The name Gledhow is first attested the period 1334-37 as Gledhou. Its etymology is uncertain. The gled- element could plausibly come from the Old English words gleoda ('kite, bird of prey') or glēd ('embers, burning coals'). The second element could be from Old English hōh ('ridge, escarpment') or Old Norsehaugr ('hill').[1] It has been suggested (in relation to similar names like Gledhill) that a gled- element may alternatively be based on the Old Norse ‘å glede’ (to please, or be glad about a subject)[2] giving a translation of "Pleasant Hill".
Description and historyedit
Gipton Spa
Well into the 19th century, Gledhow was known as a picturesque area of woodland near Leeds.[3] It had become a suburb of Leeds by the late 19th century. Gledhow Valley is a strip of mixed deciduous woodland on either side of a beck and lake. Gipton Spa, a bathhouse dating from 1671, is in the woods.[4] Passing through the valley is Gledhow Valley Road, built in 1926.[5]
Gledhow Lane crosses Gledhow Valley Road and on the eastern side is a steep road up from the valley. A residential area near the top has been referred to as "Little Switzerland", although a Leeds City Council website refers to this as a "former" name.[6]
^Leeds City Council, Sydney Kitson's House, Gledhow Lane, Leodis, accessed 28 December 2022
^Leeds Library & Information Services, G. Wilson. "Arthur Louis Aaron Statue, Eastgate".
^. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017.
^ ab"Obituary: Lord Airedale". The Times. 13 March 1944. p. 6 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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gledhow, valley, road, junction, with, lane, hall, suburb, northeast, leeds, west, yorkshire, england, east, chapel, allerton, west, roundhay, sits, roundhay, ward, leeds, city, council, leeds, north, east, parliamentary, constituency, contents, etymology, des. 53 49 19 N 1 30 32 W 53 822 N 1 509 W 53 822 1 509 Gledhow Valley Road junction with Gledhow Lane Gledhow Hall Gledhow is a suburb of northeast Leeds West Yorkshire England east of Chapel Allerton and west of Roundhay It sits in the Roundhay ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds North East parliamentary constituency Contents 1 Etymology 2 Description and history 3 Notable people 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEtymology editThe name Gledhow is first attested the period 1334 37 as Gledhou Its etymology is uncertain The gled element could plausibly come from the Old English words gleoda kite bird of prey or gled embers burning coals The second element could be from Old English hōh ridge escarpment or Old Norse haugr hill 1 It has been suggested in relation to similar names like Gledhill that a gled element may alternatively be based on the Old Norse a glede to please or be glad about a subject 2 giving a translation of Pleasant Hill Description and history edit nbsp Gipton Spa Well into the 19th century Gledhow was known as a picturesque area of woodland near Leeds 3 It had become a suburb of Leeds by the late 19th century Gledhow Valley is a strip of mixed deciduous woodland on either side of a beck and lake Gipton Spa a bathhouse dating from 1671 is in the woods 4 Passing through the valley is Gledhow Valley Road built in 1926 5 Gledhow Lane crosses Gledhow Valley Road and on the eastern side is a steep road up from the valley A residential area near the top has been referred to as Little Switzerland although a Leeds City Council website refers to this as a former name 6 Notable people editArthur Louis Aaron Leeds only Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross was born in Gledhow 7 Sir Edmund Beckett 4th Baronet 1787 1874 railway promoter and politician was born at Gledhow Hall Albert Johanneson professional footballer Leeds United lived in Gledhow Towers 8 James Kitson 1st Baron Airedale industrialist and MP 9 Albert Kitson 2nd Baron Airedale inter alia a director of Midland Bank and British peer 9 Gallery edit nbsp Lidgett Towers nbsp The Highwood public houseSee also editListed buildings in Leeds Roundhay Ward References edit Harry Parkin Your City s Place Names Leeds English Place Name Society City Names Series 3 Nottingham English Place Names Society 2017 p 49 GLEDHILL GENEALOGY New theory on the origin of the name of Gledhill G Measom 1859 The official illustrated guide to the North western railway p 402 Retrieved 28 May 2020 Bailey Steve Leeds Places features Gipton s Spa BBC Retrieved 23 November 2017 Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Home Page Leeds City Council Sydney Kitson s House Gledhow Lane Leodis accessed 28 December 2022 Leeds Library amp Information Services G Wilson Arthur Louis Aaron Statue Eastgate Albert Johanneson Book turns a spotlight on Leeds United hero Yorkshire Evening Post Archived from the original on 26 September 2017 a b Obituary Lord Airedale The Times 13 March 1944 p 6 via The Times Digital Archive External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gledhow Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gledhow amp oldid 1220530159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
