Adwalton - Izeria

Adwalton is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Leeds and is now generally regarded as part of the larger village of Drighlington. It is in the BD11 (Bradford) postcode area. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was only limited. It is included in the Morley, West Yorkshire ward of Leeds City Council, and the Morley and Outwood UK parliamentary constituency. It is notable as the site of the Battle of Adwalton Moor in 1643; an event of the First English Civil War.

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Battle of Adwalton Moor

The Battle of Adwalton Moor occurred on 30 June 1643 at Adwalton, West Yorkshire, during the First English Civil War. In the battle, the Royalists loyal to King Charles led by the Earl of Newcastle soundly defeated the Parliamentarians commanded by Lord Fairfax.

Drighlington and Adwalton railway station

Drighlington and Adwalton railway station served the village of Drighlington, West Yorkshire, England from 1856 to 1962 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway. The A650 Drighlington Bypass now runs through the site of the station.

Drighlington

Drighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 5 miles (9 km) south-west of Leeds and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Bradford. The name of the village is often shortened to Drig. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 5,528. The village sits in the Morley North ward of Leeds City Council and was previously a part of the Morley and Outwood parliamentary constituency.

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Oakwell Hospital

Oakwell Hospital was originally a small fever hospital built on a hilltop in Birstall in West Riding of Yorkshire, England, caring for chiefly people with diphtheria and scarlet fever. From the mid-20th century it was repurposed as a geriatric care facility until in 1962, the elderly were transferred out as a smallpox outbreak in Bradford necessitated it to be designated for the isolation of cases of smallpox.