Abbey Street in the city of LEEDS
About Abbey Street
Abbey Street is a street located . The street has a length of approximately 125 metres.
The street is publicly maintained which means that the road is adopted and Leeds is responsible for the repair and upkeep of the highway.
The street is located within the Leeds District (B) Council's jurisdiction. They provide various services, like refuse collection, and manage council tax collection. It's situated in the region of the UK.
The road has been assigned the Unique Street Reference Number of 23000009 in the National Street Gazetteer.
It is located within the county of , situated in the region of the UK. It's 170.28 miles North from central London., 0.85 miles West from Leeds, 22.62 miles South West from York and 26 miles North West from Doncaster.
ABBEY STREET is within the Post Town of
Abbey
Religious (Aramaic)
Road names containing the word "Abbey" are common in the UK, with 705 occurrences, highlighting the significant role religious communities have played in shaping national identity. By the Middle Ages, there was a flourishing of monastic communities, including the Benedictines, Dominicans, and Franciscans. These orders established great abbeys to house their members and practice their religious lives.
Far from leading a cloistered existence, abbeys served as seats of learning, providing alms and medical aid to the communities around them. However, the wealth and power these abbeys amassed eventually drew the envy of English King Henry VIII. He dissolved the monasteries, stripping them of their assets and leaving many of these magnificent buildings in ruins.
The word "Abbey" is derived from the Aramaic "Abba," meaning "Father." In Latin, the male head of an abbey was called "Abbas," and the female head, "Abbatissa." The term for the buildings and community overseen by an abbot or abbess was "Abbatia." After the Norman Conquest, the French form "Abbé" evolved into the English "Abbey" we use today.
In modern times, there has been a resurgence of abbeys. Notable examples include Saint Michael's Abbey in Farnborough and Douai Abbey near Newbury, continuing the legacy of these historic religious communities.
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Map of Abbey Street
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Street Crime Data accessed from data.police.uk on 06/10/2024.
Budget Friendly Hotels near Abbey Street
| Budget Hotel Name | Distance (miles) |
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1: Name:Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Address: Cavendish Street, Off Kirkstall Road Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
0.10 |
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2: Name:Premier Inn Leeds City Centre Wellington Street Address: City Gate Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
0.12 |
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3: Name:Premier Inn Leeds City Centre Address: City Gate Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
0.12 |
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4: Name:Premier Inn Leeds City Centre Whitehall Road Address: 1 Whitehall Riverside Telephone: Visit Hotel Page |
0.48 |
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5: Name:easyHotel Leeds Address: 18-22 LANDS LANE Telephone: 0113 531 0505 Visit Hotel Page |
0.84 |
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Nearby Estate Agents
| Name | Address | Website |
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| HOP | Coburg House, St. Andrews Court, Leeds, LS3 1JY | Visit Website |
| Rosedale & Jones Property Consultants, Powered by Keller Williams | The Tannery, 91 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS3 1HS | |
| Savills Lettings | Waterside Apartments Gotts Road, Leeds, LS12 1DW | Visit Website |
| New Home Agents | 141 Kirkstall Road Leeds, LS3 1JJ | |
| Hunters | 15 Park Place, Leeds, LS1 2SJ | Visit Website |
 | Neighbourhood Policing |
| Police Force: |
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Location Details
| Abbey Street | |
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| Latitude | 53.799178 |
| Longitude | -1.563306 |
| OS Easting (X): | 428759 |
| OS Northing (Y): | 433764 |
| OS Grid Reference: | SE288338 |
Roads that have a Junction with Abbey Street
| Street | Junction Type |
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| Kirkstall Road (A65) | junction |
| Cavendish Street | junction |
Sunset and Sunrise times
| Sunrise | 07:43 |
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| Sunset | 16:01 |
Latest Weather Conditions
| Observed at Weather Station: | Bingley Samos 21 November 2024 at 07:00 (12.34 miles away) |
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| Current Weather: | Clear night |
| Temperature and Humidity: | -3.5°C (72.2%) |
| Wind Direction and Speed: | W (3 mph) |
Population Statistics
Nearest Supermarkets
| Sainsburys Leeds Wellington Place Local |
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| 5 Wellington Place, Whitehall Road, Leeds, England, LS1 4AP |
| 1132433178 |
| Distance: 0.33 Miles |
| Directions to Sainsburys Leeds Wellington Place Local |
| Tesco Leeds Burley Rd Express |
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| Burley Rd, Leeds, LS3 1JP |
| 0345 671 9568 |
| Distance: 0.42 Miles |
| Directions to Tesco Leeds Burley Rd Express |
| Tesco St Pauls St Leeds Express |
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| 15 St Pauls St, Leeds, LS1 2JG |
| 0345 026 9987 |
| Distance: 0.52 Miles |
| Directions to Tesco St Pauls St Leeds Express |
| Tesco Leeds Calverley St Express |
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| Calverley St, Leeds, LS1 3DX |
| 0345 671 9652 |
| Distance: 0.61 Miles |
| Directions to Tesco Leeds Calverley St Express |
Telephone Information
| Area Code |
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| Area Code: 0113 - Leeds |
| Area Code: 01274 - Bradford |
| Area Code: 01943 - Guiseley |
| Area Code: 01924 - Wakefield |
Local Government
| Local Council Details |
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| Local Member of Parliament |
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| Within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of |
| The Member of Parliament is |
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| Details for the MP on theyworkforyou.com |
| In the 2024 General Election won with a majority of 0 the result was . The total electorate was 0 |
| Wards, Parish Councils and County Councils |
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| Ward: Ward |
| Parish: Unparished area |
| Ceremonial County: |
Nearest Schools
England Primary Schools
All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School
Address: All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School, Cross Aysgarth Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 9AD
Distance: 1.80 miles
Contact: 01132359260
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Address: Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4AW
Distance: 1.57 miles
Contact:
Ebor Gardens Primary School
Address: Ebor Gardens Primary School, Rigton Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7PY
Distance: 1.56 miles
Contact:
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Leeds
Address: St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Leeds, Cromwell Street, Burmantofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7SG
Distance: 1.45 miles
Contact: 01132934411
Shakespeare Primary School
Address: Shakespeare Primary School, Lincoln Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7NP
Distance: 1.52 miles
Contact: 01135351000
Little London Community Primary School
Address: Little London Community Primary School, Meanwood Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 1SR
Distance: 1.20 miles
Contact: 01132442457
Blenheim Primary School
Address: Blenheim Primary School, Lofthouse Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9EX
Distance: 0.88 miles
Contact: 01132930808
Quarry Mount Primary School
Address: Quarry Mount Primary School, Pennington Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2JP
Distance: 1.18 miles
Contact: 01132455803
Brudenell Primary School
Address: Brudenell Primary School, School View, Leeds, LS6 1EN
Distance: 1.03 miles
Contact: 01132785168
Ebor Gardens Primary Academy
Address: Ebor Gardens Primary Academy, Ebor Gardens Primary Academy, Ebor Gardens Primary Academy, Rigton Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7PY
Distance: 1.56 miles
Contact: 01132482750
Ingram Road Primary School
Address: Ingram Road Primary School, Brown Lane East, Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 9LA
Distance: 1.08 miles
Contact: 01132456136
Beeston Primary School
Address: Beeston Primary School, Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8PN
Distance: 1.86 miles
Contact: 01132716978
Rosebank Primary School
Address: Rosebank Primary School, Burley Road, Rosebank Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS3 1JP
Distance: 0.41 miles
Contact: 01132433497
Spring Bank Primary School
Address: Spring Bank Primary School, Spring Bank Primary School, Spring Road, Headingley, Spring Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 1AD
Distance: 1.37 miles
Contact: 01132043120
Castleton Primary School
Address: Castleton Primary School, Green Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 1JZ
Distance: 0.68 miles
Contact: 01132637756
Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Address: Burley St Matthias Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Burley Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4 2HY
Distance: 0.99 miles
Contact: 01133367401
Kirkstall Valley Primary School
Address: Kirkstall Valley Primary School, Argie Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4 2QZ
Distance: 1.15 miles
Contact: 01138878982
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Address: Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Parliament Road, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2LH
Distance: 0.75 miles
Contact: 01132797572
St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Address: St Bartholomew's CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Strawberry Lane, Tong Road, St Bartholomews Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 1SF
Distance: 1.02 miles
Contact: 01132639292
Armley Primary School
Address: Armley Primary School, Salisbury Terrace, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2AY
Distance: 1.03 miles
Contact:
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Address: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Eden Way, Argie Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4 2TF
Distance: 1.61 miles
Contact:
Beecroft Primary School
Address: Beecroft Primary School, Eden Way, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS4 2TF
Distance: 1.61 miles
Contact: 01132618820
Five Lanes Primary School
Address: Five Lanes Primary School, Stradbroke Way, Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 4NB
Distance: 1.16 miles
Contact: 01132790122
Lower Wortley Primary School
Address: Lower Wortley Primary School, Lower Wortley Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 4PX
Distance: 1.78 miles
Contact: 01133230152
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School
Address: Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School, Morris Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS5 3JD
Distance: 2.06 miles
Contact: 01133821960
Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Address: Christ Church Upper Armley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Theaker Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3NU
Distance: 1.38 miles
Contact:
Whingate Primary School
Address: Whingate Primary School, Whingate Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 3DS
Distance: 1.63 miles
Contact: 01132638910
England Higher Schools
Leeds College of Building
Address: Leeds College of Building, North Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7QT
Distance: 1.18 miles
Contact: 01132226000
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
Address: Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, St Mark's Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9BL
Distance: 0.91 miles
Contact: 01132946644
Luminate Education Group
Address: Luminate Education Group, Park Lane, Leeds City College, College House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS3 1AA
Distance: 0.20 miles
Contact: 01133861997
England Secondary Schools
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
Address: Dixons Trinity Chapeltown, Leopold Street, Chapeltown, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4AW
Distance: 1.57 miles
Contact: 01135125510
Swallow Hill Community College
Address: Swallow Hill Community College, Whingate Road, Armley, Leeds, LS12 3DS
Distance: 1.63 miles
Contact:
Leeds City Academy
Address: Leeds City Academy, Bedford Field, Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 2LG
Distance: 1.30 miles
Contact: 01132844260
Nearest Hospitals
| Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital |
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| Address: Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, 2 Leighton Street, Leeds, LS1 3EB, |
| Independent Sector |
| Nuffield Health |
| Telephone: 0113 388 2000 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 0.62 (miles) |
| Directions from to Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital |
| The Mount |
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| Address: 44 Hyde Terrace, Leeds, LS2 9LN, |
| NHS Sector |
| Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Telephone: 0113 855 5000 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 0.62 (miles) |
| Directions from to The Mount |
| Leeds Dental Hospital |
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| Address: Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU, |
| NHS Sector |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Telephone: 0113 2440111 |
| Visit Hospital Website |
| Distance: 0.68 (miles) |
| Directions from to Leeds Dental Hospital |
Nearest Dentists
Dentists
CLARENDON DENTAL SPA
Address: 9 WOODHOUSE SQUARE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS3 1AD
Distance: 0.28 miles
Contact: :
THE DENTAL ARCHITECT
Address: 56 WELLINGTON STREET, LEEDS, LS1 2EE
Distance: 0.49 miles
Contact: :
CITY SMILE DENTAL
Address: 4 YORK PLACE, LEEDS, LS1 2DR
Distance: 0.52 miles
Contact: :
TIME FOR TEETH HMP LEEDS
Address: ARMLEY JAIL, GLOUCESTER TERRACE, ARMLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS12 2TJ
Distance: 0.58 miles
Contact: :
WHITE 32 DENTAL
Address: 1 WORMALD ROW, LEEDS, LS2 8DZ
Distance: 0.77 miles
Contact: :
WOODHOUSE LANE DENTAL PRACTICE
Address: 178 WOODHOUSE LANE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS2 9HB
Distance: 0.78 miles
Contact: :
Nearest GP Surgeries
Doctors
HYDE PARK SURGERY
Address: WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS6 1SG
Distance: 0.56 miles
Contact: tel: 0844 3756070
PRIORY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE
Address: 2A GREEN LANE, NEW WORTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS12 1HU
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: tel: 0113 2954260
PRIORY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE
Address: 2A GREEN LANE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS12 1HU
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: :
PRIORY VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2
Address: 2A GREEN LANE, NEW WORTLEY, LEEDS, LS12 1HU
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: :
ONE MEDICARE LLP-THE LIGHT
Address: ONE MEDICARE LLP, BALCONY, LEVEL 7, THE LIGHT, THE HEADROW, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS1 8TL
Distance: 0.72 miles
Contact: tel: 0113 2427425
THORNTON MEDICAL CENTRE
Address: LEEDS COMMUNITY & MENTAL HEALTH SER, 15 GREEN LANE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS12 1JE
Distance: 0.73 miles
Contact: tel: 0113 2310626
Nearest Dispensing Chemists
Pharmacies
PRIME HEALTH PHARMACY
Address: UNIT 10 FLEXSPACE, ALBION PARK, ARMLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS12 2EJ
Distance: 0.33 miles
Contact: tel: 01133 453194
HYDE PARK PHARMACY
Address: 22-24 WOODSLEY ROAD, LEEDS, LS3 1DT
Distance: 0.49 miles
Contact: tel: 0113 2441551
TYLEE ANDREW LTD
Address: 25 HYDE PARK ROAD, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS6 1PY
Distance: 0.51 miles
Contact: tel: 0113 2450494
COHENS CHEMIST
Address: BLOOM BUILDING, GREEN LANE, NEW WORTLEY, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS12 1JZ
Distance: 0.68 miles
Contact: tel: 01132 636780
BOOTS
Address: CITY STATION, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS1 4DT
Distance: 0.69 miles
Contact: tel: 0113 2421713
BOOTS
Address: 1 BOND STREET, TRINITY CENTRE, LEEDS, LS1 5EY
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: tel: 0113 2433551
Nearest Opticians
Opticians
Transport
Nearest Rail Stations
Leeds Station is 0.71 miles away.
Address: Leeds station, New Station Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4DY
Leeds is situated on the Selby Line|Harrogate line|Calder Valley line|Huddersfield line|Hallam Line|Leeds to Bradford lines|Pontefract line|Wakefield line.
Leeds Station is staffed on a full time basis.
Burley Park Station is 1.08 miles away.
Address: Burley Park station, Ashville Road, Burley Park, West Yorkshire, LS6 1NA
Burley Park is situated on the Harrogate line and is managed by Northern.
Burley Park Station is an unstaffed station.