Shadwell, Leeds

Shadwell is a small but affluent village in north east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The village is Convert|6|mi|km|lk=on to the north east of Leeds City Centre. Shadwell is also close to Wetherby; the local newspaper is the "Wetherby News". The nearest major supermarkets are Sainsbury's at Moortown, Tesco at Seacroft and Morrisons at Wetherby.

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's status as a village may be debatable since the village lies on the fringes of the Leeds urban sprawl without any gaps. Shadwell is being increasingly referred to simply as an area or suburb of Leeds.

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.

The village has two churches (the Church of England St Paul's, and Shadwell Methodist chapel), a primary school, The Red Lion pub, a social club, a tennis club, a golf club and shops (including a clothing shop, a dry cleaners, a fish and chip shop, a post-office/newsagents and a hairdressers). There is also a prestigious cricket club. Shadwell United is a junior football club that trains at the primary school.

There are further shops in Slaid Hill which is often described as a separate area. This has a Best One Off licence, a Newsagents, a dry cleaners, an Ainsleys bakery, an Indian restaurant, other shops and 'The Dexter' Public House. Some of these shops are pictured above.

There is a stone millennium wheel on Main Street, Shadwell.

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* - Shadwell was in this parish