East Ardsley is a village on the edge of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, sitting roughly between Leeds and Wakefield. It grew up as part of the industrial belt of the region, with historic links to coal mining and textiles, and today feels like a suburban village framed by patches of greenbelt and open countryside while remaining well connected to the wider motorway and rail networks.
Locally it has a small high street, pubs, churches and a primary school that help support a fairly mixed, commuter-oriented population who travel into the nearby cities for work. There are still reminders of its industrial past alongside newer housing and light industry, and a modest community life with local clubs and occasional events that give it a more close-knit village atmosphere than many outer-city suburbs.
Postcode districts covering East Ardsley
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Leeds 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Bradford 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Huddersfield 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Rotherham 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Doncaster 23 miles37 km
- Wakefield 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Harrogate 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Halifax 13 miles20.9 km
- Barnsley 11.8 miles19 km
- Castleford 8.7 miles14 km
- Morley 2.6 miles4.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ardsley & Robin Hood Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Thorpe on the Hill Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Kirkhamgate Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Morley South Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Batley East Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Middleton Park Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Morley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ossett Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Carlton Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Wakefield North Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in East Ardsley
WF3 2BJ, WF3 2LL, WF3 1JB, WF3 1UA, WF3 1BT, WF3 1JJ, WF3 1PN, WF3 1JT, WF3 2AB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 28.2 miles45.3 km
- Outwood Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Morley Railway Station 2.3 miles3.6 km
Schools in East Ardsley
- East Ardsley Primary Academy Primary
- Hill Top Primary Academy Primary
- Westerton Primary Academy Primary
- Woodkirk Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Outwood Library Library 2.5 miles4 km
- Stanley Library Library 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Elland Road Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Clayton Wood Forest 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Spring Wood Forest 8.5 miles13.8 km
- National Media Museum Museum 9.3 miles15 km