Garforth
in Leeds of England, United Kingdom
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Leeds Bradford Airport (13 mi) - RAF Linton-On-Ouse (19 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (26 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (44 mi)
- Manchester Airport (48 mi)
- RAF Scampton (48 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (50 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (61 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (66 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (87 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 83 mi) - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Leeds Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Horsforth Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- The Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Flaxby Park Golf Country Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Hollins Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Drax Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Bradley Park Golf Course (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Bawtry Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Doncaster Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Hallamshire Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.792 and -1.381 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 47' 30" and W -1° 22' 50"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:14 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:50 am and 3:54 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Garforth
Garforth in Leeds (England) with it's 14,838 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 166 mi (or 268 km) north of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Garforth is now 07:14 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports close to Garforth, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Leeds Bradford Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 31 mi (or 49 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aberford, Ledston, Ledsham, Thorner and Normanton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 986 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
HAZLEWOOD CASTLE AND SPA
Holiday Inn LEEDS - GARFORTH
Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa
OULTON HALL - QHOTELS
Holiday Inn Express LEEDS - EAST
Best Western Plus Milford
Britannia Leeds
TRAVELODGE LEEDS COLTON
Leeds East
Castleford M62 Jct 31
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ledston
Ledston is a village and civil parish 3 miles north of Castleford and 10 miles east of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England. The village is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. It has a population of 400. Ledston Hall was the home of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, daughter of the 7th Earl of Huntingdon, known to everyone as "Lady Betty". The hall was originally a grange and chapel built by the monks of Pontefract Priory.
Elmet (UK Parliament constituency)
Elmet was a county constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. From 1997 the MP was Colin Burgon of Labour, who did not stand in the 2010 general election.
Parlington Hall
Parlington Hall was the seat of the Gascoigne family, Aberford near Leeds in the county of Yorkshire, in England. It was the birthplace of Isabella and Elizabeth Oliver Gascoigne, who inherited the Gascoigne family fortune in 1843. These 2 deeply creative women immediately commissioned the building of schools, almshouses and churches in the region and made huge improvements to their estates and to the living conditions of their tenantry.
Great Preston
Great Preston is a small village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 8 miles (13 km) south east of Leeds city centre, near to the town of Garforth and the villages of Kippax, Swillington and Little Preston. The village is in the LS26 Leeds postcode area, and forms part of the civil parish of Great and Little Preston, which has a population of 1,449. Great Preston has one pub, a local cricket and football team, a post office and a village hall.
Elmet and Rothwell (UK Parliament constituency)
Elmet and Rothwell is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation in 2010 by Alec Shelbrooke, a Conservative.
St. Mary's Church, Swillington
St. Mary's Church is located on Church Lane next to Swillington Primary School, on Wakefield Road, Swillington, West Yorkshire, England. There has been a church at this location for at least 900 years. The Domesday Book of 1086 notes that 'a church is there' but no other records of that building remain. The church on the site today is a Grade II* listed building, over 600 years old, built around 1360. It is in need of repairs, especially the nave roof, estimated to cost around £250,000.
Barwick-in-Elmet Castle
Barwick-in-Elmet Castle was in the village of Barwick-in-Elmet, West Yorkshire, England to the east of Leeds. Originally the site of an Iron Age hill fort, a motte and bailey castle was erected by the Norman Ilbert de Lacy on the southern end of the hill fort. Most of the bailey to the east of Hall Tower Hill has now been built on and destroyed.
Sturton Grange
Sturton Grange is a civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 417.
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