Editing Ledston

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{redirect|Ledstone|the hamlet in Devon|Ledstone, Devon}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| official_name            = Ledston
| coordinates              = {{coord|53|45|07|N|1|20|37|W|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map              = United Kingdom Leeds
| population               = 394
| population_ref           = ([[2011 Census for England and Wales|2011 census]])<ref name="NOMIS">{{NOMIS2011|id=E04000201|title=Ledston Parish|accessdate=5 November 2019}}</ref>
| metropolitan_borough     = [[City of Leeds]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[West Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = 
| post_town                = Castleford
| postcode_district        = WF10
| postcode_area            = WF
| dial_code                = 01977
| os_grid_reference        = 
| static_image_name        = Main Street, Ledston - geograph.org.uk - 1056295.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Main Street, Ledston 
}}

'''Ledston''' (historically also spelt '''Ledstone''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13300|title=History of Ledston, in Leeds and West Riding|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> is a village in the [[City of Leeds|Leeds]] [[metropolitan borough]], in the county of [[West Yorkshire]], England.<ref name=":OS:">{{cite map |title =Leeds|map =289|date =2015 |scale =1:25,000|series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey|isbn =9780319244869}}</ref>  It is {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} north of [[Castleford]] and {{convert|10|mi|km}} east of [[Leeds]]. The parish had a population of 400 in 2001,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790272 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Leeds''] Retrieved 7 May 2017</ref> which decreased slightly to 394 at the 2011 Census.<ref name="NOMIS"/>

== History ==
Ledston is first mentioned in 1086, and on through the Middle Ages, in forms like ''Ledestun(e)'', ''Ledestona''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ekwall|first1=Eilert|title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names|date=1960|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|isbn=0-19-869103-3|page=293|edition=4}}</ref> The name seems to refer to Leeds (or the Old English precursor of this name, ''Loidis'', which denoted a region rather than a town), meaning the ''tūn'' ('settlement, estate') belonging to Leeds.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watts|first1=Victor|last2=Insley|first2=John|last3=Gelling|first3=Margaret|title=The Cambridge dictionary of English place-names : based on the collections of the English Place-Name Society|date=2004|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=9780521362092|page=366|edition=2}}</ref>

[[Mary Pannal]] of Ledston was executed in 1603 as an accused witch.

Ledston was historically a [[Township (England)|township]] in the ancient parish of [[Ledsham, West Yorkshire|Ledsham]] in the [[wapentake]] of [[Barkston Ash Wapentake|Barkston Ash]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref>{{Genuki|county=WRY|Ledsham}}</ref> The township became a separate civil parish in 1866.<ref name=vob>{{cite vob|name=Ledston CP/Tn | url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10443325#tab02| accessdate=1 January 2024}} </ref>  In 1974 Ledston was transferred to the [[City of Leeds]] in the new county of West Yorkshire.  On 1 April 2023 the civil parish was abolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-03/the_leeds_reorganisation_of_community_governance_no.2_order_2023.pdf|title=The Leeds (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (No.2) Order 2023|publisher=[[Local Government Boundary Commission for England]]|accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref>

==Ledston Hall==
[[File:Ledston Hall, Ledston.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Ledston Hall]]
'''Ledston''' or '''Ledstone Hall'''<ref>[https://borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/hastings-lady-elizabeth-1682-1739 orthwick Catalogue record] as an example showing use of older spelling.</ref> was the home of [[Lady Elizabeth Hastings]], daughter of the 7th [[Earl of Huntingdon]], known as "Lady Betty". The hall was originally a [[Monastic grange|grange]] and [[chapel]] built by the monks of [[Pontefract Priory]].  It is a grade I [[listed building]], and several associated buildings and garden features are also listed.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1237569|desc=Ledston Hall|grade=I|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref>

Ledston Hall featured in the television show ''Most Haunted:Live'' on 27 October 2007, but was called "Wheler Priory" for security reasons at the time (Wheler being the surname of the last family owning the hall).<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Most Haunted Live Season 6 Full Episodes|url=https://www.ovguide.com/tv_season/most-haunted-live-season-6-251104|website=OVGuide|accessdate=7 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Ledston is also home to the Ledston Equine Centre located in the stables of Ledston Hall.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ledstone Equine Centre|url=http://ledstonequinecentre.co.uk/|website=ledstonequinecentre.co.uk|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref>

Ledston lies to the east of the [[A656 road]],<ref name=":OS:" /> and there was a railway station named after the village on the [[Castleford–Garforth line|Castleford to Garforth line]], though this station was actually adjacent to [[Allerton Bywater|Allerton Bywater Colliery]]. The village also had a colliery named after it, Ledston Luck, which was connected to the railway via a narrow gauge railway line up to Peckfield Colliery in [[Micklefield]].<ref>{{cite map|map =SE43 (includes Leeds|date =1954|url =http://maps.nls.uk/view/91788895|title=SE43 |scale =1:25,000|publisher =Ordnance Survey}}</ref> The colliery, like the railway station, was some distance away from the village from which it took its name, being actually only {{convert|1|km|mi|1|order=flip}} east of [[Kippax, West Yorkshire|Kippax]].<ref name=":OS:" /> Ledston Luck Colliery closed in 1986<ref>{{cite news|title=Pit closures, year by year|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3500979.stm|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=BBC News|date=5 March 2004}}</ref> and the site is now a local nature reserve.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ledston Luck Yorkshire Wildlife Trust {{!}} Love Yorkshire, Love Wildlife|url=http://www.ywt.org.uk/reserves/ledston-luck|website=www.ywt.org.uk|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref>

== White Horse Inn ==
The White Horse Inn is a 15th-century public house.<ref name="white-horse">{{cite web |title=Home page |url=https://www.whitehorseledston.co.uk/index |publisher=White Horse |accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref> It was 2019 regional winner of  North East Pubs in Bloom,{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} and supports various local activities such as the Ledston in Bloom{{clarify|what's this? Horticultural society? Ladies Morris dancers? ??|date=October 2019}}, a village [[scarecrow]] competition.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} and the Ledston christmas light switch on.

==See also==
*[[Listed buildings in Ledston]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ledston}}
* {{Genuki|county=WRY|Ledsham||Ledston}}
* {{NHLE |num=1237569 |desc=Ledston Hall |grade= I}}
* {{NHLE |num=1264072 |desc=Ledston Lodge, in Ledston Park |grade= I |fewer-links= yes}}
* {{NHLE |num=1237515 |desc=Barn at Ledston Hall |grade= I |fewer-links= yes}}
* {{NHLE |num=1264075 |desc=Ledston Hall entrance gates and lodges |grade= I |fewer-links= yes}}
* {{NHLE |num=1247674 |desc=Stable block at Ledston Hall |grade= I |fewer-links= yes}}

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[[Category:Villages in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:City of Leeds]]
[[Category:Unparished areas in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in West Yorkshire]]