Ledston
Ledston is a village and civil parish 3 miles (5 km) north of Castleford and 10 miles (16 km) east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England.[2] The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It had a population of 400 in 2001,[3] which decreased slightly to 394 at the 2011 Census.[1]
| Ledston | |
|---|---|
Main Street, Ledston | |
Ledston Ledston Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 394 (2011 census)[1] |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CASTLEFORD |
| Postcode district | WF10 |
| Dialling code | 01977 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| 53°45′07″N 1°20′37″W / 53.75194°N 1.34361°WCoordinates: 53°45′07″N 1°20′37″W / 53.75194°N 1.34361°W | |
Ledston is first mentioned in 1086, and on through the Middle Ages, in forms like Ledestun(e), Ledestona.[4] The name seems to refer to Leeds (or the Old English precursor of this name, Loidis, which denoted a region rather than a town), meaning the tūn ('settlement, estate') belonging to Leeds.[5]
Mary Pannal of Ledston was executed in 1603 as an accused witch.
Ledston Hall
Ledston or Ledstone Hall[6] was the home of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, daughter of the 7th Earl of Huntingdon, known as "Lady Betty". The hall was originally a grange and chapel built by the monks of Pontefract Priory. It is a grade I listed building, and several associated buildings and garden features are also listed.[7]
Ledston Hall featured in the television show Most Haunted:Live on 27 October 2007, but was called "Wheler Priory" for security reasons at the time (Wheler being the surname of the last family owning the hall).[8]
Ledston is also home to the Ledston Equine Centre located in the stables of Ledston Hall.[9]
Ledston lies to the east of the A656 road,[2] and there was a railway station named after the village on the Castleford to Garforth line, though this station was actually adjacent to Allerton Bywater Colliery. The village also had a colliery named after it, Ledston Luck, which was connected to the railway via a narrow gauge railway line up to Peckfield Colliery in Micklefield.[10] The colliery, like the railway station, was some distance away from the village from which it took its name, being actually only 0.6 miles (1 km) east of Kippax.[2] Ledston Luck Colliery closed in 1986[11] and the site is now a local nature reserve.[12]
White Horse Inn
The White Horse Inn is a 15th-century public house.[13] It was 2019 regional winner of North East Pubs in Bloom,[citation needed] and supports various local activities such as the Ledston in Bloom[clarification needed], a village scarecrow competition.[citation needed] and the Ledston christmas light switch on.
See also
References
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ledston Parish (E04000201)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "289" (Map). Leeds. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319244869.
- ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds Retrieved 7 May 2017
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 293. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Watts, Victor; Insley, John; Gelling, Margaret (2004). The Cambridge dictionary of English place-names : based on the collections of the English Place-Name Society (2 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 366. ISBN 9780521362092.
- ^ orthwick Catalogue record as an example showing use of older spelling.
- ^ Historic England. "Ledston Hall (Grade I) (1237569)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Watch Most Haunted Live Season 6 Full Episodes". OVGuide. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Ledstone Equine Centre". ledstonequinecentre.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "SE43 (includes Leeds" (Map). SE43. 1:25,000. Ordnance Survey. 1954.
- ^ "Pit closures, year by year". BBC News. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Ledston Luck Yorkshire Wildlife Trust | Love Yorkshire, Love Wildlife". www.ywt.org.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Home page". White Horse. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
External links
- The ancient parish of Ledsham: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI (Ledston was in this parish).
- Historic England. "Ledston Hall, grade I (1237569)". National Heritage List for England.
- Historic England. "Ledston Lodge, in Ledston Park, grade I (1264072)". National Heritage List for England.
- Historic England. "Barn at Ledston Hall, grade I (1237515)". National Heritage List for England.
- Historic England. "Ledston Hall entrance gates and lodges, grade I (1264075)". National Heritage List for England.
- Historic England. "Stable block at Ledston Hall, grade I (1247674)". National Heritage List for England.