Woodlesford

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Woodlesford
Woodlesford School
Woodlesford Show map of Leeds Woodlesford Location within West Yorkshire Show map of West Yorkshire
Population	21,010
OS grid reference	SE361290
• London	160 mi (260 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEEDS
Postcode district	LS26
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Wakefield and Rothwell
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°45′24″N 1°27′11″W / 53.756710°N 1.453030°W / 53.756710; -1.453030

Woodlesford (/ˈwʊdəlzfərd/ WUUD-əlz-fərd)^[1] is a suburban village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Leeds city centre. Formerly part of the Rothwell Urban District, it is now within the Rothwell ward of Leeds City Council. The village sits on the banks of the Aire and Calder Navigation and river system.