"Clifford, a rural North East Leeds village" Top 5 Page for this destination Leeds Off The Beaten Path Tip by spidermiss

A rural village in the North East of Leeds and 12 miles from Leeds City Centre. The village was mentioned in the Domesday book and the name has Old English connotations for the crossing of the River Wharfe from the neighbouring villages.

The village was originally a farming community but there were flax mills present during the 19th Century which the main manufacturing was patent yard and shoe thread. These were owned by the Grimston Brothers and they employed up to 300 workers.

A lot of buildings used in the villages are made of magnesian limestone which quarried locally and the use of this is compulsory in construction within the village's conservation areas.

There are a number of historic buildings of interest including St Edward King and Confessor Catholic Church (built in 1831); St Luke's Anglican Church (built in 1842); and Rosminian House, a former relgious retreat.

It's worth spending an hour or so to look around the village. Please note there are no shops just three pubs. There used to be a village post office but this has been closed since 2009.

There are regular buses to Clifford from Leeds, Harrogate or Wetherby with Transdev and a two hourly service (no evening service) from Wakefield of Wetherby with Arriva Buses.

Website: http://www.clifford-pc.org.uk/