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The following appear as names for Leeds. Follow the links for what the author actually said:
Name | Author | Source |
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LEDES | John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). |
LEEDS | John Bartholomew | Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). |
John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). | |
LEEDS BRADFORD AND HALIFAX JUNCTION | John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). |
LEODYS | John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). |
LOIDIS | John Marius Wilson | Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72). |
NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:
These names were used for units associated with Leeds. Click on the links for details of the units and their names:
Name | Unit Type | Source |
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00DA | District/Unitary Authority | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
CENTRAL LEEDS | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
E461205 | Local Government District (MB/CB) | |
EAST LEEDS | Constituency (PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
LEEDS | 1841 Occupation reporting area | 1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'. |
Ancient District (AD_Town/Borough) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 773. | |
Archdeaconry | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 870. | |
Constituency (PBCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) | |
Constituency (PBCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) | |
District/Unitary Authority | Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) | |
Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. | |
Local Government District (MB/CB) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 773. | |
Local Government District (RD) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 791. | |
Manor | The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register | |
Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. | |
Poor Law Union/Reg. District (RegD/PLU/PLPar/PLPar) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 777. | |
Rural Deanery | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 870. | |
Sanitary District (USD) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 783. | |
Sanitary District (RSD) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 783. | |
Urban Labour Market | Great Britain Historical GIS Project | |
LEEDS ALL HALLOWS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ALL HALLOWS WITH ST SIMON | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ALL SAINTS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ALL SOULS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS CENTRAL | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
Constituency (BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) | |
LEEDS CHRIST CHURCH | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS CHRIST CHURCH WITH HOLBECK ST JOHN AND ST BARNABAS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS CITY OF | Local Government District (MB/CB) | 1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 24, 'Ages of Persons, Males and Females, in Municipal Boroughs and other Urban Districts, 1901'. |
LEEDS EAST | Constituency (PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
Constituency (BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) | |
LEEDS EMMANUEL | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS HOLY TRINITY | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS NORTH | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
LEEDS NORTH EAST | Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
LEEDS NORTH WEST | Constituency (BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
LEEDS ROUNDHAY AND SEACROFT | Local Government District (RD) | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. |
LEEDS SOUTH | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
LEEDS SOUTH EAST | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
LEEDS ST AIDAN | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ST ALBAN THE MARTYR | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ST ANDREW | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ST CYPRIAN HAREHILLS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ST EDMUND | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ST GEORGE | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS ST HILDA | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST JAMES | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST JOHN AND ST BARNABAS BELLE ISLE | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST JOHN THE BAPTIST NEW TOWN | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST WITH ST BARNABAS | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST MARGARET | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST MARY | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST MATTHEW | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST PAUL | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST PETER | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. | |
LEEDS ST PHILIP | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST SAVIOUR | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST SIMON | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST THOMAS AND ST LUKE | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST WILFRID | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS ST WILFRID HALTON | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
LEEDS THE EPIPHANY GIPTON | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574. |
LEEDS WEST | Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
LITTLE LONDON | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
NORTH EAST LEEDS | Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
NORTH LEEDS | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
Registration sub-District | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. | |
NORTH WEST LEEDS | Constituency (BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
PETERS ST | Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | 1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
PETERS ST LEEDS | Parish-level Unit (AP/CP) | 1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'. |
QUARRY HILL | Ecclesiastical Parish (EP) | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 575. |
SOUTH EAST LEEDS | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
Registration sub-District | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. | |
SOUTH LEEDS | Constituency (BCon/PBDivCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
WEST LEEDS | Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon) | Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998) |
Registration sub-District | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. | |
WRY 0275 | Manor | The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register |
NB: These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with Leeds, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. They may well include the names of other locations or areas:
Every name listed here is linked to the particular historical source in which it appears, but we cannot claim that these are all the historical names of Leeds, or that our references are to the first usage of the names. Similarly, we have tried to ensure that names included here are not transcription errors by ourselves, but it is possible they are the result of errors made when the historical sources were printed, or the result of visiting authors or census officials mis-hearing local names.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Leeds in West Riding | Place names, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/620/names
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024