Lofthouse, West Yorkshire
- Lofthouse, West Yorkshire
infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Lofthouse
latitude= 53.72665
longitude= -1.49829
population =
metropolitan_borough= City of Leeds
metropolitan_county= West Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
post_town= WAKEFIELD
postcode_area= WF
postcode_district = WF3
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= SE332257
Lofthouse is a village in West Yorkshire, England between the cities of Wakefield and Leeds. It is in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough but with a Wakefield postal address (WF3). It is mentioned as "Locthuse" also "Loftose" in the 1086 Domesday Book.
Lofthouse has good road connections to its nearby boroughs as well as to the rest of northern England. It can be found on the main A61 Leeds-Wakefield road and off junction 29 of the M62 and junction 42 of the M1. Lofthouse Gate and Outwood are neighbouring villages on the A61 towards Wakefield and are in the Wakefield Metropolitan Area. Towards Leeds there is the village of Robin Hood.
Lofthouse is home to the Rose and Crown public house and the Royale Chinese restaurant among other leisure venues. Lofthouse also has a doctor's surgery, library and the local Church of England, "Christ Church Lofthouse".
In 1973 it was the scene of the Lofthouse Colliery disaster.
External links
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