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 1NT, WF3 2AD, WF3 1EF, WF3 1GH, WF3 1FF, WF3 2HB, WF3 2AG, WF3 1DX, WF3 1LT … 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
Hotels near East Ardsley
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 5 miles8 km
- Dakota Leeds 5 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Mews 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Village Hotel Leeds South 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Woodlands Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Quebecs 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Clayton Hotel Leeds 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Holmfield Arms 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Queens Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.1 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