Rawdon is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, about seven miles north‑west of the city centre and tucked between Yeadon, Guiseley and Horsforth. It sits on rising ground dominated by the distinctive Rawdon Billing, a sandstone hill and popular local landmark with wide views across the Aire valley towards Leeds and the Pennines; the settlement has medieval roots and expanded through the 18th and 19th centuries with residential and light industrial development.
Today Rawdon feels like an affluent commuter village with good road links to Leeds and Bradford and is close to Leeds Bradford Airport. It retains a village high street, pubs, independent shops, schools and a conservation character of stone cottages and greenbelt countryside, with an active community life rather than heavy commercial activity.
Postcode districts covering Rawdon
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 6 miles
- Bradford 5.3 miles
- Burnley 23.6 miles
- Huddersfield 14.2 miles
- Wakefield 13.2 miles
- Harrogate 11.5 miles
- Halifax 11.3 miles
- Barnsley 21.3 miles
- Castleford 15.9 miles
- Morley 7.1 miles
- Dewsbury 10.8 miles
- Batley 8.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Calverley Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Horsforth Parish 1.3 miles
- Yeadon Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Idle and Thackley Ward 1.9 miles
- Calverley & Farsley Ward 2.1 miles
- Bramley & Stanningley Ward 2.5 miles
- Eccleshill Ward 2.5 miles
- Guiseley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Guiseley & Rawdon Ward 2.8 miles
- Otley & Yeadon Ward 3 miles
- Pudsey Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Wrose Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Rawdon
LS18 4FW, LS19 6HW, LS19 6EP, LS19 6PW, LS18 4FN, LS19 6PQ, LS19 6EL, LS18 4EB, LS19 6JQ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 1.6 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 37.2 miles
- Horsforth Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Guiseley Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Rawdon Ad
- The White Swan 1.5 miles
- Corn Mill Lodge Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Hollins Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf 4 2.7 miles
- Peasehill StMichaels 0.8 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.1 miles
- Hollins Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club 4 2.8 miles
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 4.4 miles
- Quebecs 4 6.1 miles
- OYO Lily Hotel Blackpool 3 1.7 miles
- Novotel Leeds Centre Hotel 4 6.1 miles
Schools in Rawdon
- Benton Park School Secondary
- Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School Primary
- Rawdon St Peter's C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Esholt Priory Historic site 1.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 2.3 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 2.4 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 2.7 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 4.1 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 4.4 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- The University of Bradford University 5.2 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.2 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 6.3 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 10.5 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 10.6 miles