| Moortown | |
|---|---|
 Parade of shops at Moortown Corner | |
  Moortown  Moortown Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Population | 22,792 (2011)[1] |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS17 LS8 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Moortown is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a civil parish and sits in the Moortown ward of Leeds City Council in the north east of the city.
It is situated between Roundhay and Gledhow on the east and Weetwood on the west, with Chapel Allerton to the south, and Alwoodley to the north. It is synonymous with Moor Allerton,[2][3] and institutions in the area use both names.[4][5] Moortown lies in the LS17 postcode district, which was reported to contain the most expensive housing area in Yorkshire and the Humber by The Times in 2007.[6]
- ^ "Leeds City Council: Moortown ward". Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Ralph Thoresby (1715) Ducatus Leodiensis: or, the topography of the ancient and populous town and parish of Leedes, and parts adjacent in the West Riding of York, page 135
- ^ A History of Leeds, compiled from various authors (1797) (Leeds) page 57
- ^ The Ordnance Survey gives the name Moor Allerton to the southeasternmost part (where Moor Allerton School is), whereas the Moor Allerton shopping Centre, containing Moor Allerton Library, is to the west by the junction of King Lane and the Ring Road (A6120). This is actually on the site of the original village of Moore Allerton.
- ^ Likewise Chapeltown and Chapel Allerton
- ^ Adams, Lucia; Moran, Michael (30 March 2007). "The ten most expensive places to live in Britain... and ten budget alternatives - Times Online". London: The Times. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2009.