In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Woodlesford like this:
WOODLESFORD, a village in Rothwell parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the North Midland railway, 5 miles ESE of Leeds. It has a post-office‡ under Leeds, and a r. station with telegraph. W. House is the seat of J. Dobson, Esq.
Additional information about this locality is available for Rothwell
Woodlesford through time
Woodlesford is now part of Leeds district. Click here for graphs and data of how Leeds has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Woodlesford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Woodlesford, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25533
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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