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Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill 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 |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS9 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Leeds Central, |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Richmond Hill is a district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The district lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the city centre. It lies between York Road (A64 road), East End Park and Cross Green. The area is made up of a variety of different types of buildings and architecture. Since around 2000, the city centre has encroached into the Richmond Hill area.
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Richmond Hill developed as both a residential and industrial area during the late 18th and 19th centuries. Perhaps the most notable former landmark of the area, All Saints Church, designed by Bradford based architects James Mallinson and Thomas Healey. The foundation stone was laid in October 1846 and the church was consecrated on All Saints Day in 1850.[1] The church was demolished in 1980 and replaced by a much smaller building.[2] Housing the area was originally small, individual cottages for local workers, during the industrial revolution however, many streets of back-to-back terrace houses to house many of the industrial workers in the area. Many of these houses still stand, however in the twentieth century much of the housing stock was updated with schemes such as the Saxton Gardens housing scheme. The Prospect Hotel was a well known building in the area, the area became a nightclub for a short while in the 1980s before burning down in the 1990s, the building has since been demolished.
The Saxton Gardens estate has been redeveloped by Urban Splash to create 410 homes, complete with allotments and the largest communal garden in the city. [3]
Richmond Hill has limited amenities of its own. The Electrical Engineering department of the Leeds College of Technology is based on East Street in the area. There are local shops throughout the area including off licences, newsagents and fast food takeaways. There is no large supermarket in the area, the nearest being Morrisons in the Merrion Centre and Hunslet.
Richmond Hill lies close to the Leeds Inner Ring Road, as well as many major routes in and out of the city, this provides the area with many bus routes. Most bus routes are operated by First Leeds. The route 4, ftr route runs through the area to the city centre, Whinmoor, Seacroft, Gipton, Harehills, St James' Hospital, Wortley, Bramley and Pudsey. The 18 runs to Garforth, Colton, Halton the city centre, Headingley, West Park, Ireland Wood and Tinshill. The 37 runs to Halton Moor, Osmondthorpe and the city centre. The 40 runs to Whinmoor, Swarcliffe, Cross Gates, Halton and the city centre. The 49 runs to Seacroft, Gipton, Harehills, the city centre, Burley, Kirkstall and Bramley. The 50 runs to Seacroft, Oakwood, Harehills, Burley, Kirkstall, Hawksworth and Horsforth. The 56 runs to Whinmoor, Seacroft, Killingbeck, Hyde Park, the University of Leeds, Headingley and Moor Grange. The closest railway station is Leeds railway station, approximately one mile to the west.
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