Oulton, West Yorkshire
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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]
Sport
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]
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Half-Timbered house on the Leeds Road, Oulton
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Three Horseshoes inn, Oulton
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Oulton Methodist Church
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St John the Evangelist's Church
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Richard Bentley plaque
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Former National Coal Board Airey houses on Wordsworth Drive under threat of demolition.
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Location grid
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See also
References
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External links
- Area website
- Big Red Curtain Performing Arts Incorporating TheatreWorks - Part-Time Performing Arts School based in Oulton
- The Ancient Parish of Rothwell at GENUKI - Oulton was in this parish
- The story of Woodlesford station
Further reading
- Leeds City Council 2010 Oulton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan