Garforth
in Leeds of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
53.792 and -1.381 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 53° 47' 30" and W -1° 22' 50"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:10 PM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:27 am and 8:37 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32

Delve into Garforth

Garforth in Leeds (England) with it's 14,838 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 166 mi (or 268 km) north of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Garforth is now 08:10 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Garforth, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Leeds Bradford Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 31 mi (or 49 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aberford, Ledston, Ledsham, Thorner and Normanton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F

Morning Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Evening Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 71%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

17°C (62 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

12°C (53 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

12°C (53 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

HAZLEWOOD CASTLE AND SPA

Address
4,9 mi
PARADISE LANE
LS24 9NJ Horsforth,Leeds
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn LEEDS - GARFORTH

Address
1,1 mi
Wakefield Road,Garforth
LS25 1LH LEEDS
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa

Address
1,9 mi
Century Way 1150
LS15 8ZB Leeds
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


OULTON HALL - QHOTELS

Address
4,6 mi
ROTHWELL LANE OULTON
LS26 8HN Leeds
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn Express LEEDS - EAST

Address
0,5 mi
Aberford Road,Oulton, Woodlesford
LS26 8EJ LEEDS
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Best Western Plus Milford

Address
3,0 mi
Peckfield,Great North Road
LS25 5LQ South Milford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Britannia Leeds

Address
3,7 mi
Ring Rd.
LS14 5QF Leeds
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


TRAVELODGE LEEDS COLTON

Address
2,2 mi
STILE HILL WAY COLTON
LS15 9JA LEEDS
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Leeds East

Address
2,9 mi
SELBY ROAD WHITKIRK
LS15 7AY LEEDS
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Castleford M62 Jct 31

Address
5,5 mi
PIONEER WAY CASTLEFORD
WF10 5TG LEEDS
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Searching for Glow Worms at Townclose Hills

Published: July 31, 2012
Length: 47:48 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: YorksWildlife

One of the new sites we are managing in partnership with Leeds City Council, Townclose Hills is a SSSI, known for its magnesium limestone flora. It is also the home of glow worms. Glow worms...


Seat Ibiza Bocanegra 1.4tsi GoPro Hero2 Cupra Miltek Exhaust

Published: December 28, 2011
Length: 01:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: grantmotox123

Trying out GoPro Hero2 at night in my Seat Ibiza Bocanegra with a Miltek cat back exhaust fitted.


Aerial Kippax

Published: August 06, 2012
Length: 41:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Garry Pearce

Aerial Kippax Fitting Aerials and Satellites in Kippax. We are fully qualified, professional and are able to offer you the following services at competitive prices: • Digital TV Aerial...


Allerton Bywater Colliery Railways

Published: May 19, 2012
Length: 32:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: michaeldibb

Google Earth satellite image of Allerton Bywater/ Great Preston (West Yorkshire) with 1953 OS map superimposed on top.


Barwick-in-Elmet

Published: May 13, 2010
Length: 09:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: LeedsChannel

An introduction to the ancient village of Barwick-in-Elmet, near Leeds, West Yorkshire. This short video gives an idea of the character of the village and shows some of the shops and other...


Sabre the Rottweiler licks a horse

Published: June 22, 2013
Length: 58:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Phil Barker

Sabre the Rottweiler licks a horse at Leyfield farm Aberford.


Maintaining Barwick's Maypole

Published: May 01, 2011
Length: 47:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: LeedsChannel

Every three years, on Easter Monday, the villagers of Barwick-in-Elmet near Leeds take down their 86-foot maypole. That doesn't give volunteers Kath and Carl Whitfield long to check it, make...


maddie rose senior our little angel

Published: July 16, 2010
Length: 38:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: John Senior

I created this video at http://www.youtube.com/editor.


21st Feb 2010 Garforth Snow Drive

Published: February 21, 2010
Length: 22:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Robert Simpson

Garforth Snow Drive 21st February 2010.


Near Miss - Idiot Car Driver - Barwick in Elmet VW Fox YB59GWY

Published: May 05, 2012
Length: 30:00 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: leedspyeman

This car driver came out of a side road without looking. I had to swerve to avoid crashing into him. The car is a VW Fox Reg No. YB59GWY.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Ledston

Ledston is a village and civil parish 3 miles north of Castleford and 10 miles east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It has a population of 400. Ledston Hall was the home of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, daughter of the 7th Earl of Huntingdon, known to everyone as "Lady Betty". The hall was originally a grange and chapel built by the monks of Pontefract Priory.

Located at 53.75, -1.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Places in Leeds, Villages in West Yorkshire, Grade I listed buildings in West Yorkshire, Civil parishes in West Yorkshire, Grade I listed houses

Elmet (UK Parliament constituency)

Elmet was a county constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. From 1997 the MP was Colin Burgon of Labour, who did not stand in the 2010 general election.

Located at 53.818, -1.404 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 2010, Politics of Leeds, Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber (historic)

Parlington Hall

Parlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in the county of Yorkshire, in England. It was the birthplace of Isabella and Elizabeth Oliver Gascoigne, who inherited the Gascoigne family fortune in 1843. These 2 deeply creative women immediately commissioned the building of schools, almshouses and churches in the region and made huge improvements to their estates and to the living conditions of their tenantry.

Located at 53.819, -1.3597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Country houses in West Yorkshire, Former buildings and structures of England

Great Preston

Great Preston is a small village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) south east of Leeds city centre, near to the town of Garforth and the villages of Kippax, Swillington and Little Preston. The village is in the LS26 Leeds postcode area, and forms part of the civil parish of Great and Little Preston, which has a population of 1,449. Great Preston has one pub, a local cricket and football team, a post office and a village hall.

Located at 53.76, -1.388 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Places in Leeds, Civil parishes in West Yorkshire

Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)

Elmet and Rothwell is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Alec Shelbrooke, a Conservative.

Located at 53.818, -1.404 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Politics of Leeds, Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2010

St. Mary's Church, Swillington

St. Mary's Church is located on Church Lane next to Swillington Primary School, on Wakefield Road, Swillington, West Yorkshire, England. There has been a church at this location for at least 900 years. The Domesday Book of 1086 notes that 'a church is there' but no other records of that building remain. The church on the site today is a Grade II* listed building, over 600 years old, built around 1360. It is in need of repairs, especially the nave roof, estimated to cost around £250,000.

Located at 53.7692, -1.4174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in West Yorkshire, Grade II* listed buildings in West Yorkshire

Barwick-in-Elmet Castle

Barwick-in-Elmet Castle was in the village of Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire, England to the east of Leeds. Originally the site of an Iron Age hill fort, a motte and bailey castle was erected by the Norman Ilbert de Lacy on the southern end of the hill fort. Most of the bailey to the east of Hall Tower Hill has now been built on and destroyed.

Located at 53.8322, -1.39675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Castles in West Yorkshire

Sturton Grange

Sturton Grange is a civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 417.

Located at 53.797, -1.358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Places in Leeds, Civil parishes in West Yorkshire


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