Adwalton

Adwalton
Adwalton
Adwalton  Adwalton shown within West Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE2229
Metropolitan borough	City of Leeds
Metropolitan county	West Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRADFORD
Postcode district	BD11
Dialling code	0113
Police	West Yorkshire
Fire	West Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Morley and Rothwell
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°45′05″N 1°39′16″W / 53.751388°N 1.654537°W

Adwalton is village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Leeds and is now generally regarded as part of the larger village of Drighlington. It is in the BD11 (Bradford) postcode area. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was only limited. It is included in the Morley, West Yorkshire ward of Leeds City Council.

It is notable as the site of the Battle of Adwalton Moor in 1643;^[1] an event of the First English Civil War .

References

1. "Battle of Adwalton Moor". Retrieved 2008-09-24.

External links

• Battle of Adwalton Moor - History of War.org
• The Ancient Parish of Birstall at GENUKI: Adwalton was in this parish