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West Park, Leeds

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180: 150: 133: 669: 24: 826: 843: 818: 701: 801: 187: 157: 481:. It is a mixed area of private suburban housing and suburban council estates. The name derives from its main park (approximately 500 metres north-south by 300 metres east-west) containing playing fields together with a conservation area of grassy meadow ending in woodland. The largest housing estate in West Park is 345: 586:
The amenities of West Park lie in two main areas, on Otley Road there are several shops, a post office, a laundrette, a specialist runners shop, an estate agency, Indian and Italian restaurants. There is also a nursery for children aged up to 5 years. The main parade of shops on Otley Road has Dutch
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houses. The streets here are mainly tree-lined and have wide pavements. There are also some older Victorian buildings around Otley Road, some of which have been divided into flats. The houses towards Otley Road are generally older and larger than those towards Spen Lane. The private housing
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which have larger local centres. The West Park Centre (an educational facility in the premises of the former West Park High School) was demolished in 2014 after the building was declared unsafe and deemed too expensive to repair.
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supermarket, newsagents, takeaways, a pet shop, a charity shop, a window and glazing store, a florist, a launderette, and a public house called 'The Dalesman'.
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West Park has an area of early 20th century private housing between Otley Road and Spen Lane, mainly large
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railway to the West, and the Queenswood Drive / Spen Lane intersection to the South.
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to the north. Many bus routes run through the area, providing regular services to
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The south west corner (with an eastern border of Spen Lane and the A6120
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lies in between West Park and Lawnswood. West Park lies close to
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The West Park district is approximately four miles north west of
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to the North. Most of the private housing in West Park lie in a
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generally lies to the East of West Park, where it gives way to
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West Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan
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estate around Spen Lane and Butcher Hill, which include:
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West Park is located in Leeds
West Park is located in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE260378
Metropolitan borough
City of Leeds
Metropolitan county
West Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
LS16
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