Allerton Bywater

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Allerton Bywater

Total population

4,717

Coordinates53.74°, -1.37°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Allerton Bywater is a semi-rural village and civil parish in the south-east of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 4,717. The village itself is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Castleford, with neighbouring villages Kippax and Great Preston all providing local amenities. St Aidan's Nature reserve borders the village attracting many visitors with its beauty and charm. Additionally "The Lines Way" bridle path which runs from Garforth through to Allerton following the old train track provides a pleasant route for walkers, joggers and cyclists alike. The River Aire flows through the village to the south-west.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Martin Frobisher

English seaman and privateer (1535–1594)

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Keith Ripley

English footballer (1935-2012)

Richard Crawshay

British iron merchant (1739 – 1810)

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Jimmy Glazzard

English footballer (1923–1995)

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Albert Roberts

British politician (1908-2000)

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Alec Glassey

British politician (1887-1970)

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Alf Whittingham

English footballer (1914-1993)

Alice Bacon, Baroness Bacon

British politician (1909-1993)

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Bobby Webb

English footballer (born 1933)

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Bryan Edwards

English footballer and manager (1930-2016)

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David Fretwell

English footballer (born 1952)

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Derek Stokes

English footballer (born 1939)

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Don Howe

English association footballer (1917-1978)

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Frank Allen

English footballer (1901-1989)

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Fred Smith

English rugby league footballer

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George Duffield

British jockey

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Allerton Bywater

Allerton Bywater

Bruce Haywood · 2007

Allerton Bywater St. Mary the Less

Parish registers

Allerton Bywater Parish Church (Leeds, England) · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers