Harehills

Harehills
Banstead Park
Harehills is located in Leeds
Harehills
Harehills
Harehills is located in West Yorkshire
Harehills
Harehills
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEEDS
Postcode districtLS8/LS9
Dialling code0113
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53°48′24″N 1°30′19″W / 53.8066°N 1.5053°W / 53.8066; -1.5053

Harehills is an inner-city area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Leeds city centre. Harehills is between the A58 (towards Wetherby) and the A64 (towards York). It sits in the Gipton & Harehills ward of Leeds City Council and the Leeds East parliamentary constituency, between Burmantofts and Gipton, and adjacent to Chapeltown.

Its boundaries are defined by the city council as "the boundary of Spencer Place to the West, Harehills Avenue to the North, the boundary of Foundry Place to the East and Compton Road and Stanley Road to the South."[1] As the name suggests, it is a hill area, basically a south-facing slope, with many streets of terraced houses on hills. In the middle is Banstead Park, a grassy slope with trees and play areas, giving a view over the city of Leeds.

There are two main shopping streets, Harehills Lane and Harehills Road which join at the junction of Roundhay Road (A58 road) leading to Oakwood. Also, heading 0.6 miles (1 km) up Harehills Lane towards the A64 York Road at the junction with Compton Road, is Harehills's other main shopping area. Harehills provides many shops such as casinos, corner shops and fast food. You may also find jewellery and barber shops. St James' University Hospital is situated in Harehills. Since the 1890s, cheap housing has made it attractive to immigrants, with the result that it has a considerable cultural and ethnic mixture.

On the August Bank Holiday the Leeds Carnival is held with a procession through Harehills and Chapeltown.[2]

  1. ^ Hooper, Vicki (2014). "Harehills Neighbourhood Improvement Plan 2014/2015" (PDF). democracy.leeds.gov.uk. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Parade Route - Leeds West Indian Carnival". Leeds Carnival. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2021.