Victorian villas around Tranquility Avenue. Manston Park
1221-416: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crossgates . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crossgates&oldid=977289858 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1258-403: Was 'well removed' from the Leeds city centre and the factories and so Cross Gates began to attract Leeds' more affluent residents who could use the railway to quickly access the city. In the twentieth century Cross Gates effectively became a suburb of Leeds, with the open fields in between being developed into housing. This also led to much development around Cross Gates, including the building of
1295-469: Was built in the mid to late 18th century for Edward Gray, who was Lord Mayor of Leeds in 1749 and 1768. By 1821, the parish had a population of 1,481. The Cross Gates to Wetherby railway line opened in 1874, with a station in nearby Scholes , enabling residents to commute to Leeds city centre . This service remained running until 1965, when the line closed under the Beeching Axe . Throughout
1332-478: Was enclosed under the 1796 Barwick in Elmet Enclosure Act of Parliament regular sized fields were created and access roads built. The long straight Austhorpe Road was constructed in 1804 under this enclosure act. According to Platt and Morkhill, writing in the nineteenth century, "At the commencement of this century Cross Gates consisted only of some sixteen cottages, built near a gate which crossed
1369-510: Was located at the boundary of the ancient Parishes of Barwick in Elmet and Whitkirk . The line was roughly where Station Road lies today with everything to the north east in Barwick in Elmet and the south west in Whitkirk . For hundreds of years it comprised no more than 1 or 2 cottages on the southern edge of the wastes of Whinmoor in an area called Low Moor or Hirst Moor. When Whinmoor
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