Manston, Leeds

Manston

Manston Park
Manston
Manston shown within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Leeds
Postcode district LS15
Dialling code 0113
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Manston is an area to the east of Cross Gates, Leeds, England, that lies 4 miles (6 km) to the east of Leeds city centre. It is East of the Ring Road, North of Austhorpe Road and South of Barwick Road.[1][2] The area falls within the Cross Gates and Whinmoor ward of Leeds Metropolitan Council. It is named after the former Manston estate of the Gascoigne family.[3] Many streets in the area are named after Manston, such as Manston Crescent and Manston Grove. Manston Grove serves as a through-route from the north of Manston and places beyond, including Seacroft, to Cross Gates Shopping Centre and Cross Gates Railway Station.

It contains Barnbow, the site of a munitions factory in both World Wars, and now a scheduled monument.[4] It has its own park, Manston Park. Manston Park is a well-used local park on Austhorpe Road, and contains a memorial to those killed in an explosion at Barnbow munitions factory. The area had a pub named after it, the Manston hotel, which is now known as The Barnbow, next to the park. It has a Parish Church, St James the Great,[5] and is also home to three primary schools, Manston Primary, Manston St James Primary Academy and St Theresa's Catholic Primary.

References

  1. ↑ www.leeds.gov.uk East Leeds Extension Indicative Plan
  2. ↑ AZ Leeds and Bradford Street Atlas, Geographer's A-Z Map Company, London, 1993
  3. ↑ Leodis Aerial View, Manston, showing Royal Ordnance Factory Barnbow
  4. ↑ BBC News 10 October 2016 Barnbow munitions blast factory site given heritage status
  5. ↑ /www.stjamesmanston.church


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