Sheepscar

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Sheepscar, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is the main interchange for north Leeds's local roads. It consists of nothing much but dual carriageways, traffic islands, complex junctions, industrial units and car showrooms, though there is a sex shop and a nightclub. It is overlooked by the tower blocks of Little London and Lovell Park to the west, and gives way to Meanwood in the north-west, Chapeltown in the north-east and Burmantofts in the east.

Throughout the winter months, Sheepscar is notable for its large gasholder. This is completely invisible throughout the summer as its storage tank is below ground. The second and older spiral guided gasholder was removed some years ago. Sheepscar gasholder station is the only one in Leeds never to have been used as a Gas Works.

Sheepscar is posibly most notable for the Sheepscar Interchange where the A58 (road to Wetherby) and A61 (road to Harrogate) meet. Both carry large volumes of traffic, particularly at peak hours. It was because of this that the Sheepscar Interchange was constructed in the 1960s. The A58 carries less traffic thesedays due to the A1-M1 link carrying a large amount of traffic from Wetherby into the City.

The areas Sheepscar, Little London and Lovell Park are generally all referred to as either Sheepscar or Little London, Lovell Park being seen as an area of Little London. Sheepscar is an industrial area, while Little London and Lovell Park are residential.