Harewood

Harewood

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.90
longitude= -1.51
official_name= Harewood
static_

static_image_caption= Harewood House
population =
metropolitan_borough= City of Leeds
metropolitan_county = West Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Elmet
post_town= LEEDS
postcode_district = LS17
postcode_area= LS
dial_code= 0113
os_grid_reference= SE321449

Harewood (pronEng|ˈhɛə(r)wʊd "HAIR-wood") is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. The A61 runs through the village, from Leeds City Centre in the south to Harrogate in the north. The A659 runs through the village from Collingham in the east, briefly joining the A61 to descend the slopes of the Wharfe valley before continuing towards Pool-in-Wharfedale in the west.

The village is mainly known for its vicinity to Harewood House (pronounced "HAR-wood"), a stately home, and home to the Harewood Hillclimb. Near Harewood House, there is a little primary school, Harewood C of E primary school. it is very small, but has had good results. In 2004, their Ofsted report was Outstanding and the school was well complemented by the inspector too.

The exterior set for the soap opera "Emmerdale" is located within the Harewood estate. [ [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan-turnbull/emmerdale.htm Emmerdale behind the scenes - filming locations revealed] ]

ee also

* Harwood
* Harewood Castle

References

External links

* [http://www.harewood.org/ Harewood House Official site]
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