Leeds is the tenth largest city in
United Kingdom, located some 10 km to the south-west from
Chapel Allerton. The capital city
London is in 360 km to the south-east. The population of the the large city was estimated at 455,200 people according to the 2016 census Many people visit Leeds each year to take a look at its famous museums and churches.
Leeds is served by Leeds Bradford (IATA: LBA) airport, which is 20 km away.
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The Royal Armouries houses the British national collection of arms and armour. It is the oldest museum in the United Kingdom and one of the oldest museums in the world. The collection is split across three sites:
St George's is a Church of England parish based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The church building is near to Leeds General Infirmary. Although based in the city centre, the congregation is drawn from all parts of the city.
St Aidan's Church in Harehills, Leeds, West Yorkshire is a Church of England parish church built in 1894. It is a large Victorian basilica-type red-brick building which is Grade II* listed. A church hall is adjacent. The architects were Johnson and Crawford Hick of Newcastle. The apse is decorated with 1, 000 square feet (93 m2) of mosaics by Frank Brangwyn, which were completed in 1916. They show scenes from St Aidan's life: feeding the poor, in Northumbria, preaching and the death of the…
Headingley Parish Church or the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels in Headingley, a suburban area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a large Victorian Church of England parish church in the centre of the parish on Otley Road. The church attracts visitors and worshippers from outside the parish and is popular with students.
Leeds Parish Church, or the Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds, in Leeds, West Yorkshire is a large Church of England Parish Church of major architectural and liturgical significance. The City of Leeds does not have a Church of England cathedral, but there is a Roman Catholic cathedral (Leeds Cathedral) with which the Parish Church enjoys very close associations, sustaining particularly strong clerical and musical links with successive deans, clergy and musicians.
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