In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shadwell like this:
SHADWELL, a township and a chapelry in Thorner parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 4 miles N by W of Crossgates r. station, and 5 N N E of Leeds. Acres, 1, 240. Real property, £2, 713. Pop., 399. Houses, 85. The manor belongs to the trustees of Lady Hastings and W. N. Nicholson, Esq. ...
Bricks and tiles are made. The chapelry was constituted in 1844. Post-town, Thorner, under Leeds. Pop., 442. Houses, 95. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £92.* Patron, the Vicar of Thorner. The church was built in 1842; and is in the Norman style. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a national school.
Shadwell through time
Shadwell is now part of Leeds district. Click here for graphs and data of how Leeds has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shadwell itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shadwell, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14201
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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