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Leeds was a manor and township
in the large ancient parish of Leeds St Peter, in the Skyrack
wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Borough of Leeds was
created in 1207, when Maurice Paynel, lord of the manor, granted a
charter to a small area within the manor, close to the river
crossing, in what is now the city centre. Four centuries later, the
inhabitants of Leeds petitioned Charles I for a charter of
incorporation, which was granted in 1626. The new charter
incorporated the entire parish, including all eleven townships, as
the Borough of Leeds and withdrew the earlier charter. Improvement
commissioners were set up in 1755 for paving, lighting, and
cleansing of the main streets, including Briggate; with further
powers added in 1790 to improve the water supply.
The borough corporation was reformed under the provisions of
Municipal Corporations Act 1835. Leeds Borough Police force was
formed in 1836 and Leeds Town Hall was completed by the corporation
in 1858. In 1866 Leeds, and each of the other townships in the
borough, became a civil parish. The borough became a county borough
in 1889, giving it independence from the newly formed West Riding
County Council and it gained city status in 1893. In 1904 the Leeds
parish absorbed Beeston, Chapel Allerton, Farnley, Headingley cum
Burley and Potternewton from within the borough. In the twentieth
century the county borough initiated a series of significant
territorial expansions, growing from 21,593 acres (87.38 km2) in
1911 to 40,612 acres (164.35 km2) in 1961. In 1912 the parish and
county borough of Leeds absorbed Leeds Rural District, consisting of
the parishes of Roundhay and Seacroft; and Shadwell, which had been
part of Wetherby Rural District. On 1 April 1925 the parish of Leeds
was expanded to cover the whole borough.
The county borough was abolished on 1 April 1974 and its former area
was combined with that of the municipal boroughs of Morley and
Pudsey; the urban districts of Aireborough, Horsforth, Otley,
Garforth and Rothwell; and parts of the rural districts of Tadcaster,
Wetherby and Wharfedale. This area was used to form a new
metropolitan district in the county of West Yorkshire; it gained
both borough and city status and is known as the City of Leeds.
Initially, local government services were provided by Leeds City
Council and West Yorkshire County Council. However, the county
council was abolished in 1986 and the city council absorbed its
functions, with some powers passing to organisations such as the
West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority. From 1988 two run-down
and derelict areas close to the city centre were designated for
regeneration and formed the area of responsibility of Leeds
Development Corporation, outside the planning remit of the city
council. Planning powers were restored to the local authority in
1995 when the development corporation was wound up. |
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