50-976: Yeadon may refer to: Places [ edit ] Yeadon, West Yorkshire , England, a small town near Leeds Yeadon Airport, a locally used name for Leeds Bradford International Airport Yeadon, Pennsylvania , United States Yeadon station (disambiguation) , stations of the name People [ edit ] Daniel Yeadon , British-born Australian cellist and viola da gambist Harry Yeadon (1922–2015), British civil engineer James Yeadon (1861–1914), English cricketer Jim Yeadon (born 1949), American politician from Wisconsin John Yeadon (born 1948), British artist Kim Yeadon (born 1956), Australian politician Michael Yeadon , British pharmacologist and conspiracy theorist Peter Yeadon (born 1965), American architect and designer Willie Yeadon (1907–1997), English railway historian Topics referred to by
100-555: A Florentine bill of sale (wool) records: The distinction between Leeds and Elmet in the bill is unexplained. According to a genetic study published in Nature (19 March 2015), the local population of West Yorkshire is genetically distinct from the rest of the population of Yorkshire. The 2015 Oxford University study compared the current genetic distribution in Britain to the geographical maps of its historic Kingdoms, and found that
150-591: A Methodist church developed from a Primitive Methodist Chapel, and a meeting hall for Plymouth Brethren . Facing north on Town Hall Square by the High Street, the Yeadon Town Hall and Mechanics' Institute of 1880 was designed by William Hill of Leeds. It is a Grade II listed building of coursed dressed sandstone , with slate roofs in French Gothic style , with a central tower with
200-484: A clock. The architect was selected after a competition with more than 200 entries, with a budget of £5,000. The stonemason was Richard Hogg of Rawdon. The building was used as a registrar's office in the Yorkshire Television programme The Beiderbecke Tapes in 1985. Arthur Mee wrote "Though Yorkshire has many greater houses, it has few more charming than Low Hall on the fringe of Yeadon." It
250-454: A council One Stop Centre. Cricket has been played in Yeadon at least since around 1850 when scores of people were reported to play on Yeadon Moor after work ended on a Saturday teatime. Play continued as long as the light would allow. The origins of cricket in Yeadon are not definitely known, but at that time Yeadon boasted two teams, Topenders and Lowenders. The teams decided to amalgamate at
300-603: A feud broke out between two of its key members. After the unification of the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria, King Edwin of Northumbria led an invasion of Elmet, and overran it in 616 or 617. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People says that a Northumbrian noble, Hereric (father of Hilda of Whitby ), an exiled member of the Northumbrian royal house was killed with poison, while living at
350-557: A lay preacher in the town for more than thirty years, kept a journal about his life, family and events in the locality for most of his adult life. He and his wife, Mary had fourteen children, one of whom had a severe intellectual disability. John conducted services locally, but also in many villages and towns in the Aire and Wharfe Valleys. He attended services conducted by John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, many times. The handwritten journal provides detailed insights into town life and
400-612: A meeting held in the Old Victoria Hotel, at the junction of Sandy Way and the Green in 1859. The club adopted the name Yeadon United Cricket Club, ‘united’ was dropped soon afterwards. The legendary W. G. Grace played at the Swan ground in 1877 with a United South XI. Grace was bowled for nought by an elated bowler who was then admonished by his captain for removing the man the crowd had paid to see. Yeadon Cricket Club plays in
450-586: A new mill was built. The town was no longer divided and had a significant social organization with poor relief and a constable . The 18th century saw the establishment of a school (now Layton Cottage) and more stone houses were built replacing the wattle and daub cottages, a windmill and the first steam engine operated mill were built. The people worshipped at the parish church in Guiseley, some distance away, and started demanding their own church in 1714: but did not get one until 1844. John Yeadon (1764–1833),
500-572: Is a Grade II listed building on Gill Lane, a former 17th century farmhouse (with a datestone "W S 1658"), remodelled in the 19th century, of coursed sandstone and slate roof. It was built in 1624, and has a porch added by William Sale in 1658, the stone believed to be taken from Esholt Priory following the Dissolution of the Monasteries . It contains a Tudor priest hole . Yeadon Tarn , also known as Yeadon Dam, between High Street and
550-526: Is at Guiseley , 1-mile (1.6 km) to the north-west. Yeadon (Green Lane) was connected by tram to Leeds from 1909 until the 1950s. Northbound, Yeadon is served by bus route A2 to Harrogate , 33, 34 and 27 to Otley and Guiseley respectively, and the 966 to Guiseley . Southbound, the town is served by the A2 to Bradford via Greengates , the A3 to Bradford via Shipley , 33, 34 and 27 to Leeds Yeadon
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#1732773040624600-667: Is clear from his discussion that it was a distinct polity, with its own monarchs. The name 'Elfed/Elmet' is Brythonic in origin and is also found in Elfed , the name of a cantref in Dyfed , Wales. From this evidence it appears that Elmet was one of a number of Sub-Roman Brittonic realms in the Hen Ogledd – what is now northern England and southern Scotland – during the Early Middle Ages. Other kingdoms included Rheged ,
650-619: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yeadon, West Yorkshire Yeadon is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds , West Yorkshire , England. Most of the town is in the Otley and Yeadon ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds North West parliamentary constituency . A southern part of the town, north of Swincar Avenue on Kirk Lane and south of
700-503: Is sandstone and millstone grit , which has been extensively quarried and used for buildings, and impervious shale and clay to the north, which allowed the formation of a natural hilltop lake, Yeadon Tarn, which was enlarged for industrial use. Leeds Bradford Airport occupies the high plateau of Yeadon Moor to the east. In chronostratigraphy , the term Yeadonian—for a British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period—is derived from
750-561: The Hen Ogledd ("Old North"), such as Strathclyde , and north-east of Wales , Cornwall and Dumnonia . As one of the south-easternmost Brittonic regions for which there is reasonably substantial evidence, Elmet is notable for having survived relatively late in the period of Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain . The term is used as an affix to place names between Leeds and Selby , including Barwick in Elmet and Sherburn in Elmet . It
800-633: The A65 is in the Guiseley and Rawdon ward and the Pudsey constituency. Leeds Bradford International Airport is immediately east of the town. Yeadon's name comes from Old English gæh and dūn meaning steep hill , and the hilly part of the High Street has been known as "the Steep" for centuries. It was one of three hill settlements: Rawdon, Yeadon and Baildon, and it has been suggested that Rawdon
850-485: The Dissolution of the Monasteries . In 1354 the villagers won a court case against Kirkstall Abbey over 300 acres of moorland between Yeadon Tarn (lake) and Horsforth, which now accommodates Leeds Bradford Airport . In this period there were only thirty or so households scattered around three points: where the town centre is now; the main cluster round where the Woolpack is, and a smaller group of cottages further to
900-469: The Kingdom of Strathclyde ( Ystrad Clud ), Bryneich and Gododdin . It is unclear how Elmet came to be established, though it has been suggested that it may have been created from a larger kingdom ruled by the semi-legendary Coel Hen . The historian Alex Woolf suggests that the region of Elmet had a distinct tribal identity in pre-Roman times and that this re-emerged after Roman rule collapsed. Towards
950-462: The Lancaster , Lincoln , York and Anson . Several different variants of Lancasters were produced at Yeadon, with a final tally of 695. Aviation heritage in Yeadon is kept alive by the activities of 2168 (Yeadon) Squadron Air Training Corps. The national charity Epilepsy Action has its headquarters in the town. Elmet Elmet ( Welsh : Elfed ), sometimes Elmed or Elmete ,
1000-709: The Tribal Hidage . Probably continuing as a distinct Brittonic Celtic tribe throughout most of the Anglo-Saxon period, the tribe may have colluded with Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd when he invaded Northumbria and briefly held the area in 633. A major battle between Northumbria and Mercia, the Battle of the Winwaed took place in the area in 655, according to Bede, somewhere in the region of Loidis . The Life of Cathróe of Metz mentions Loidam Civitatem as
1050-454: The 7th century, it was bounded by the rivers Sheaf in the south and Wharfe in the east. It adjoined the kingdom of Deira to the north and Mercia to the south, and its western boundary appears to have been near Craven , which was possibly also a minor British kingdom. As such, it was not conterminous with other territories of the Britons at the time, being well to the south of others in
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#17327730406241100-700: The Bradford Premier League with their 1XI in Division One and the 2XI in Division One (2nds) and the 3XI play in the Mid Yorkshire Sunday Cricket League, Championship after winning their Section in 2023. Yeadon FC won promotion to the FA's Wharfedale Triangle Premier League in the 2018–19 season. The Avro factory next to Yeadon Aerodrome from 1938 to 1946 produced many of the company's wartime planes, including
1150-479: The airport runway was drained during the Second World War to prevent enemy aircraft using its reflection as a landmark to identify the nearby Avro factory. The tarn is used for sailing and fishing. Mallard ducks, swans and a sizable population of Canada geese can be found at the tarn. Adjacent to the tarn is a park of 17 acres (6.9 ha) with a BMX bike track , known as Tarnfield Park. Yeadon
1200-479: The area before Saint Aelhaiarn founded his church. The name survives throughout the area in place names such as Barwick-in-Elmet and Sherburn in Elmet . A local parliamentary constituency is also called Elmet and Rothwell . The area to the western Calder Valley side of Elmet is the subject of a 1979 book combining photography and poetry, the Remains of Elmet by Ted Hughes and Fay Godwin . The book
1250-554: The area north of Swincar Avenue on Kirk Lane, and the area south of the A65 ) is now in the Leeds City Council Ward of Otley and Yeadon ward. It is represented by three councillors. Leeds City Council now control the public services in Yeadon. Yeadon falls into Leeds North West constituency , which is held by the Labour Party , represented by Katie White . Yeadon has a developed town centre and most of
1300-576: The boundary between the Norsemen of Scandinavian York and the Celtic Britons of the Kingdom of Ystrad Clud (Strathclyde). This is thought to suggest that the Kingdom of Elmet may have either regained independence soon after Northumbria's original annexation of it (Bede makes note of the fracturing of Northumbria after Edwin's death) or later up to the time. Interestingly; as late as 1315,
1350-718: The bridge was the railway station, near the Station Inn in the (now) council storage yard. The line terminated opposite Trinity Church (previously Benton Congregational Church) in Rawdon. Yeadon Station was mostly used for goods, and the line served several large mills directly along its route (Leafield Mill, Kirk Lane Mill, Westfield Mill, Green Lane Mill, a soap works and a dye works). The only passenger trains were special services. The first train to leave Yeadon Station in 1905 held 500 people. The following year, trains took passengers from Yeadon to Blackpool . The nearest railway station
1400-418: The businesses are situated around the High Street. There is a Morrisons supermarket and several other chain shops, such as KC's Express (est. 1994). There are also building societies, estate agents and public houses. Travelodge and Premier Travel Inn hotels are situated near the airport. In Town Hall Square there is a public library which is part of Leeds City Council's library network. It also operates as
1450-405: The cemetery and buildings in 1876. In 1880 the town had its own "Yeadon Town Hall and Mechanics' Institute". Increasing social unrest and labour disputes in the early 20th century led to a major lockout and subsequent hunger marches in 1913. As a result of the dispute, the working week in the textile mills was shortened, and workers received a pay rise, although this fell short of the demands of
1500-399: The combined total of the wapentakes of Barkston Ash and Skyrack. Hence scholars such as A. H. Smith concluded that those two wapentakes probably approximated much of the area of the former Elmet. Elmet is attested mainly in toponymic and archaeological evidence; a reference to one Madog Elfed in the medieval Welsh poem The Gododdin and to a Gwallog also operating somewhere in
1550-410: The court of King Ceretic of Elmet . It has been suggested that this was either the casus belli for the invasion, if Hereric was poisoned by his hosts, or a pretext for a Northumbrian annexation of Elmet, if Edwin himself had Hereric poisoned. The Historia Brittonum says that Edwin "occupied Elmet and expelled Certic [ sic ], king of that country". It is generally presumed that Ceretic
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1600-554: The distinct genetic cluster closely corresponds to Elmet’s known territories. Around 1865, a Pillar stone with a 5th or early 6th century inscription was found at St Aelhaearn's Church, Llanaelhaearn in Gwynedd . The Latin inscription reads " ALIOTVS ELMETIACOS/HIC IACET" , or "Aliotus the Elmetian lies here". It is believed that this refers to an otherwise unattested Aliotus from the Kingdom of Elmet who may have been active in
1650-420: The early Methodist Church in the district. In the 19th century, the population rose rapidly from 1,695 in 1801 to 4,109 in 1851 and 7,396 in 1891 as Yeadon became a manufacturing rather than farming town. It was particularly noted for making women's apparel. To assist trade, New Road (now A65 ) was built in 1827 through Yeadon, linking Kirkstall with Guiseley and the railway followed in the 1840s. In 1845 it
1700-467: The end of the 6th century, Elmet came under increasing pressure from the expanding Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Deira and Mercia . Forces from Elmet joined the ill-fated alliance in 590 against the Angles of Bernicia who had been making massive inroads further to the north. During this war it is thought Elmet's king Gwallog was killed. The northern alliance collapsed after Urien of Rheged was murdered and
1750-606: The region in one of the putatively early poems in the Book of Taliesin ; and historical sources such as the Historia Brittonum and Bede . One source, the Anglo-Saxon Historia Brittonum states that Elmet was a kingdom, although it is the only source that says this directly. While Bede does not specifically describe Elmet as a kingdom, but rather as silva Elmete the "forest of Elmet", it
1800-500: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Yeadon . 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=Yeadon&oldid=1160214136 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
1850-446: The strips of this time, and in the irregular and organic location of buildings around Town Street and Ivegate, described in 1878, as "a bewildering labyrinth of yards and courts and intricate lanes". By contrast the 19th century development produced a regular grid of terraced houses, many of which remain, while the pattern of streets remains for those that have gone. There are also a number of former mill and dyeworks sites. The geology
1900-588: The study of a geological site at the brick and tile works in Yeadon. Yeadon had a rail connection from Guiseley that opened in 1894. The line was closed in 1964. It is now a nature path and most of its length can still be walked, from the Old Engine Fields, off Henshaw Lane, past Guiseley retail park where it joined the Guiseley Branch Line. The line continued over Henshaw Lane where an old bridge can still be seen. Immediately after
1950-641: The trade unions who in consequence streamlined their organisation. In 1937 it became part of the Aireborough district, being the most populous township of over ten thousand. The main part of the town is on a hill with a south facing slope towards the Aire valley . It is bounded by the A65 road to the southwest and the A658 road to the southeast. South of the junction of these roads are Nether Yeadon and Little London. To
2000-499: The west along Yeadon Gill at Nether Yeadon, probably a marketplace. Sheep were farmed and the wool made into cloth locally. Yeadon Gill provided water power for a corn mill . Despite the English Civil War the area prospered and the population more than doubled to more than 400 during the 17th century, with 93 hearths (i.e. fireplace with chimney) recorded. Medieval parcels of land were traded into more efficient farms and
2050-496: The west of the A65 is New Scarborough, containing many 19th century houses. A public park, Nunroyd Park, to the northwest provides a green break between the housing of Yeadon and Guiseley. This was formerly the house and lands of a mill owner, and before that the parkland belonging to a nunnery , royd meaning a woodland clearing. Evidence of the medieval settlement is seen in fields to the north in Yeadon Banks which follow
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2100-472: Was actually peacefully annexed by Northumbria and that there was no direct military confrontation. After the annexation of Elmet, the realm was incorporated into Northumbria on Easter in 627. Its people were known subsequently as the Elmetsæte . They are recorded in the late 7th century Tribal Hidage as the inhabitants of a minor territory of 600 hides . They were the most northerly group recorded in
2150-508: Was administratively separated from Guiseley. By 1853 it had gas from the "Yeadon and Guiseley Gas Light Co". The watercourse became badly polluted by effluent from Bradford , Shipley and Bingley , leading to a successful court case against Bradrod Corporation in 1868. The Yeadon Waterworks sank a well in 1861 and began the Cold Harbour Reservoir in 1877. The town's Board of Health was established in 1863, and set up
2200-521: Was an independent Brittonic Celtic Cumbric speaking kingdom between about the 4th century and mid 7th century. The people of Elmet survived as a distinctly recognised Brittonic Celtic group for centuries afterwards in what later became the smaller area of the West Riding of Yorkshire , and now West Yorkshire , South Yorkshire and north Derbyshire . The precise borders of the original kingdom of Elmet are unclear. Some have argued that, until
2250-672: Was formerly a township and chapelry , in 1866 Yeadon became a separate civil parish , in 1894 Yeadon became an urban district , on 1 April 1937 the district was abolished to form Aireborough , part also went to the County Borough of Bradford . On 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form Aireborough, part also went to Idle . In 1931 the parish had a population of 7672. Yeadon, along with neighbouring towns Guiseley and Rawdon formed part of Aireborough Urban District from 1937 to 1974. Yeadon still hosts local Rugby Union side Aireborough RUFC at Nunroyd Park. Yeadon (except for
2300-717: Was part of the Wapentake of Skyrack but still with Saxon lords. After the Norman conquest the two manors were taken from their Saxon lords and given to the House of Percy (present Yeadon village) and the Meschines family (Nether Yeadon). According to the Domesday book it comprised four carucates or about 328 acres. Much of the area was later acquired by Bolton Priory and Kirkstall Abbey who exerted considerable power until
2350-514: Was part of the old, large Guiseley Parish but a church, St John the Evangelist Church, was built in 1844 as a Commissioners' church with a grant of £300. It was designed by Walker Rawsthorne. Its tower was demolished as unsafe in 1970. The New Life Community Church was formerly St Andrew's Parish Church (C of E), built by Thomas Healey of Bradford in 1891 and is Grade II listed. There is a Roman Catholic church (St Peter and St Paul),
2400-536: Was the main one, Yeadon being used for burial (there are burial urns nearby) and other religious purposes. Yeadon was part of the Kingdom of Elmet until overrun by the Anglo-Saxons who transferred religion to Guiseley by building a church and divided Yeadon into two areas, Yeadon and Nether Yeadon, with Saxon lords ( thegns ). It remained divided until 1630. Following the Danish conquest of Yorkshire Yeadon
2450-531: Was the same person known in Welsh sources as Ceredig ap Gwallog , king of Elmet. A number of ancestors of Ceretic are recorded in Welsh sources: one of Taliesin 's poems is for his father, Gwallog ap Lleenog , who may have ruled Elmet near the end of the 6th century. Bede mentions that "subsequent kings made a house for themselves in the district, which is called Loidis ". However some sources do indicate that Elmet
2500-422: Was thus used more widely in medieval times, for places in the wapentakes of Barkston Ash and Skyrack , including Burton Salmon , Sutton (east of Castleford ), Micklefield , Kirkby Wharfe , Saxton , and Clifford . In the tribal hidage , the extent of Elmet is described as 600 hides ; while a hide was a unit of value rather than area, 600 hides would probably have encompassed an area slightly larger than
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