Lawnswood
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  Lawnswood shown within West Yorkshire |
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| Metropolitan borough | City of Leeds |
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| Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS16 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Leeds North West |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Lawnswood is a suburb in the north west of the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the constituency, Leeds North West, represented by MP Greg Mulholland, a Liberal Democrat who lives in nearby Otley.
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[edit] Location
It is bordered by West Park, Headingley, Adel, Ireland Wood, Horsforth, Cookridge, Moor Grange and Holt Park. The A660 Leeds to Otley road runs through the area. It is also bordered by Clayton Wood, a major woodland area of Leeds.
[edit] University influences
Bodington Hall, a major hall of residence for the University of Leeds is in Lawnswood and it is not uncommon to find some students taking accommodation in Lawnswood after their first year. Also, when considering Lawnswood School as part of Lawnswood, one must also regard Oxley Hall as if not in Lawnswood itself, then on the very border of Lawnswood and Headingley. Oxley, as it is affectionately known, is also a major hall of residence of the University of Leeds. The Stables Pub and the Lawnswood Arms are both occasionally, but rarely, visited by students doing the Otley Run.
[edit] Transportation
Lawnswood is 6 km (4 miles) north of Leeds city centre and its nearest train station is in Horsforth.
Lawnswood is served by regular buses on the First Leeds Overground Lines that pass through the area towards the Leeds City Centre
- Brown Line (1)
- Sky Line (96)
- Pink Line (18 18A)
- Unilink (95)
Supertram
Lawnswood and Bodington Hall were two of the planned stops on the Leeds Supertram North Line. The Supertram project was cancelled by the Government in 2005 much to the disappointment of many Lawnswood residents.
[edit] Information
Lawnswood has one of the city's main cemeteries and crematoria. Also, the Department for Work and Pensions, (DWP), has a cluster of buildings there dealing with Disabilities and Carers.
[edit] Notable Lawnswoodians
Playwright Alan Bennett and BBC television presenter John Craven attended the Leeds Modern School, now known as the Lawnswood School (slogan "a truly comprehensive school".)
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