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Shadwell is a small but affluent village, suburb and civil parish in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The village is to the north east of Leeds city centre. Shadwell is also close to Wetherby; the local newspaper is the ''Wetherby News''. It has a population of 1,864.〔(Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds'' ) Retrieved 2009-09-09〕 Shadwell borders with Alwoodley, Roundhay, Whinmoor and Moortown from where the main road to the village ''Shadwell Lane'' begins. The village is in the LS17 postal code and is served by the Shadwell Parish Council. Shadwell is being increasingly referred to simply as an area or suburb of Leeds but retains its many village traditions. == History == The first written proof of Shadwell's existence is in 1086 in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book, where it is called Scadewelle. Shadwell is thought to be named after the numerous trees that once covered the village with shade and the many wells that were once in use throughout the village. The village pub "The Red Lion" is located between two wells which were originally used to gather water for the brewing process. Shadwell was historically a township in the ancient parish of Thorner in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Roundhay Grange, originally a grange of Kirkstall Abbey, was a detached part of the township. In 1866 the township became a separate civil parish, but in 1912 the parish was abolished and absorbed into Leeds.〔(Vision of Britain website )〕 In 1974 Shadwell became part of the enlarged City of Leeds in the new county of West Yorkshire. In 2002 the civil parish was reconstituted, with an elected parish council.〔(Leeds City Council: Shadwell Parish Council )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shadwell, West Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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