Ireland Wood, Leeds

Name: Ireland Wood
Address: Leeds, United Kingdom

#290 among attractions in Leeds

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Facts and practical information

Ireland Wood is a small residential area in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England named after the Woodland Trust wood which it contains. It is approximately 4 miles to the north-west of Leeds city centre. It was planned by Leeds Housing Director RAH Livett and won the Ministry Housing medal for 1945-9. An early plan of Ireland Wood in 1950 is shown on the Leodis website. ()

Coordinates: 53°50'46"N, 1°36'0"W

Address

Cookridge (Lawnswood)Leeds United Kingdom

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Ireland Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St John the Baptist Church, Far Headingley, Cookridge Hall Golf & Country Club., West Park.

1 miNE
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Leeds
27 min walk • The Grade I listed, mainly Norman Church of Saint John the Baptist in Adel, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England has been described by Nicholas Pevsner as 'one of the best and most complete Norman churches in Yorkshire'. It is most notable for its magnificent south doorway with surrounding carvings, and highly carved Norman chancel arch.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Far Headingley, Leeds
35 min walk • Far Headingley is an area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England approximately 3 miles north of the city centre. The parish of Far Headingley was created in 1868.
1.2 miN
53°51'43"N • 1°36'37"W
Cookridge Hall Golf & Country Club., Leeds
30 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
0.8 miS
Neighbourhood
West Park, Leeds
21 min walk • West Park is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north of Headingley. It is a mixed area of private suburban housing and suburban council estates. The name derives from its main park containing playing fields together with a conservation area of grassy meadow ending in woodland.
~780 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Lawnswood, Leeds
4 min walk • Lawnswood is a small suburb in the north west of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. As such it is north north east of the West Yorkshire Urban Area. The suburb falls within the Adel and Wharefdale Ward of the City of Leeds Council.
0.7 miSE
Sport, Sport venue
Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds
19 min walk • Weetwood Playing Fields is a sports facility of the University of Leeds located in the Leeds suburb of Weetwood, West Yorkshire, England.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Holt Park, Leeds
23 min walk • Holt Park is a medium-sized low-rise 1970s housing estate in the northwest suburbs of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Moor Grange, Leeds
19 min walk • Moor Grange Estate is a housing estate in the West Park area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which was built in the 1950s on reclaimed farmland. Work on the Moor Grange Estate began in 1955. It was originally owned by the local council, and was leased by the council to tenants as a council estate.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Hawksworth, Leeds
32 min walk • Hawksworth is a small, early twentieth-century council estate in the Kirkstall ward in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on a hill between West Park and Horsforth and is circled by Butcher Hill, the A65 and Vesper Road.
0.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Tinshill, Leeds
21 min walk • Tinshill is a district of Leeds, 4 miles north of Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England. It was the Danes in the 9th century who named the hill "Tyndr's Hyll". The district is in the Weetwood ward of Leeds City Council. It is situated between Horsforth and Cookridge.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ireland Wood?

Nearby attractions include Lawnswood, Leeds (4 min walk), Moor Grange, Leeds (19 min walk), West Park, Leeds (21 min walk), Tinshill, Leeds (21 min walk).

How to get to Ireland Wood by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ireland Wood:

Bus

Leeds Spen Lane • Lines: 6 (1 min walk)
Otley Old Road Spennithorpe Drive • Lines: 6 (6 min walk)