- Far Headingley
Infobox UK place
country = England
map_type= West Yorkshire
official_name= Far Headingley
latitude = 53.826486
longitude = -1.581603
metropolitan_borough=City of Leeds
metropolitan_county=West Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster= Leeds North West |post_town= LEEDS
postcode_district= LS6, LS16
postcode_area= LS
dial_code= 0113
os_grid_reference= SE276367Far Headingley is an area of
Leeds ,West Yorkshire ,England approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of the city centre. The parish of Far Headingley was created in 1868.It is in the Leeds North West parliamentary constituency and the
Weetwood Leeds City Council ward.It is situated beyond central
Headingley , on the way to West Park andWeetwood along the A660Otley Road. Like the rest of Headingley there are a large number of student houses and houses to let.Features of Far Headingley include St. Chad's parish church, the Cottage Road Cinema and Woodies and the Three Horseshoes public houses at the start of the
Otley Run pub crawl.Arthur Ransome , author of the Swallows and Amazons children's books, was born in Headingley but moved to Far Headingley as a child in 1890. His father Cyril Ransome was a professor at theUniversity of Leeds and had lived in Far Headingley before his marriage in 1882. It was at his house in Hollin Lane that the young Prince Alamayou of Ethiopia died in 1869.cite book | title=Far Headingley, Weetwood and West Park | last=Hall | first =David | publisher=FHVS | isbn=095393120x | date=2000]References
External links
* [http://www.fhvs.leedslearning.org/ Far Headingley Village Society website]
* [http://www.headingleylitfest.blogspot.com/ Headingley LitFest Blog (2008)]
* [http://www.nm-cinemas.co.uk/leeds.phtml Cottage Road Cinema website]
* [http://freespace.virgin.net/st.chads/ St Chad's parish church website]
*cite web |url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Leeds/index.html |title=The Ancient Parish of Leeds |publisher=GENUKI |accessdate=2008-03-29 Historical and genealogical resource for area including Far Headingley
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