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Main Street, Scholes |
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Scholes, Leeds
Scholes, Leeds shown within West Yorkshire |
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Population | 2,403 |
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OS grid reference | SE 37766 37254 |
Metropolitan county | West Yorkshire |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Leeds |
Postcode district | LS15 |
Police | West Yorkshire |
Fire | West Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire |
Scholes is a village between Leeds and Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Barwick in Elmet and Scholes in the City of Leeds. It is sometimes known as Scholes-in-Elmet to distinguish it from the Scholes, Holme Valley and Scholes, Cleckheaton in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, by analogy with Barwick-in-Elmet and Sherburn-in-Elmet. There is also a Scholes near Oakworth, West Yorkshire. For others see Scholes. Its name is a plural of Old Norse skáli = "temporary shed". In 2001, its population was 2,403.[1]
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In the 1800s, Colonel Frederick Trench-Gascoigne (of Parlington Hall, Aberford), owned and rented out a large number of houses, mines, woodlands and farming land in the areas of Scholes, Swarcliffe, Barnbow, Garforth, Barwick-in-Elmet, Cross Gates, and Whinmoor.[2][3]
In the mid-1880s, a previous occupant of the Seacroft windmill, Isaac Chippindale, started the Scholes Brick and Tile Works on Wood Lane, on the border to Swarcliffe. The company's quarry produced high quality bricks with which many houses in the surrounding area were built.[4] Its kilns and house were demolished in the early 1980s, leaving two small fishing lakes, but is still known as "Chippy's Quarry".[5]
Scholes has several shops including a Nisa convenience store and off-licence, two pubs, a library and two churches. The nearest commercial centres are in Seacroft and Cross Gates. The Seacroft Green shopping centre contains amongst other shops a large Tesco supermarket, while the Cross Gates Shopping Centre (formerly the Arndale Centre contains many high street shops. Other nearby commercial centres include Garforth and Wetherby.
The Barleycorn is a historic Samuel Smiths pub on Main Street, while the former railway station on Station Road has been converted into Orlando's at the Buffers, a modern public house and restaurant.
Scholes lies close to the Leeds Outer Ring Road, the A64 and the M1. Opened on 1 May 1876, a rail connection owned by LNER (London and North Eastern Railway) ran past the eastern border of Swarcliffe and Stanks, which was a part of the Cross Gates to Wetherby line.[6] In 1965, services were withdrawn as part of the Beeching Axe; an informal name for the British Government's attempt to reduce the cost of running British Railways in the 1960s.[7] The local services 5, 64, 64A and 90 are provided by First Leeds.[8] The nearest international airport is Leeds Bradford Airport, which is 12.4 miles (20 km).[9]
Scholes lies in the LS15 postcode area. Here is a population breakdown of the postcode area in comparison with the UK population.
Category | LS15 | UK average |
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Population density (people / sq mi) | 43.2 | 24.9 |
Gender split (females / male) | 1.05 | 1.05 |
Average commute | 6.1 miles | 8.73 miles |
Average age | 38 | 39 |
Home ownership | 16% | 16.9% |
Student population | 2.4% | 4.4% |
People in good health | 69% | 69% |
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Swarcliffe | Barwick-in-Elmet | |||
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The climate in Scholes is generally relatively moderate.
Climate data for East Leeds (2011) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9 (48) |
11 (52) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
7 (45) |
14.2 (57.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.67 (44.00) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
46 (1.81) |
40 (1.57) |
55 (2.17) |
43 (1.69) |
61 (2.4) |
46 (1.81) |
44 (1.73) |
55 (2.17) |
65 (2.56) |
62 (2.44) |
69 (2.72) |
627 (24.69) |
Source: World Weather[10] |