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In the middle ages Leeds was a wool centre and it flourished. The sheep on the Yorkshire moors providing the wool for the cottage craft industry of spinning and weaving. The introduction of machinery in the late 18th century started the mill system around which the city of Leeds grew. By the mid 19th century the city moved into the ready-made clothing industry and by the end of the century Leeds was the world centre for the clothes trade. Joseph Hepworth pioneered chain-store tailoring in 1883 and by 1921 Montague Burton's mill was the largest clothing factory in the world.

Transformed in recent years Leeds has cleaned up and restored many of it's black sooted buildings, and the city now has some fabulous examples of victorian buildings to visit and see. Visit the pride of the city, the Leeds Town Hall which truly is a monument to the pride of the Victorian era, and was opened in 1858 by Queen Victoria herself. It is home to the International Piano Competition and the annual international concert season. Another must-see building in Leeds is The Corn Exchange - truly one of Britains finest Victorian buildings. It was designed by the late great Cuthbert Brodrick who also designed the aforementioned Leeds Town Hall. Recently restored, the Corn Exchange houses a great selection of shops and cafes.
Other buildings to see in Leeds include The Edwardian Kirkgate Market and Kirkstall Abbey which dates back to Medieval times.

As for today, Leeds is considered the social hub and capital of the North of England. It has just been voted as one of the top three places to shop in the UK by an independent survey, and offers a huge range of shops, stores and cafes for you to enjoy. It is also the second largest employer of the IT industry in the country with some 35% of England's email traffic carried on from Leeds. A combination of this prosperity and Leeds fascinating history make it one the most popular and interesting cities to visit in England and Europe. It truly is a cosmopolitan city with over 75 nationalities of people living there and a population of over 700,000 people.

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Recommended attractions near Leeds

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds	(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)	Pictures
Armley Mills Industrial Museum	(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction W)	Pictures
Headingley Cricket Ground	(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Kirkstall Abbey	(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Roundhay Park	(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Temple Newsam	(3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction E)	Pictures
Harewood House	(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction N)	Pictures
Bradford Cathedral	(8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction W)	Pictures
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television	(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)	Pictures
Wakefield Cathedral	(8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction S)	Pictures
Dewsbury Museum	(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction SW)	Pictures
Chevin Forest Park	(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Lotherton Hall	(9.5 miles, 15.4 km, direction E)	Pictures
Sandal Castle	(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction S)	Pictures
Pugneys Country Park	(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Leeds

Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire (8.4 miles, 13.4 km, direction S)
Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century.
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Otley, in the county of West Yorkshire (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NW)
Otley is a beautiful old town with attractive buildings in medieval courts and alleyways and a lovely parish church that dates back to Norman times.
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Castleford, in the county of West Yorkshire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SE)
This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot.
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Saltaire, in the county of West Yorkshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction W)
This perfectly preserved village originated as an answer to Bradford's 'dark satanic mills', it was the brain-child of industrialist Sir Titus Salt, who in the early 19th-century...
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Mirfield, in the county of West Yorkshire (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SW)
Mirfield is a residential town situated between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. It has a long history, and associations with Robin Hood, the Luddites, and the Bronte sisters. More...
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Featherstone, in the county of West Yorkshire (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction SE)
Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines.
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Pontefract, a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction SE)
Pontefract has a ruined castle which has seen many tragedies, Richard II was murdered there in 1400, and later it was the scene of bitter, bloody battles between Roundheads and Royalists.
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Tadcaster, in the county of North Yorkshire (13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NE)
Tadcaster has been at the centre of the Brewing industry since the 18th century, and today breweries remain conspicuous on its landscape.
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Harrogate, in the county of North Yorkshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)
One of the chief town's in Yorkshire's old West Riding, Harrogate acheived early fame as a Spa resort.
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Harden, in the county of West Yorkshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction W)
Harden lies in the famous countryside area between Cullingworth and Bingley surrounded by rivers and meadows. It is a favoured commuter base for those working in nearby Bradford.
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Halifax, in the county of West Yorkshire (13.6 miles, 22.0 km, direction W)
Halifax is an industrial city close to the famous Pennines and the route of the Pennine Way in what is known as Yorkshire's "Bronte" country.
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Ilkley, in the county of West Yorkshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NW)
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Huddersfield, in the county of West Yorkshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction SW)
Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience.
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Almondbury, in the county of West Yorkshire (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction SW)
Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors.
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Knaresborough, a Historic Market Town in the county of North Yorkshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction N)
This attractive market town lies in the high reaches of Yorkshire above Harrogate. It is overlooked by the peaceful waters of the River Nidd which is spanned by a magnificent...
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Nearby travel help

Leeds Station	(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
M621 Junction 3	(1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction S)
M621 Junction 2A	(1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction S)
Burley Park Station	(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction NW)
Leeds Bradford International Airport	(6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NW)
Sheffield City Airport	(29.0 miles, 46.6 km, direction S)
Leeds to London	(169.4 miles, 272.6 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Leeds

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Leeds center
Radisson SAS Hotel Leeds	(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)
Merrion Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Residence 6 Luxury Serviced Apartments	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
The Met Leeds	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Quebecs, The Leeds Boutique Hotel	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Park Plaza Leeds	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
The Queens Leeds - A QHotel	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Crowne Plaza Leeds	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Novotel Leeds Centre	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)
Comfort Inn Leeds	(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)
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