Rothwell, West Yorkshire

Rothwell
Former Rothwell Town Hall (now closed)
Rothwell is located in Leeds
Rothwell
Rothwell
Rothwell is located in West Yorkshire
Rothwell
Rothwell
Location within West Yorkshire
Population20,354 (ward. 2011)
OS grid referenceSE345281
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEEDS
Postcode districtLS26
Dialling code0113
PoliceWest Yorkshire
FireWest Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
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53°44′55″N 1°28′41″W / 53.7485°N 1.478°W / 53.7485; -1.478

Rothwell is a town in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England.[1] It is situated between Leeds and Wakefield.

It is in the Rothwell ward of Leeds City Council and Elmet and Rothwell parliamentary constituency. Rothwell is part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area.

Rothwell had a population of 21,010 in the 2001 census,[2] and the Rothwell ward has an estimated population of 32,365.[3] At the 2011 census the ward had a population of 20,354.[4] The town is close to the A1/M1 link road and the Stourton park and ride. The nearest railway station is Woodlesford.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". leedscc.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  3. ^ Rothwell UD through time | Administrative history of Local Government District: hierarchies, boundaries Archived 6 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved on 10 February 2011.
  4. ^ "City of Leeds Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

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