Oulton, West Yorkshire
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| Oulton | |
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| Village | |
 Oulton boundary stone by the A639 | |
  Oulton  Oulton Location within West Yorkshire | |
| • London | 160 mi (260 km) SSE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS26 |
| Dialling code | 0113 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Oulton /ˈuːltən/ is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, between Leeds and Wakefield. It is at the junction of the A639 and A642 roads. Though now adjoining the village of Woodlesford, it was once quite separate.[citation needed]
The village formed part of the Rothwell Urban District until its merger into the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in 1974. Today, it sits in the Rothwell ward of Leeds City Council. It is also in the Wakefield and Rothwell parliamentary constituency.
Oulton Hall was built in 1850 and is now a hotel and conference centre.[1]
The Oulton Raiders rugby league club was founded in 1962 as Oulton Miners Welfare. In 2018 the team reached the third round of the Challenge Cup. The women's team, the Oulton Raidettes, was established in 2012. In 2022, the Raidettes won the Grand Final in the Championship and reached the quarter-finals of the Women's Challenge Cup.[2][3]
Notable and former residents
- Richard Bentley theologian, critic and scholar, who became Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.[4]
- The cricketer and Anglican clergyman Henry Bell was born in Oulton.
- Francis Ingram was a slave trader and privateer.[5]
Half-Timbered house on the Leeds Road, Oulton
Three Horseshoes inn, Oulton
Oulton Methodist Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
Richard Bentley plaque
Former National Coal Board Airey houses on Wordsworth Drive under threat of demolition.
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