Our latest Feature Location focuses on the Leeds North West suburb of Cookridge which is a largely residential area around four miles from Leeds city centre. The Cookridge ward also includes a district known as Tinshill where some of the local amenities and establishments have a crossover of names with Cookridge.
Moving to Cookridge
As mentioned previously, Cookridge and Tinshill are largely residential areas with mixed types of housing. This residential area has led to a good level of local and independent amenities around the area as well as nearby Horsforth and Holt Park.
Nearby school Ralph Thorseby takes its name from the 17th century Leeds born merchant and author who is widely seen as being the first historian of the city of Leeds. Thorseby described Cookridge as a village four miles from Leeds and three from Otley that was one part of the possessions of Kirkstall Abbey. He noted traces of a roman road and interesting paths in Moseley Wood.
Cookridge Local Information
The postcodes in the Cookridge area are: LS16
Dialling Code: 0113
Parliamentary Constituency: Leeds North West
Local Education if Moving to Cookridge
Cookridge Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.12miles)
Cookridge Primary School (0.36miles)
Ralph Thoresby School (0.65miles)
Ireland Wood Primary School (0.82miles)
Lighthouse School Leeds (0.9miles)
Westbrook Lane Primary School (0.96miles)
Holy Name Catholic Academby (1.03miles)
Broadgate Primary School (1.18miles)
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Horsforth (1.19miles)
Horsforth School (1.22miles)
Transport Links near Cookridge
Bus – There are a number of regular services that run through Cookridge and neighbouring Tinshill that link the area with Leeds city centre.
Rail – Cookridge is well located for the railway station at Horsforth which provides direct links to Leeds, Harrogate and York.
Air – Cookridge is also ideally located for access to Leeds Bradford Airport. Planes can often be seen from the area and the nearby Tinshill mast features a lot of warning lights to help guide planes into the runway. It is easily accessible by car with the terminal only three miles away.
Leisure & Attractions if Moving to Cookridge
There are a number of sports clubs in the Cookridge area with the most well-known the golf club at Cookridge Hall. The hall which now the golf club house for the Cookridge Hall Golf Club, is a grade II listed building and former country house dating back to the 17th century. It was reopened in 1997 as the golf club as well as health & fitness centre.
There are also rugby and cricket clubs in Cookridge.
Removals if Moving to Cookridge
As a large residential area, McCarthy’s have been helping people and families with home removals to, from and across the area for over four decades. It is also an area where McCarthy’s provide additional services such as self-storage, van hire, shredding and archiving from the McCarthy’s head office on Meanwood Road in Leeds 7.